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Yellow leaves on Escallonia

gardenman91gardenman91 Posts: 429
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Hi guys, just wondering what’s causing the yellowing leaves on my escallonia? I gave it a good watering a week ago so not sure if it’s this or something else? Many thanks :smile:

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  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    It may just be the frost. Keep an eye on it for little black dots. That's not so good.
  • gardenman91gardenman91 Posts: 429
    Okay so just an update I’ve picked the majority of the yellow leaves off and also took a photo. Could this be leaf spot? ☹️
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    It could be. I  have forgotten the name but there is a condition in escallonia. Some survive it, dropping a few leaves but recovering, but mine fought for years and then died. Don't panic, wait and see!
  • AthelasAthelas Posts: 946
    My escallonia hedge died of leaf spot over winter (photo below); hope yours doesn’t have it. May be a good idea to remove all leaves with the spots from both the plants and the ground, in any case.

    Cambridgeshire, UK
  • gardenman91gardenman91 Posts: 429
    Hi guys, so just an update. I’ve been picking the worst leaves off but still have a lot of yellow leaves. Could this just be the plant dropping it’s older leaves?
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    Could be. Don't do anything yet!
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