My Cotoneasters are unwell...

stokesley

We have several prostrate cotoneasters near to each other - number one died about 3 years ago and the others are slowly following on. The leaves go red/brown, drop off, and the berries shrivel; after that they're a goner. A couple of nearby conifers have now gone brown as well and look as though they've had it. We did nothing initially as the owner of the local garden centre thought it was simply old age; I now rather doubt this and have removed the dead ones plus the debris underneath.


Any ideas, please, plus is there a disease/whatever that affects both cotoneasters and conifers, or is this coincidental?

Davesnave

You could look at fireblight, which affects cotoneasters. It isn't noted for damaging conifers, however, so the problem with them might be coincidence.

At a guess, the other possible culprit might be honey fungus.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/pdfs/honey-fungus-host-list

DaftyDuck

Any chance of a photo? Dave's suggestions are excellent, and fireblight is the most likely culprit.... unless...

You do say prostrate? Are the conifers low-level too? Any chance a passing male dog is regularly relieving himself on them?

No, fireblight it is!

stokesley

DaftyDuck wrote: »

Any chance of a photo? Dave's suggestions are excellent, and fireblight is the most likely culprit.... unless...

You do say prostrate? Are the conifers low-level too? Any chance a passing male dog is regularly relieving himself on them?

No, fireblight it is!

Sorry, far too gormless to post photos...


Nope, conifers are about 8 feet tall. Are there giraffes in Norfolk?

stokesley

Very many thanks, Dave; was hoping you'd reply:T