Cotoneaster Hedge Diseases

Cotoneaster is ideally planted in fall which will favor root development. One of the three cotoneasters is showing quite a bit of die back.

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ensemble Cotoneaster hedge diseases!!!

A common shrub disease powdery mildew is a fungus that at first produces white spots on leaves. As the spots spread the leaves and stems become covered in a white puffy substance that causes the leaves to turn yellow and fall off. Oystershell scale is becoming an increasing problem in the calgary area with entire hedges completely infested with the insects. Luckily most diseases are quite easy to deal with particularly with a little bit of love and care.

Cotoneaster famed for its cute berries. Cotoneaster procumbens spreads to 6 feet wide but only 4 inches tall. Several branches have crispy reddish brown leaves that appear to be dying. Cotoneaster lucidus is a shrub variety which tolerates shaping making it an excellent hedge.

Unfortunately it is quite common and almost no hedge is. Because of this dense upright habit and its tolerance of shearing hedge cotoneaster is oftentimes used for hedging hence the name privacy screens or shelter belts. Hedge cotoneaster is a more rounded upright plant than the very common wide sprawling cotoneaster that most of us are familiar with. Diseases and parasites that impact cotoneaster.

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