Privet dying off

[Hodge]

Anyone have any idea what would be killing privet? the hedge is about 6ft high and is well established, there are sections/patches that have died off. :confused1:

[Stephen Blair]

I have removed dozens of privette hedges in the last 10 years in our town. They are all in one area and were planted at the same time. Some of these hedges will be 80 years old and had a life of folk digging through their roots and washing cars beside them for decades. Some have theories of Honey fungus but i have never come across this in any i have removed. I think its just age.

[tommer9]

I agree with steve, esp on the car washing etc front. That stuf cant be good for them, and years of domestic pet droppings etc too.

 

Is it possible that the drought is affecting the hedge too....you are north west-ish arent you?

[Jon Lad]

I have removed a lot of dead / dying privet over the past few years, from dead sections to entire hedges.

I have seen tiered fungal brackets on some of the stems but it was on long dead sections so I think it is saprophytic and had appeared afterwards.

[Rob D]

Same seen loads of sections of big old privet die off.....

[jpbeaver]

wouldn't be salt from the roads would it hodge? wheres the hedge?

[alliaria]

Almost certainly an Armillaria sp. Privet are very susceptible.

[Hodge]

Almost certainly an Armillaria sp. Privet are very susceptible.

 

would that make whats left of the roots wet and rotting and/or brittle?

[Hodge]

wouldn't be salt from the roads would it hodge? wheres the hedge?

 

near my house mate.

[alliaria]

yes possibly or maybe secondary infection