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Holly bushes dying -- brown granular substance=culprit (pics)

tolleyjenkins
12 years ago

I didn't see a holly specific forum, so I'm posting this here.

My home has a lot of holly bushes in the front yard. One section has a row of 5 or so. Starting at one end of this row, the hollies appear to be dying. The one on the end turned yellow and is now brown. Its lost many leaves, and is pretty brittle. The one beside it is now turning yellow. The third one is still healthy, but I'm concerned it's just a matter of time.

On both of the two hollies in trouble, there is this brown granular looking substance. It almost looks like a small insect nest, but I don't see any actual insects.





So,here's my questions:

1) What is this?

2) How can I get rid of it and protect the still-healthy hollies?

3) Can I revive these two unhealthy hollies? How?

I'm not a gardener by any stretch of the imagination, just someone trying to maintain his yard, so thank you in advance for your patience.

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