I've noticed a problem recently with a brug that I have. The stems turn
a yellowish color and become soft. This continues right down the entire plant until
it dies. Any clues as to what might be happening?
Problem with Brug decline
I've had die back in a few Brugs, but if it occurs, it occurs during winter when I'm overwintering my Brugs in the greenhouse. Please provide more information on this Brug, such as name of the cultivar if you have it, has the Brug been kept very wet, size of plant, in ground, in pot, has it been stressed in any way, weather, is it outdoors, indoors, etc.
My DH is working up in Oswego. He tells me temperatures still dip down into the 30s. If the plant is in a pot, have you tried knocking it out of the pot and examining the roots? I haven't been able to find the exact cause of this dieback because it seems to happen only to a few. I suspect the soil stays too much wet while temperatures remain too cold. I overwintered my Brugs with the thermostat set at 50ºF for the first time this past winter and didn't have any die back. In previous winters, I couldn't talk my DH into letting me set the thermostat higher until this winter.
Like Betty said, this happens when they are in winter storage, but I also have never had this happen this time of year. Are they outside? Maybe if they are they got too cold.
Can you post a picture. I am just a few hours from you so I know how cold it has been in NY this year.
yes... it is mysterious... part of the pattern.. here.. is anything I'm pouring love and interest into ... gets it... keeping it dry is helpful.. but seemingly one good watering to a dry plant can bring it on... I've come to consider wind movment helpful in preventing the start... but when I see it beginning... I cut way down below the effected area.. perhaps even down a ways into the next limb structure of the plant.. when I see it on the main trunk... I'll lop it off to just above the soil line... then try to get it to rebranch from there...
the more exotic ..temder the plant is....the easier it is for this to occour... from perfectly healthy plants... to the mushey stems in a watering cycle.. the most disapointing was Super Spot... it was doing so well... now to see if it recovers and resprouts from the roots and an inch of trunk... a vacciene would be welcome here..
Well this Brug is a double to triple peach from Germany, at least that's what I was told when I got it on Ebay a few years ago. So it's real name i don't know for sure. I took a few pictures of a few stems that i clipped off. Hopefully you can see what I'm talking about the branches turning yellow. :) The parent plant is fine. I did have one other brug called Monkey Shines, but that one sucummed to this problem as well. I have two other Brugs that don't seem to be affected but do need bigger pots with fresh soil. :)
