They’re having a plant clinic over at Garden Rant, and I decided to submit the perplexing, premature leaf drop my ‘Autumn Brilliance’ Juneberry exhibits every year. The leaf drop was addressed in today’s clinic, but since they didn’t show all the images, I thought I’d share them here.
So much for autumn brilliance, huh? Though I will concede that each leaf is brilliant before it falls, most of them are long gone before autumn. Sigh. The native Juneberries seem to prefer the edge of the field, where they have a western exposure, although there are some growing in full sun. I will try to remember to check the foliage of the wildlings as the season progresses, to see if they are all similarly afflicted.What’s Wrong With My Juneberry?
April 27, 2010 – Posted in: Pests, Plagues, and Varmints, Plant infoWhat differentiates a bulb from a perennial plant is that the nourishment for the flower is stored within the bulb itself.…There is something miraculous about the way that a little grenade of dried up tissue can explode into a complete flower.
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I can’t help with the defoliation problem, but I’m chuckling over your quote about the three deceased rocks in the garden. Thank heaven SOMETHING is immune to pests and death. Although I suppose rocks that wear away from the elements can ‘die’ when they’re all the way gone . . .
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What a shame as it’s such a pretty little tree when in bloom. I’ve never seen those trees down here so have no experience with them. I hope you find out what it is.
Judging by the brown spots on the leaves, I would say it’s some sort of fungus. You might check with your local Extension agent. They can be a lot of help with things like this.
Suzanne
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I don’t know anything about serviceberries yet, including where to plant them. After I got tiny seedlings from the Conservation District last year I found they are deer candy – so putting them next to the Potager is not a good idea. But I am going to have to find a safe location soon.
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This isn’t apple-cedar rust is it? I have several servicberries and worry about their proximity to eastern red cedars, which each spring show large orange gulls ful of spores that may, some day, attach the serviceberries. Hope not. Maybe I’m way off here.
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