Pittosporum favourite shrub new growth all dying/dead
zeldagoblin
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Hi there gardeners,
in autumn I planted a pittosporum tenuifolium wrinkled blue in my north facing front garden. The soil is clay, and the garden was pretty wild for a couple of years before I moved in. The shrub, which was about 2'6 high when planted, was immaculate. We planted in a big hole with compost, and covered the ground with weed blanket and bark chipping, avoiding getting too close to the trunk as advised by the garden centre staff.
It sat there, very happy and healthy looking for months, no trouble. However, when it started warming up I noticed one or two leaves getting some dark brown crispy edges. However, the shrub started to show lovely new growth, each twig sprouting new shoots and leaves which looked great. (This shrub has an appearance that brings me so much joy, I can't explain why) I've taken up watering sparingly as the soil is clay, I've looked up a lot, and they say waterlogged soil is bad.
Today, I looked at the plant and every single new shoot has gone brown and died. I'm actually upset! I can't really decipher what's up, despite lots of research.
The rest of the shrub still looks fit and well. Just the new growth that has died. Any input would be much appreciated.
Thanks for listening
in autumn I planted a pittosporum tenuifolium wrinkled blue in my north facing front garden. The soil is clay, and the garden was pretty wild for a couple of years before I moved in. The shrub, which was about 2'6 high when planted, was immaculate. We planted in a big hole with compost, and covered the ground with weed blanket and bark chipping, avoiding getting too close to the trunk as advised by the garden centre staff.
It sat there, very happy and healthy looking for months, no trouble. However, when it started warming up I noticed one or two leaves getting some dark brown crispy edges. However, the shrub started to show lovely new growth, each twig sprouting new shoots and leaves which looked great. (This shrub has an appearance that brings me so much joy, I can't explain why) I've taken up watering sparingly as the soil is clay, I've looked up a lot, and they say waterlogged soil is bad.
Today, I looked at the plant and every single new shoot has gone brown and died. I'm actually upset! I can't really decipher what's up, despite lots of research.
The rest of the shrub still looks fit and well. Just the new growth that has died. Any input would be much appreciated.
Thanks for listening
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Keep up with the watering when it is warm like now, and ease off if it cools down a bit. Should be fine.
Thanks for the swift response