Privet Hedge Dying

Gareth Lloyd

Hi I'm losing my privet hedge the leaves are turning black then hedge is dying

Help

Gareth Lloyd

site wont let me upload photos? or copy and paste them in?

hogweed

Are you doing it on a phone? as it does not work. Use the little green tree from the message banner, on a pc.

Gareth Lloyd

 

 

 

 

Gareth Lloyd

We took out all the dead bits bit it is still spreading

Gareth Lloyd

The bark I'm looking at is it off the dead part or the good healthy part?



Also same question about the roots?

nutcutlet

My privet hedge has died in places but it's ancient (1960) and worn out.

 

How old is yours?

I have  honey fungus in part of the garden but have only seen the famous 'bootlaces' under the bark of dead large trees. Also the symptoms have not involved black leaves. More failing growth with sparse yellow and brown leaves through a summer followed by non-appearance the next year.

I've put in links to the RHS on HF and wilt that may be useful if only to eliminate. Have you checked for obvious pests and damage to bark. I lost large lumps of privet when the bank voles ate the bark, little b......s

http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=255

http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=255

 

 

Gareth Lloyd

I've taken photos there is a fungi on there but I can't upload photos till tomorrow morning when I get onto my laptop can you come back again tomorrow ?

nutcutlet

We're always here Gareth. Not all of us are here all the time and you might find someone who knows exactly what it is later on.

Fungi grows on dead wood and the fungi you see on the surface are rarely the cause of death

Gareth Lloyd

Oh

Well I'll put more photos on in the hope someone will recognise it ?

I'm just stuck in what to do to save it having lost half

Gareth Lloyd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 There we go photos taken yesterday any help on how i can stop the death off this hedge please?