Euonymus Problem

[Scouse Lee]

Hi guys, I've had this Spindle Berry for about 12 years now, grew it from a sapling, and it's moved around with us during our last 4 house moves,(it was planted in remembrance of my 1st wife so my kids could lay flowers at it's base for birthdays etc.). The last place we lived in was Dorset where it loved being in the chalk but now it's in Devon & the ground here consists of a couple of inches of soil with a load of stone underneath, we moved here in December so it was unfortunately put in when it was very cold although the snow had disappeared. Come spring & it seemed to be doing really well until suddenly about 3 weeks ago the leaves started to die & now it has very few left,(see pic.), just been out to see it and when I rub my hand lightly down a stem the twigs fall off very easily. We have had a fair bit of rain but we also get very strong winds coming in from the Atlantic which is about 7 miles away so I'm thinking it has dried it out, I've planted a lot of Hawthorn/Blackthorn/Wild Cherry/Guelder Rose & Spindle in the hedgerows which are doing quite well as are surplus of the same species that I have put into a bed for growing on, these seem to be doing ok in the winds except for a couple of Hawthorn in that bed whose leaves are also dying back. Sorry it's a bit long winded fellas but I want the best advice as to possible cause & remedy.

Cheers

 

[log dog]

alright lee how about dessication yep think its dried out . cut off dead bits try and improve soil as much as poss plenty of water maybe and try some protection from the wind good luck

[Scouse Lee]

cheers for that, yep I've already removed the dead wood & I'm thinking of moving it now to a sheltered spot that is quite moist all the time, hopefully it will come back.