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Questions tagged [damage]

For questions about damaged plants, trees, landscape elements tools, etc. For questions about pest damage or wind-damage use the [pest-damage] or [wind-damage] tags.

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How to fix a broken limb

I have a peach tree that was weighted down with fruit this summer, so much so that the branch split. The split is beyond repair, and I'm now chiefly concerned with the health of the tree. I cut the branch off (with a chainsaw) a healthy distance…
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Why are chunks of my Sedum Spectabile snapping off at the stem bases?

Whole chunks of my sedum plant (which looks otherwise healthy) come away in my hand because the stem has snapped/cut clean through. What's causing this, and how can I prevent it?
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What causes holes through forsythia branches?

I was pruning some forsythia, and I noticed that there was a hole through the center of many of the major woody parts. It looks as if (only) the pith had been bored out. I'm wondering what could cause this, or if it's common. I saw only a few…
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Why are the leaves curling on my snowball bush?

Our small snowball bush has some curled leaves. I don't see any evidence of any bugs eating it or damaging it. What could be causing it? What can I do to treat/fix it? Click on photo for full size
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Tan spots and curling leaves on tomato plants: sun damage?

My tomato plant leaves have tan spots and curling which progresses and impacts the whole leaf over a couple days. The leaves higher up are most affected. We had a few cold days recently - around 40 degrees fahrenheit at night. I don't see any…
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How to help a shrub recover from a toxic fluid spill?

I believe this is a cedar. Sadly, while working on the foundation for a room addition, it got sprayed with hydraulic fluid when a machine broke. It never occurred to me that I should have rinsed the fluid off of the plant and now there is damage. …
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Habanero leaves browning and dropping

I have had the pepper in question for over a year now, it was growing really well, flowered and started ripening fruits, however now it seems to be dropping all of the leaves. They first turn soft and start curling and then just drop from the plant.…
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My lily of the valley plant is turning brown -- is this a normal part of the cycle or an I doing something wrong?

So my dad recent sold my childhood home, but before he did, I gathered a few of the lilies of the valley plants we had in our garden for sentimental reasons. I replanted them in a pot as I live in an apartment. They are in indirect sunlight, and…
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Transplant date palm with no root ball?

I have acquired a large palm for free which was being given away by my neighbour. I assume it is some kind of date palm after researching online. My question is whether a palm of this size is likely to survive being transplanted with no root ball?…
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Is this tree basically dead now?

A tree that I walk past on my daily commute has acquired numerous deep cracks in its Trunk and primary branches, in the last few days, over the course of an extreme (for UK) heatwave and drought. Is this something it can recover from, or is it…
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Thuja hedge burnt, will it regrow?

Very devastated as my thuja hedge burned-out very badly. It was 25 years old hedge planted by myself from small cuttings. ]1 What steps I should take to hope for it to come back? Would trimming burnt-out branches help? How hard should I trim it…
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What all does a plant not liking too much sunlight actually mean biologically? Is it mostly dehydration from heat, or direct light damage as well?

I have a variety of house plants I pick up from a nursery that has "indoor plants" and "outdoor plants" areas. We can't communicate well due to different languages, but I understand that some plants do well with some direct sunlight each day and…
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What is eating this leaf and how can I stop it?

There is some kind of worm or larva eating this plan. It has done quite extensive damage in what seems to be a couple of days. It is not the first year this has happened. Is there any way to get rid of the worm so the plant can be saved? Picture…
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Avocado lost all but one leaf

I am growing two avocado plants which reached about 30cm indoors. I took them outside on a sunny day and then they both suddenly wilted: Eventually, all the leaves fell off the tallest avocado plant, until there was one left: There are quite a lot…
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Approaches to repair bark damage in a pear and persimmon tree

I have a persimmon tree in our courtyard which delivers about 110 baseball-sized persimmons each year. That damage shown (first 3 pictures) is probably from insects or storm etc. The ornamental pears trees (last 3 pictures) got theirs from deer in…
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