I've suffered fireblight on a related plant, cotoneaster (think they're both roseacea). The two pics show a healthy pyracantha where I have had to cut off a very small amount of dieback and the poor cotoneaster where I've had a pot of bleach mix, cut the affected limb off, dip the secateurs, cut the affected limb off and repeat... It is in recovery and quite ugly.
Point is, at this time of year your pyracantha should be in flower (I'm East UK).
It's not fireblight, but that needs to be caught early for any chance of rescuing it. Your cotoneaster should be fine @Cloggie. Your pyra's a little bit ahead of mine, but that would be pretty normal. Early June before they really come into their own here. Yours will be pretty superb in another week or so.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The Cotoneaster was lovely for first few years but has had rusty limbs for last couple and I've been fighting it off. Think we might be coming through. The apple trees also suffer mummified fruit so lots going on locally. Try to be hygienic with affected stuff but you know, life, work, washing etc!! 😁
Thankfully pyracantha so far a vigorous and wonderful chap, obviously happy in that spot. It's the yellow fruit which if I'd chosen it, would have gone for that colour.
I'd had an attack of scab on one pyracantha 18 months ago @Cloggie , so all the berries were damaged, and failed, but I cut out all the affected areas, and it's looking fine this year, with all the buds looking healthy - so fingers crossed. Great plants for wildlife as well as structural for boundaries etc. I always look forward to the flowers - and the bees homing in on them. Life does sometimes get in the way indeed
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They're far better in the ground. If you have to have it in a pot, make sure it has a good loam based medium, and good drainage. Compost is no use for long term planting - especially shrubs, although you can mix a bit into the soil.
Thanks very much. I couldn’t get a new one at my local garden centre yesterday but I did get some John Innes No 3 in readiness as it has to go in a pot in that location
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Point is, at this time of year your pyracantha should be in flower (I'm East UK).
Your pyra's a little bit ahead of mine, but that would be pretty normal. Early June before they really come into their own here. Yours will be pretty superb in another week or so.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thankfully pyracantha so far a vigorous and wonderful chap, obviously happy in that spot. It's the yellow fruit which if I'd chosen it, would have gone for that colour.
Life does sometimes get in the way indeed
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...