On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 18:55:52 +0100, "Emrys Davies"
wrote:

"FF" wrote in message
.. .
A couple of weeks ago I noticed one branch of my Fuchsia riccartone
was
dying. I assumed the branch was broken deep in the bush, as that's
exactly what the symptoms look like. Now it seems about half the plant
is affected, on different branches and no sign of a broken branch (I
finally weeded round it.

Is my riccartone in big trouble? What might be causing it, do you
think,
and what should I do about it?

Thank you,

Liz

Pull a dying branch off at ground level to see if it is rotten.
It snapped quite easily at ground level, but didn't break off, so I cut
it about 6 inches up (as far into the bush as I could reach) and it was
green. It didn't seem rotten at all
In the
meantime take a cutting, if possible one which has no flower buds, from
a healthy part of the plant.
Done, cut off at a leaf node, with 2 leaves above, in a pot of compost
with a plastic bag over it. Does that sound about right?

Thanks

Liz