A few years ago, Leyland cypress was considered the perfect ... diseases easily destroying hedges and other plantings. Phytophthora root rot and Armillaria root rot are two major root diseases ...

Leyland cypress and red-tipped photinia have a lot ... the trees were more vulnerable to attack.” Then, there’s a root rot that can get them. Symptoms include tip dieback and yellowing foliage.

There are six known fungal diseases that easily kill Leyland cypress. Phytophthora root rot and Armillaria root rot are two of the root diseases that are killing them in Rowan County. Plants ...

This article is the third in a series about Leyland Cypress ... possumsupply.com and look under the Horticulture Hotline tab. Phytophthora root rot is a disease that attacks the root system ...

It's been a tough 2017 so far for juniper and cypress ... trees after root systems became waterlogged, Ong said. Wet soils can also predispose the tree to Phytophthora root rot, which can lead ...

My Leyland cypress hedge has Seiridium unicorne ... Other diseases like Botryosphaeria cankers, Cercospora needle blight, Phytophthora and Annosus root rots can have very similar characteristics.

Emerald Isle with bright green foliage in flat sprays, denser branching, smaller growing than standard Leyland cypress. Problems: Root rot can occur in extremely wet soils. Plants placed too close ...

Phytophthora infection causes root rot and stem rot, leading to seedling decay and damping-off under warm, damp conditions. “This will likely lead to stunted plants, which are less vigorous and ...

What is going on? Cindy MacNabb, Decatur A: I’ll bet dollars to doughnuts that your aucuba has phytophthora root rot. This soil-borne disease affects several shrubs: Azalea, rhododendron ...