Q.ID Disease of cherry laurel
My cluster of cherry laurel are being eaten by something. From the window I thought the top leaves had been burned by frost -a reddish brown color. But on closer inspection, the leaves are being eaten. There are round holes in the leaves but also a scaly brown appears to be spreading. It’s like stages of decay. I want to save these. Can you help?
It looks like your cherry laurel has a leaf spot fungi and/or bacterial shothole. You can read more about these conditions and treatments on the following websites:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=568
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/plant-leaf-spots.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/shot-hole-disease-fungus.htm