Evergreens dropping leaves

[Gardenmac]

Anybody else noticed that evergreens, hollies in particular are dropping leaves like no tomorrow. Been doing a lot of gardens where the evergreen shrubs and trees are dying back.

[Gnome]

Yes and it's very dry up here too. Hope it's just water stress.

 

Cold winds early on in the year might have affected the newer growth as well.

[russbushpig]

Noticed it just today from ivy...

[Gardenmac]

Yes and it's very dry up here too. Hope it's just water stress.

Not sure if its is water stress Gnome, been noticing it for the last month or so. Had a couple of evergreens in a couple of gardens in good health one week then next week shrivelled and dead. Noticed the same with a couple of holly...

Was lucky enough to be in Paris at weekend and noticed lot of the boxed avenues of chestnut, elm and maple in the parks all dying back too.

[daveatdave]

its normal for holly and ivy to shed leaves this time of year but i have noticed that they seem to be shedding a lot more than normal

[Gnome]

I have only noticed it on hollies and mahonia, just alot more than usual and a pain when i'm hand weeding. Cherry laurel and photinia, privet etc are doing really well for me this year. leylandii are fine but not growing as fast which I am truly thankful for, but there is time yet!

 

It is my understanding that hollies have quite vulnerable root systems compared with other evergreen species. I might be wrong but I have always been careful with planting small specimens.

[nepia]

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/tree-health-care/59623-holly-problem.html