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Cornus Controversa Need Help

Padraigh GriffinPadraigh Griffin Posts: 48
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Hi,

I have bought a house six months ago with a lovely wedding cake tree in a prominent position. It is a real eye catcher. However, over the last few weeks a lower branch has lost all it's foliage. Does anyone have any idea if my tree is dying or is it just a small problem I can rectify. I have included a picture of the bare branch,

Thanks in advance!

 

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  • LoganLogan Posts: 2,532
    Hi it could be canker if so is there any sort of sap coming out of the stem or if could be root rot,there is no cure for bothimage
  • Padraigh GriffinPadraigh Griffin Posts: 48

    Thanks so much for the reply. I really hope it is neither of these problems, but it probably is.

    The rest of the plant appears to be in good shape and there is a lot of fresh shoots on the inner branches. It just appears to be this branch that is in trouble. Maybe a small branch above is in trouble too. It appears to have a lot of branches cut off below the affected branch too.

     

     

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