Return to the Shrubs Forum
| Post a Follow-Up
new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
Posted by
grandma_gardener_02 zone 5 (
My Page) on
Sun, Jul 19, 09 at 18:36
| We just planted 4 rose glow japanese barberry in a full sun area. Three are doing great, producing new growth. All get the same amount of water. One is having more and more branches dying. Now it even looks like it is going into its winter color change. Any ideas? I could post pictures, but don't know how. |
Follow-Up Postings:
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
| My idea is you planted it during the hottest part of the year and it is unhappy. Hopefully it will recover. Dan |
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
- Posted by jean001 z8aPortland, OR (My Page) on
Sun, Jul 19, 09 at 19:33
| Make certain the water gets into the original rootball. One method is a drizzling hose set on top of the rootball for 15 minutes every day or so. Another method is a dike at the edge of the rootball, then fill the inner basin every day or two. And temporary shade will help. |
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
- Posted by bboy z8 WA USA (My Page) on
Sun, Jul 19, 09 at 23:07
| Are the leaves rolling up? Pull it up and plunge it in a bucket of clean water until it is re-moistened. |
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
| Thank you all for your kindly input. I would very much like you to see the picture I took for a better analysis, but I am VERY frustrated. I put my pictures on photobucket as this site recommended. The help article then said it would be easy to link my photo from there, but I just cannot understand how. And there seems to be nowhere on this site that would explain this to me. PLEASE HELP! And thank you if you can. |
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
| Just a few millimeters below the box where you type your message is another window. That is where the URL of the Photobucket pic goes. Aside, but related, I'm starting to see a prevalence of much better tags on shrubs these days, I esp like the fold-outs that have much better culture info and a good planting diagram as well, now if we can get verbiage about watering wells and their removal... Dan |
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
- Posted by bboy z8 WA USA (My Page) on
Mon, Jul 20, 09 at 17:14
| Scattered branch dieback on an otherwise non-wilting or curling shrub would be something other than drought stress such as root rot. In both cases problems with the roots are showing in the tops. |
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
| Thanks for the tip on photobucket. I tried what you said and hopefully it worked. Hope this image is helpful. |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac244/designer02/IMG_2439-1.jpg
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
| I've always had barberries struggle their first year. Honestly, water the root zone an 1" per week (if mother nature doesn't cooperate) and leave it. It will bounce back next year. |
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
- Posted by bboy z8 WA USA (My Page) on
Tue, Jul 21, 09 at 23:24
| Still inclined to suspect a pathogenic infestation. |
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
| bboy, where can I find solutions if it is a pathogenic infestation? Can you possibly give me a link? |
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
| From here with this moderately helpful image I see no pathogen, just occasional branch dieback. Almost every barberry I've ever had or planted gets/got this. This is what they do. Keep it watered. Hopefully it will make it thru being planted in high summer. Dan |
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
| Amen, take Dan's suggestion. Don't worry about it...just water when the first inch or two becomes dry. |
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
| Thanks everybody. I'll just water and wait until next year. |
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
- Posted by bboy z8 WA USA (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 23, 09 at 12:05
| The way to check would be to get help with diagnosis from your local Cooperative Extension office. Water mold infestations are common in nursery stock, particularly where the plants may be exposed to hot and wet conditions at some point. Many retail sales yards are kind of sloppy, the plants not being handled and displayed with much, if any thought to sanitation or keeping the roots cool. If part of the roots being cooked in the sales yard causes a transitory branch die-back in these, that could explain it disappearing after establishment in the final planting site. Otherwise, some plants may grow for a long time with a water mold infestation without dying. When a shrub displays dead branches or under-sized leaves, something specific has always happened to cause this. |
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
| When a shrub displays dead branches or under-sized leaves, something specific has always happened to cause this. With barberry, I attribute it to genetics. Dan |
RE: new barberry - dead branches, turning fall color already
| | |
| Again - Thank you gentlemen. I shall keep in mind everything you have advised. |
Post a Follow-Up
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in.
If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Shrubs Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.
