I have another question. We bought a pyracantha last autum and so far we have not had any buds or flowers so no hope for red berries this year. Should I be worried? Apart from that the plant looks very green and healthy
We planted a pyracantha a couple of years ago, it took a year or more to settle in and produce flowers and fruit - so don't give up on it MartineB, the birds love it and the flowers and fruit are worth waiting for.
I have a lovely pyracantha trained along a wall .....every year it has masses of flowers - then a large number of the flowers and leaves turn brown/black. Others survive but I would love more berries. This year I used a fungus spray but it didn't seem to make any difference. Does anyone have any ideas please?
It may just be weather related, Berkley. If it's a big shrub, it may well be struggling to maintain every leaf and berry if it's in a very dry spot. They like sun, although happy enough in some shade, but I find they like a reasonable amount of moisture too.
They can be vulnerable to fireblight, but without a pic and some more info, it's hard to make a more accurate diagnosis
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They grow on the previous years new growth, so it depends on what kind of pruning has been going on.
Mine produces an abundance of berries - best time to prune is just after flowering as you'll know what to keep, and what to cut back.
They can be vulnerable to fireblight, but without a pic and some more info, it's hard to make a more accurate diagnosis