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Sudden death of quickthorn tree
Linda 21
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Having posted about my rhododendron trees having problems with strange blackened areas on the leaves, I was walking the hedge on the other side of the garden when I noticed that a 20' high quickthorn tree has just died. It was perfectly OK last week!! Any ideas folks? I am concerned that it may be Phytophthora (?) Does it attack Quickthorn?
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Honey fungus? Crataegus is quite susceptible
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The reason I wondered about the Phytophthora is that when we asked permission to fell a tree (as you do on the Isle of Man) the Officer who came out to inspect was telling us how worried they are about this disease. He asked me to keep an eye on the stand of huge rhododendrons we have in the garden (I didn't plant them!) as they were one of the main hosts for Phytophthora and as we have several Larch as well and we live very near one of the National Glens he was concerned. I don't want to phone him up and tell him that there is a problem unless I am pretty sure myself of what the problem may be. I posted photos of the leaves of the rhoddie, which I will bump up on the list so you can see. I was checking on the rhoddies and thought I should see how the Larch were doing, and it was while looking for them I saw the Quickthorn. I will go and look if there are any more symptoms.
Here is a photo of the rhoddie leaves, I can't see any sign of rot at the base of the Quickthorn, but will poke about at it later when I am in the garden and let you know, same with the rhoddie.