holly trees dying

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  1. deadplant

    deadplant Member

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    does anyone know what is causing holly trees to lose their leaves? It usually starts on the lower branches and works its way up, I have noticed it on several large trees in Delta and Surrey. Can it be sprayed with something?
     
  2. lorax

    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Can you post a picture or two of the trees? Leaf drop can be caused by a zillion different things, and without seeing the trees themselves we can't be sure.
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    One winter visit to Van Dusen Botanical Display Garden, Vancouver, BC just about all the I. aquifolium in the holly collection there were affected, with a carpet of fallen leaves around each. The I. x altaclarensis cultivars were not.

    Since I. aquifolium is a pest species in this region it might be as well to remove yours. Yesterday I found some that had sprouted on my front terrace and not been cut down yet were already getting over my head, now I have to cut up and grub out some fairly large, stiffly prickly plants.

    Many parks and other wooded parcels here have them coming up all over.
     

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