My 5 year old Tri- colored beech tree blooms less and less each year. I checked them for mites and other pests and I dont see any. I sprayed with sevin last year and this year Im trying insecticidal soap just in case I missed something. It was so gorgeous the first year. What do you think is wrong? Look at the poor thing!
Could this be viral? Anyone?
Boy, looks like this tree can be a bit persnickety. Found out it does not do well in urban settings, requires part shade and is only viable to zone 7. What zone are you in Joelcoqui? Also, it requires really well draining but moist soil.
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Mine was looking very bad due to Fungus/Mildew. Almost died. I have been using a triple Fungicide spray and now it is fine. Gotta be one of my favorite trees. Gene
Roslyn NY or WA? What zone?
Looks kinda wet there. Can you take a cloeup pic of the leaves and bark?
Zone 6 or 7. The soil is well drained. One nursery told me to feed it some probiotic bacteria.. No change yet. Its in part sun, part shade. The shade starts at around 2 - 3pm. I tried a fungicide spray. I dont know what else do. Everyone elses in the neighborhood is gorgeous.
It looks dead now. Im very upset.
Thank you everyone for your help.
Bump.
Is there anymore imput on this?
If your neighbors are doing well then its a not a problem with zone. It likely had some kind of disease that went untreated or a virus. There are a number of blights, wilts, bacterial and fungal diseases or combination that could have been a problem. Would be hard to determine without looking at your specific case.
Its not likely to be fertility related...And I cant think of an insect that would comepletely kill the whole tree like that, especially if you didnt see anything.
Thanks for the additional pictures.
If you do get another one I would not plant it in the same place.
Thanks Drobarr. Is there anything I can do to try and nourish it so maybe next year it will thrive?
I'd have a chat with a couple of your neighbors that are having success!
Maybe it was just a bad specimen...or somehow the placement wasn't favorable. Or maybe they are spraying for a common disease? Wouldnt hurt to check with the others in your area.
Make sure it's not buried to deeply. I don't see the trunk flare (where the trunk becomes the roots) and that's can often equal a slow death from stem rot.
