Subject: Crape Myrtle tree looks like its dying.???
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:39 am (GMT 0)
Hello all. This is my first post on GardenStew and I'm hoping that some of you may be able to help me. I purchased my first house about 8 months ago and I'm learning as I go about this whole gardening deal.
I purchased a Crape Myrtle tree from my local nursery about two and a half months ago and planted it in my garden here in South Florida. It is about 9-10ft tall and came in a very large pot. I'm not sure of the amount of gallons. When i first planted it, the leaves were green and it seemed like it was doing pretty good. I noticed that it wasn't flowering and I just thought that it wouldn't flower this season. I then noticed, about 3 weeks ago, that the leaf tips were browning. It looks as though the tree is dying. I also notice a few small webs on some of the branches but I don't think that it is overrun with insects. I read that the browning leaves could be caused by tip blight so I purchased an organic fungicide and sprayed it on the tree...This was about a week and a half ago and I haven't noticed any improvements since. I scraped the bark on the tree and it is green as it should be.
I used to deep water the tree up until about 3 weeks ago when I read that it could be bad for the roots. Now I just let the sprinklers water it about 3x's/week for 15 min each day. It still looks like it's getting worse.
I'm completely stumped and I don't want my tree to die. Please help.
Crape Myrtle leaves 2 ( photo / image / picture from DannyTroy's Garden )
Crape Myrtle Leaves ( photo / image / picture from DannyTroy's Garden )
Crape Myrtle ( photo / image / picture from DannyTroy's Garden )
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