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Amelanchier lamarckii

sarahharmer2014sarahharmer2014 Posts: 36
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Hi all,

I brought this Amelanchier lamarckii tree in spring this year and I noticed it has some brown spots on leafs and could be some white on the darker green leafs. It has just had a top up of fresh compost. 
Photos in link. 
Any ideas on the leafs and what it could be causing this and what to do ? 

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    It looks like a touch of rust - it's just one of those things that happen.
    Mine gets it a bit too.
    It won't do any harm and may not appear next year..... but it might.
    There aren't any sprays available in the UK to treat it anyway :)

    The white patches look like a touch of mildew which is related to weather conditions and water.

    So long as you're keeping your new shrub well-watered during the occasional dry spells we've been getting this summer I'm sure it'll be fine.
    It's just getting settled-in.
    They're really tough plants and there's not a lot that will harm them.

    I'm assuming it's planted in the ground and not in a pot..

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • sarahharmer2014sarahharmer2014 Posts: 36
    Pete.8 said:
    It looks like a touch of rust - it's just one of those things that happen.
    Mine gets it a bit too.
    It won't do any harm and may not appear next year..... but it might.
    There aren't any sprays available in the UK to treat it anyway :)

    The white patches look like a touch of mildew which is related to weather conditions and water.

    So long as you're keeping your new shrub well-watered during the occasional dry spells we've been getting this summer I'm sure it'll be fine.
    It's just getting settled-in.
    They're really tough plants and there's not a lot that will harm them.

    I'm assuming it's planted in the ground and not in a pot..
    At the moment it is in a very big pot as we be moving soon, and then it will be planted in the ground. 🙂
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @sarahharmer2014 Iv'e had one in a pot since last Autumn. I hope to plant it this Autumn having recently moved. It also has some dark leak spots. I have managed to avoid the mildew. I am hoping that it will be fine next year.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    So it's just sulking a bit then :) eager to get to its new home and put down roots

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If you've added a lot of compost over the base, that isn't a great idea, as you're burying it deeper than it was. Better to take it out, put the extra soil in the bottom and replant, so that the tree is at the same level it was before being lifted.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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