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Kousa Dogwood
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Posted by yankeespec SW Ohio (My Page) on Sat, Sep 8, 07 at 11:07
| This spring I purchased and planted a Kousa Dogwood from the Local Lowes. Lately the tree is not doing so well. The leaves are browning and curling up. At first I thought I needed to increase the water since SW Ohio is in the midst of severe drought. I had been watering it alot since we planted it but still the leaves are turning. Not sure if I am watering too much or not enough. The tree is planted in the North side of the house so it does get some releif from the scorching sun. The soil although not sand and gravel is not clay either.
I'll try some pictures
Any helpful advise would be greatly appreciated |
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RE: Kousa Dogwood
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- Posted by katbird Z6 SW Ohio USA (My Page) on
Sat, Sep 22, 07 at 14:11
The bottom picture the bark looks like it has a disease called scale.. or a powdery mildew, not too knowledgable of trees, sorry, take the pictures to lowes for info on how to treat it.. hope that helps
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RE: Kousa Dogwood
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| it's been a tough summer here in the Southwest -keep the root ball and surrounding area moist, but not too wet. Make sure the tree goes into the winter with adequate moisture available to the root system and see what happens next spring - and keep your fingers crossed. It' will probably come out of this severe summer OK. Was this tree in a container or balled and burlaped. If the latter, did you remove the burlap or at least pull it away from the sides? Sometime that burlap can act like a rain coat over the root ball. |
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