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Q.Would A Laurel Bush Kill Of A Privett

Zone Uk | Anonymous added on June 4, 2021 | Answered

I have a very long privett hedge and the first bush died back so we replaced it with a laurel bush and then the next one did the same and so on and so on each time I replace it with a laurel bush any ideas why the privett which is healthy suddenly dies off?

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on June 12, 2021

Are the laurel bushes shading the privet? Sudden shade may have weakened them. It also could be the privets have a disease such as verticillium wilt that has nothing to do with the new laurels.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/verticillium-wilt-treatment.htm
https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/ligustrum/
https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/60596/BranchingOut_Privet6-12.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

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