24+ Wax Leaf Ligustrum Yellow Leaves

I have two established waxleaf ligustrums which have 3 tiers of growth. The cercospora fungus causes marginal leaf spotting on ligustrum shrubs.

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Wax leaf ligustrum yellow leaves

Caused by the fungus cercospora sp. Whether your shrub is deciduous semi evergreen or evergreen it s the attractive leaves that hold your eye. This is a common disease of ligustrum species.

The waxleaf privet is susceptible to verticillium wilt. These fungi survive adverse conditions in leaves in the canopy and in fallen leaves. The spots start out as small yellow circles that grow and eventually turn brown.

When the problem is severe leaves may blacken and die. Basically the top portion of the plants have lost 80 of their leaves during the past 12 months. It s suitable for usda zones 7 through 10.

Fungal leaf spot marks those pretty leaves with giraffe style spots and the disease is easier to prevent than to cure. Howard ligustrum japonicum howard greets the spring with bright yellow foliage that slowly darkens to green. The soil borne verticillium dahliae is most likely to appear on your shrubs in july and august.

You ll often see the leaves on one or more branches suddenly wilt. Symptoms include small yellow foliage slow growth shoot or branch dieback and leaf scorch marginal browning. This variegated form of chinese privet does produce flowers and fruit.

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