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Cherry Laurels Dying

Cherry Laurels are planted along the front of our house as foundation hedge. We trim them to stay about 3.5 feet high. They are established plants, about 12 years old.

In late July the leaves on one of the plants in the middle of the row started to turn brown and then died. I was so surprised, as Cherry Laurels are very hardy in our area. Then the one next to it started to die, and then the one on the other side of the original one to die started the same death march. We cut them out, intending to replace them, but now the next one in the row is beginning to die in the same way --- leaves start to turn kind of silvery green, with some darkened spots, then totally brown and very dead.

I'm concerned about planting anything to replace the plants because I don't know if it's a plant sickness or something in the soil.

It has not been particularly dry here this year, and they are established plants.

Any ideas what this is?

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