4 YyEARS OLD MAGNOLIA DISEASED - Ask Extension
My Magnolia tree is 4 years old and have
bloomed well. We pruned it hard, to keep it as a shrub. We do it every
year. This summer all the leaves are ...
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4 YyEARS OLD MAGNOLIA DISEASED #714956
Asked August 18, 2020, 6:01 PM EDT
My Magnolia tree is 4 years old and have bloomed well. We pruned it hard, to keep it as a shrub. We do it every year.
This summer all the leaves are rusting, completely with small spots and yellowish. Now the new leaves are coming out really wrinkled, scrunched, and rolling inside. I sprayed for fungus to no avail.
What Should I do? Pretty soon it will be fall when they should have buds for next year. I think I lost this tree. If so, I need to buy another before January.
What do you recommend?
Ontario County New York
Expert Response
This looks like a fungal disease of some kind.
This year's severe weather has caused a lot of stress to many woody plants in home gardens. It is best to get the advice of a trained expert to diagnose the problem.
Please contact the agent at Cornell Cooperative Extension Service in the following link (page down to see contact information:
http://westchester.cce.cornell.edu/horticulture-environment
Hope this helps.
