if the tie is jammed/redundant -- if you can ( safely) at least cut it somehow from the outside ( even if you can't remove it ) just in case that is further exacerbating the issue. I wouldn't risk damaging the bark for that though -- I'd use some kind of mini pointy pliers/tweezers type thing or tiny nail scissors or some such vs bigger secateurs . Hopefully they recover.
@lukebennettgbdf9-6AaB My neighbour had to take out his bay leave shrub. He said it was infested like red spider. My Bay leave tree just 15 meters far didn't have one single brown leave. Seeing those images that many have shown, (we had at least 5 if not more threads to this topic) it doesn't look frozen to me. My neighbour's Bay leave was very old (15 years) and we have had frost in previous years and the bay leave was fine with frost.
Thank you very much for your help and advice. I see, red spider are very tiny aren't they and hard to see, so it could be that, or something similar perhaps, or maybe in the root system I don't know.
I'll take it into account, I think I might dig out around the bay tree, and see if I can see anything obvious around the base effecting it. I will be crossing my fingers it comes back though I think, as I don't have anything to lose leaving it at the moment I guess, if there is nothing I can do accept wait to see.
@lukebennettgbdf9-6AaB Who knows what knocked the bay leave plants out this winter. It might be frost (but why only some leaves and not all) or something else, but this is gardening. It’s all a constant change.
I have a water bath in my garden and from one day to another, the water and the little stones on the plant pot were suddenly brownish like somebody had thrown rusty water over it.
So, I went out to water yesterday, and looked under some of the leaves again, and found this, I believe it is a scale insect.
I did also find lots of white fluffy looking things about 0.5mm in length along the midrib of the underside of the leaves. I didn't see these before, but I suppose I didn't really know what to look for, they appear to be on nearly every leaf.
They look like a bug to me, or some sort of infestation, but I wasn't entirely sure, as they are on nearly every leaf, whatever they are they don't seem to brush off easily.
Does anyone know how best to remove these? Or if it is possible to?
Cut out as much of the damaged leaves etc and wait. If it recovers it will take a while to recover the shape.
Bay has always been resilient for me, but moving the stones and adding a good amount of homemade or good compost won’t hurt. Replace the stones then if you like that look.
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Thank you very much for your help and advice. I see, red spider are very tiny aren't they and hard to see, so it could be that, or something similar perhaps, or maybe in the root system I don't know.
I'll take it into account, I think I might dig out around the bay tree, and see if I can see anything obvious around the base effecting it. I will be crossing my fingers it comes back though I think, as I don't have anything to lose leaving it at the moment I guess, if there is nothing I can do accept wait to see.
Thank you!
I ♥ my garden.
I did also find lots of white fluffy looking things about 0.5mm in length along the midrib of the underside of the leaves. I didn't see these before, but I suppose I didn't really know what to look for, they appear to be on nearly every leaf.
They look like a bug to me, or some sort of infestation, but I wasn't entirely sure, as they are on nearly every leaf, whatever they are they don't seem to brush off easily.
Does anyone know how best to remove these? Or if it is possible to?
Thank you!
These little bugs are common and don't do harm. Also that some leaves are eaten partly can happen and doesn't harm a Bay tree.
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If it recovers it will take a while to recover the shape.