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Cherry Laurel Hedge problem

gramchik2002gramchik2002 Posts: 2
in Problem solving
A few weeks ago I planted several "rotundifolia" bushes to make a hedge. Now many of the leaves have turned brown on the edges, particularly at the top of of the plants. Some leaves have also turned yellow and dropped off.  The plants are in a sunny position.  Any advice would be appreciated please!

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  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Put it down to 2022.  The affected leaves have been scorched by the sun.  They will remain disfigured for another year (perhaps two) - you could cut them off.  Otherwise don't worry.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited August 2022
    @gramchik2002 Yes it's the dry weather. If you want to prune it that will help thicken it out. With every cut you make it will shoot in two places.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I find these plants are better in the shade.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Make sure they're getting enough water too, poured slowly at the base of each plant so that it soaks into the earth around the roots.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • gramchik2002gramchik2002 Posts: 2
    Thanks for all your responses. I also thought the problem was the sun, but similar hedges in the area, sitting in full sun, have not suffered at all. Any other ideas, a disease perhaps? 
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    No they are not diseased. You may have seen them elsewhere with no leaf damage and a similiar aspect but yours have suffered with the hot sun.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    Young leaves will get sunburn much more easily than mature leaves and it's usually young leaves at the top


    In the sticks near Peterborough
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