Garden Pests and Diseases: Fotinia problem, 1 by xuling

xuling wrote:
Hola, I had a 7 year old Fotinia die of some disease that I could not control. And two years later I planted another one in the same spot and now it is covered with a disease. Does anyone know what the disease is and how to treat it? Is it treatable? Should I dig up the Fotinia? I certainly will not plant another Fotinia there. Should I treat the soil in some fashion? It is so bothersome as all I wanted to do was grow it large and prune the bottom in order to cast shade on one of my Hosta beds. arrrrrg!!!! Thanks, Xuling