Trees- leaves withery and look eaten

millertime78

Hi All

I set a few dozen trees for REPS 2 years ago. All going fine until this summer as the leaves appear withered & eaten away.

Are they under attack by some pest?

Could they be sprayed or is there some other solution?

bob charles

maybe the harsh May and June winds, I have seen whitethorns badly burned with it

ootbitb

just leave:) them be, hopefully they will recover by next year.

Bizzum

bob charles wrote: »

maybe the harsh May and June winds, I have seen whitethorns badly burned with it

I'd be thinking the same, and depending on where you are in the country, you could throw drought into the mix!

Oldtree

lot of salt in the wind, damaging birch and appels

Birdnuts

millertime78 wrote: »

Hi All

I set a few dozen trees for REPS 2 years ago. All going fine until this summer as the leaves appear withered & eaten away.

Are they under attack by some pest?

Could they be sprayed or is there some other solution?

Its the weather mate - most of the trees near my place in North Mayo are suffering the same way too, never seen anything like the damage:(

Rinker

Birdnuts wrote: »

Its the weather mate - most of the trees near my place in North Mayo are suffering the same way too, never seen anything like the damage:(

Its the same across a lot of the west. Donegal has also been particularly affected by this. I've seen some young trees in Dublin and Wicklow with similar damage but I think it may be a lack of watering.