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dying hedge
Threelawney
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Hello everyone
I'm new to the forum and i have a query regarding my garden hedge which a couple of years ago lost all it's leaves in the middle section leaving a gaping hole. Since then the dead section has spread outwards, i tried planting a new section there but this although hanging on to life has not flourished as hoped.
I'm very much a novice gardener so i'm at a loss what to do, there is a white paint-like smear on some areas if that helps.
Thank you for any advice you can give.
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Hello! Sorry you've had no replies so far - perhaps it'd help if you could tell us what plant(s) your hedge consists of. Is it all the same species? Can you post some photos? - several diffferent aspects including close-ups too if possible.
ok thanks. will do.
Good idea
In the sticks near Peterborough
Im guessing its a privet hedge that is suffering from honey fungus. Hows that for a precognition?
Yes, that was my fear LF. One thing that affects my privet in snowy winters is mice/voles/some rodent or other, eating large amounts of bark to the point where large branches die. That's pretty random though, not spreading out froma point.
In the sticks near Peterborough
The reason I thought that is because my privet suffered from honey fungus. I think it was coming from a nearby cherry tree that was rotting.
Heres a photo of the affected hedge, you can see the colur chage of the affected area...
I had to cut down the beautiful cherry tree and chase out its roots. No easy task. I waited for the cherry tree to have one last blossom before cutting it down. Heres the cherry tree in its final blossom...
And after its demise,
I took the opportunity of creating a wildlife pond in its place...
I then had to dig out the affected parts of the hedge, along with a few healthy parts next to it. Fortunately I had some privet elsewhere in the garden to replace it with, So far its looking healthy. Fingers crossed. But I do miss that cherry tree
That cherry tree has splendid blossom for a HF sufferer
In the sticks near Peterborough
True. But its branches were rotting away...
I can only assume it had honey fungus as they are prone to it. I took a gamble to be honest. I didnt want to loose the tree but I defunately didnt want to loose the hedge. But the tree got its own back, when lifting out the root ball I did my back in and two years later my back still isnt right!
That really doesn't look very well. .
In the sticks near Peterborough
My thought exactly...
Threelawney, I hope the above is of use to you. HF can also grow on dead tree stumps if you have any in your garden. Saying that, yours might not be a privet hedge!