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Foxglove tree, Princess Tree, Paulownia Tree

june.baynhamjune.baynham Posts: 11
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i have grown from seed several babies, one has grown must be about 2 ft tall , he is now with my daughter in cornwall, now but the others are developing brown scars/ patches on the leaves, i have took several leaves off, am i right in thinking it has the same problem as tomatoes? as i had an hanging basket near by and it developed similar on the leaves, i did confiscate the said basket, but probably too late , any ideas as to what will get rid of problem please? 

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I think photos are needed - close ups and the whole plant. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    It just sounds to me like the brown/scarred leaves are about to drop ; quite a normal process in the Autumn .
  • june.baynhamjune.baynham Posts: 11
    i first spotted the blotches  weeks ago when i had the  leaves go on my tomato plant , i know what you mean about the time of year as my tree is dropping its leaves now ,but it does not look like that at all, my daughters tree i took her down several weeks ago has not been in the orangery with the others and she has no blotches at all on hers,??but all my little ones have, i am trying to upload some pictures, 
  • robairdmacraignilrobairdmacraignil Posts: 782
    We had the first frosts in the garden here a couple of weeks back and it killed leaves on outdoor tomatoes and a few other plants including the most exposed leaves on my Paulownia tree that is now about 2metres tall. The tree was planted in my garden at about 30cm tall last autumn and after sprouting new growth from lower in the stem in the spring was killed back again by late frost here in May. The current 2metre stem grew completely from underground after the initial new top growth was killed back. I read that young Paulownia need to be protected from frost and it seems to be one of those plants where the tender parts are just killed by frost rather than having leaves change colour and falling off in an organised autumn pattern.

    My best guess is that your tomato leaves and your Paulownia leaves were both damaged by frost which might be less of a problem in Cornwall. If that is what happened you might be best just keeping your young trees some way protected over winter and only put out again once frosts are no longer a danger next year. I read some people cut down the top growth each year and allow the plant shoot up new stems the next year but I'm hoping mine will grow with a single trunk and become a proper tree.
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  • june.baynhamjune.baynham Posts: 11
    no we had no frost yet and they are in my orangery , i could be wrong but cant help but think the problem could be my tomato basket ?? i outed it very quickly when i spotted the blotches, just in case? yes i have seen some vidios of the trouble this tree can cause ha ha so i will be watching where i plant it out when i get down there, and will be chopping it back too, my mother tree is in a tub at the moment but i am thinking it might have escaped under ground, glad its far from buildings , 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Without photos, it's not possible for anyone to be accurate. 
    Tomatoes are unlikely to have affected anything else. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    If your photos aren’t uploading, reducing the size usually works. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • WilderbeastWilderbeast Posts: 1,415
    I'm no expert but we've have Paulownia trees and have found them to be very tender when small, we lost 1 of our 1st plants due a to a cold northerly wind. I'd wonder if the leaves are reacting to the large fluctuations in temperature that you can get in a conservatory. Best luck I'd just look after them over winter and see how things go in spring. 
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