Bottlebrush With Yellow Leaves
Jen,
My bottlebrush trees continue to have dead to yellowing branches. I cut them out, but they continue to reappear. Do you have any solutions?
Paul H., Bellaire, Texas
Paul, sounds like too much water. I consulted with the growers at Treesearch Farms to verify and they agreed the bottlebrush needs very little water even to get established.
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Jen,That seems unusual as they were so lush last year, and my watering times and schedules haven’t deviated from last year.
Paul, Most “drought tolerant” plants such as the bottlebrush can survive through an average summer without supplemental watering. The bottlebrush is usually not drought tolerant the first year and regular watering and an application of mulch are good ideas. After that, you can pretty much allow them to fend for themselves with an occasional soaking. Treesearch recommends to stop watering it all together for awhile, then practice a routine of giving it a deep soak and then letting it dry out completely before soaking again.
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