Hi all. I'm a relatively inexperienced gardener, so this might be common
knowledge, to all but me!...



What's the disease that seems to be damaging conifers throughout the UK?
Large sections of foliage dying off, looking very dry & dead. Does anyone
know what this is, & what can be done about it?



Is this one of those diseases caused when an exotic species is imported,
bringing with it a virus, or fungus, etc that is benign to that species, but
that other plants present here have no immunity to?



Any info/help gratefully received.



TIA, JeffK

Hello Jeff. we have atree desease like a crustation ,yellow/green.
killing off lilac and plum and others is this like yours and have you
found a cure yet.
thanks chad, somerset

JeffK wrote:
Hi all. I'm a relatively inexperienced gardener, so this might be common
knowledge, to all but me!...



What's the disease that seems to be damaging conifers throughout the UK?
Large sections of foliage dying off, looking very dry & dead. Does anyone
know what this is, & what can be done about it?



Is this one of those diseases caused when an exotic species is imported,
bringing with it a virus, or fungus, etc that is benign to that species, but
that other plants present here have no immunity to?



Any info/help gratefully received.



TIA, JeffK

Hi Chad.

No. what i've seen around the country, & got on my own conifers, (i've seen
it on various types of conifer) is foliage that's gone brown & very dry. It
crumbles when rubbed between the fingers. It's as if the plants are dying
from a lack of water. (If it is a virus, that could be interfering with the
plants water uptake mechanisms.......)




"chad" wrote in message
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Hello Jeff. we have atree desease like a crustation ,yellow/green.
killing off lilac and plum and others is this like yours and have you
found a cure yet.
thanks chad, somerset

JeffK wrote:
Hi all. I'm a relatively inexperienced gardener, so this might be common
knowledge, to all but me!...



What's the disease that seems to be damaging conifers throughout the UK?
Large sections of foliage dying off, looking very dry & dead. Does
anyone
know what this is, & what can be done about it?



Is this one of those diseases caused when an exotic species is imported,
bringing with it a virus, or fungus, etc that is benign to that species,
but
that other plants present here have no immunity to?



Any info/help gratefully received.



TIA, JeffK

JeffK wrote:
Hi Chad.

No. what i've seen around the country, & got on my own conifers, (i've seen
it on various types of conifer) is foliage that's gone brown & very dry. It
crumbles when rubbed between the fingers. It's as if the plants are dying
from a lack of water. (If it is a virus, that could be interfering with the
plants water uptake mechanisms.......)

.... maybe it's lack of water.

--
Chris Green

JeffK wrote in message
...
Hi all. I'm a relatively inexperienced gardener, so this might be common
knowledge, to all but me!...



What's the disease that seems to be damaging conifers throughout the UK?
Large sections of foliage dying off, looking very dry & dead. Does anyone
know what this is, & what can be done about it?



Is this one of those diseases caused when an exotic species is imported,
bringing with it a virus, or fungus, etc that is benign to that species,
but
that other plants present here have no immunity to?



Any info/help gratefully received.



TIA, JeffK




Hi Jeff,

It could, of course, be drought.

Have a google on Phytophthera - a disease of many plants, and conifers in
particular.

Spider

Spider wrote:

JeffK wrote in message
...

Hi all. I'm a relatively inexperienced gardener, so this might be common
knowledge, to all but me!...



What's the disease that seems to be damaging conifers throughout the UK?
Large sections of foliage dying off, looking very dry & dead. Does anyone
know what this is, & what can be done about it?



Is this one of those diseases caused when an exotic species is imported,
bringing with it a virus, or fungus, etc that is benign to that species,

but

that other plants present here have no immunity to?



Any info/help gratefully received.



TIA, JeffK





Hi Jeff,

It could, of course, be drought.

Have a google on Phytophthera - a disease of many plants, and conifers in
particular.

Spider




Wind burn?

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Common sense, not common market.

Don't think it's drought as i water my garden regularly & they're also well
sheltered from the wind.

I think I remember someone saying something to me about a disease effecting
conifers, but i may be remembering wrong.

It doesn't look like Phytophthera to me, either

"Broadback" wrote in message
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Spider wrote:

JeffK wrote in message
...

Hi all. I'm a relatively inexperienced gardener, so this might be common
knowledge, to all but me!...



What's the disease that seems to be damaging conifers throughout the UK?
Large sections of foliage dying off, looking very dry & dead. Does
anyone
know what this is, & what can be done about it?



Is this one of those diseases caused when an exotic species is imported,
bringing with it a virus, or fungus, etc that is benign to that species,

but

that other plants present here have no immunity to?



Any info/help gratefully received.



TIA, JeffK





Hi Jeff,

It could, of course, be drought.

Have a google on Phytophthera - a disease of many plants, and conifers
in
particular.

Spider




Wind burn?

--
All replies to this email address are deleted on receipt.

Common sense, not common market.

"JeffK" wrote
Don't think it's drought as i water my garden regularly & they're also
well sheltered from the wind.

I think I remember someone saying something to me about a disease
effecting conifers, but i may be remembering wrong.

It doesn't look like Phytophthera to me, either

Could it be due to cypress aphid damage?
See RHS page: http://tinyurl.co.uk/3y8u

There's several conifer hedges around my way affected like this. Trouble is
once the brown patches are extensive there's not a lot you can do, because
the foliage won't usually regenerate from older wood if you cut it the dead
parts back.

--
Sue

JeffK wrote:
Hi all. I'm a relatively inexperienced gardener, so this might be
common knowledge, to all but me!...



What's the disease that seems to be damaging conifers throughout the
UK? Large sections of foliage dying off, looking very dry & dead.
Does anyone know what this is, & what can be done about it?



Is this one of those diseases caused when an exotic species is
imported, bringing with it a virus, or fungus, etc that is benign to
that species, but that other plants present here have no immunity to?



Any info/help gratefully received.



TIA, JeffK

Dunno what it is but where can I get some for my neighbours leyllandii? Also
for their xmas trre which they thoughtfully planted 2 feet away from my
bathroom wall and which has gown 3 feet this year already!

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Sorry, previous link doesn't seem to work now.

See http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile...ress_aphid.asp

or http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/months/july.asp

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Sue

"JeffK" wrote in message
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Don't think it's drought as i water my garden regularly & they're also
well
sheltered from the wind.

I think I remember someone saying something to me about a disease
effecting
conifers, but i may be remembering wrong.

It doesn't look like Phytophthera to me, either

"Broadback" wrote in message
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Spider wrote:

JeffK wrote in message
...

Hi all. I'm a relatively inexperienced gardener, so this might be
common
knowledge, to all but me!...



What's the disease that seems to be damaging conifers throughout the
UK?
Large sections of foliage dying off, looking very dry & dead. Does
anyone
know what this is, & what can be done about it?


Conifers are not designed to withstand the kind of drought conditions we
have experienced in recent years
Plus they dont like too much water either and they all die from base up plus
light deprivation causes them to go brown too ........hence why so many
hedges only have foliage higher up if they are planted against a fence or
wall

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from "nambucca" contains these words:


Conifers are not designed to withstand the kind of drought conditions we
have experienced in recent years

You may have, but lots of the UK hasn't had any drought at all. Do we
know where the OP is?

Janet.