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Sick looking Pyracantha
summerwine
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I have a Pyracantha, it's an oldish one, as the above says, it looks a little bit poorly. I have looked at diseases of this plant and scab seems to affect flowers and fruit, neither present at the moment. Blight may be a possibility, I don't have a picture but will try later if necessary
Any other known problems? I quite like it and the birds love it.
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Hi summerwine, have you got a picture. I have a few pyracantha's, one of mine was looking a bit dodgy last year but seemed to pick up snd looks ok now.
Yes, without a photo it's a bit like writing to the doctor, 'I feel a bit unwell. What could be wrong with me?' We'll need a bit more to go on.
Pyracantha, can take a heavy prune, so it may be worth doing so, then giving it a good feed to help it grow back over the summer.
Hi summer wine, mine looked like your description last year and I pruned it back to within an inch of its llife! Sadly it died...no it didn't , but I thought it had until this month - lots of new, healthy growth. As Dave suggests a good feed and would add watering regularly. The wet weather took care of the watering for me.
Mine looked pretty bad so I had nothing to loose In giving it a hard pruning.
Good luck.
Thank you all for the replies, my camera has gone walkabout!! It just looks really 'off' the leaves are a bit yellowy and the shape looks out of kilter somehow, like it's flopping, kind of wilting.
If camera turns up, I think little grandson has hidden it, I will put a picture up. In the meantime a feed and water.....looks so sad, poor thing.
Mine have looked better in previous years, I think they were just waterlogged and a lot of goodness from soil has been washed away. I've fed with Growmore raked around the bases and have given a gentle prune this year.
It's still early in the year and I wouldn't normally be out looking at them. This time last year they were covered in snow.
Can't hurt to feed it, but if you've had a lot of rain over the winter, don't water it, I wonder if too much rain is why it looks sick. Poke down into soil and see if it is wet / dry. Think we are all going to get some rain over next few days.
Given time I'm sure it will pick up.
From more info would agree with kef - waterlogged. Just feed and hold the pruning until signs of recovery.
This is it, bit yellow and rough looking. There are a few near me and they are much greener and healthier looking.
Hmm, good sign - can see new growth. Those yellowed parts look to be coming from individual branches (not overall the shrub)
awkward to remove without leaving gaps
Thinking, if it were mine I would feed as kef advised and wait and see.
Yes will feed and hope the yellow subsides, also can't prune because I don't want to cut off any buds that are forming. It has looked better!!