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Indian bean tree

serenasmith4595serenasmith4595 Posts: 4
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I have an indian bean tree in a very established south facing garden. The first few years (3-4 yrs ago) of living here it produced huge green leaves and lovely flowers/beans.  Last year and this year we literally have some branches with no leaves on at all. it sits within a large round flower bed and i suspect its not getting enough water? any thoughts?

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  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    We have an Indian bean tree gloden which has been in the garden for many years. We do prune it back every 3 years as it would just be too big for our garden. It always produces new growth with leaves and this year we have more flowers developing.We don't water it and only rely on the rainful. Sorry that yours is not doing so well but hopefully it will come back.
  • serenasmith4595serenasmith4595 Posts: 4
    thanks it is pretty big (25-30 ft) but as its whole branches not sure how we would prune - need an expert!!
  • Imkeepinitreal1Imkeepinitreal1 Posts: 3
    mmmm, going off this article it sounds like it could be verticillium wilt.

    Indian Bean Tree Problems and Diseases - Maintain Your Garden
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    There is a Catalpa bignonioides near me to me probably a similar size. Normally it is beautiful but this year it struggled. I think it was due to lack of water. Lots of mature trees were suffering this summer.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Mine struggled this year. I'm in SW France and it was very hot, no rain for ages. Also we were in the UK for part of the summer. Last year it was fine. It's quite big.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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