Asked October 29, 2024, 1:21 PM EDT
Purchased Mountain Laurel from Patuxent Nursery May 2024. Planted according to directions. It flourished throughout the summer in partial shade with new leaves of about 2 inches covering the top. In late July, unknown to me, the yard keeper pruned it severly, cutting back all the new growth. Thus began the decline; no new leaves. I kept it moist but it remained dormant with leaves falling from the base. Next came the black spots, either root rot or a fungus or soil too dense. As the photos show, it appears to be dying; is there anything I can do to resusitate it or is it too far gone? It is the perfect shrub for my small yard, which gets sun and shade.
Prince George's County Maryland