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Mystery illness

cathy pagetcathy paget Posts: 36
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I have this shrub which is over 15 years old and I have 2 questions about it.Firstly as it was inherited I have no clue what it is called.Secondly I have noticed that it has developed some type of disease.The leaves have turned yellow and are dropping at a fast rate since it finished flowering in April,and the majority as you can see are bitten and have got a rusty tinge to them.Can any one give me advice to these questions please?

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    There aren't many complete leaves left to ID are there?image

    Poor little thing

    I think it's Viburnum tinus following a visit from the viburnum beetles



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • cathy pagetcathy paget Posts: 36

    What do you suggest I do next? I dont really want to cut it down to nothing that would be a shame.Can I spray it with something? Should I give it a hard prune??????

  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

    If it is viburnum beetle there are suggestions here- 

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=556

     


    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    They do regrow if you cut them back to nothing but the beetles come back next year so not particularly helpful.

    I had 2 of these shrubs, the beetles didn't visit foir years then turned up and destroyed one. The other they don't seem interested inimage  so far

     



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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