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Pyracantha help

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Hi,
Just looking for some advice on my Pyracantha it has leaves that are turning yellow and falling over the last few weeks.
I have owned it for a month and have never had one before.
I have included a few photos.
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I think this is probably normal. Even evergreen trees loose their leaves and it is usually in a three year cycle.
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I had one that did that and it was dead in 3 weeks, check the soil mine was not draining properly and staying wet.
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Agreed Watto , mine lose a proportion of their leaves each Autumn . It is probably about a third each year which agrees with the three year cycle. I find that if only part of the leaf turns yellow before dropping the tree is in stress . When the whole leaf turns they are happy . Cheers Graham
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Post by Komodo »

This is normal for a pyracantha. I used to pluck the yellow leaves off my firethorn to encourage light, air and new growth.

If all of the leaves start losing their colour and going pale and dry you are in trouble. This will most likely occur in winter when its wet so keep an eye out just incase. These trees are particularly vulnerable to a fungus caused from root rot if you are not careful. Make sure it is in a good well draining mix and don't be slack with repotting.
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This I normal. I have 3 firethorns and this time of the year, some f their leaves turn yellow and drop. Make sure the soil is moist.
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Thanks everyone for the quick replies.
I was hoping this was the case but having only had it for a month or so I was a bit worried.
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Yep nothing to worry about - looks fine and is normal based on my personal Pyracantha observations.
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Yep nothing to worry about - looks fine and is normal based on my personal Pyracantha observations.
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I agree there's nothing to worry about but it needn't happen. The reason is that the tree was under-fed during the summer.
When the tree develops fruit, it need extra nutrients, particularly NPK. If they are not in the soil, it will take it from the leaves. Starting with the oldest.
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treeman wrote:I agree there's nothing to worry about but it needn't happen. The reason is that the tree was under-fed during the summer.
When the tree develops fruit, it need extra nutrients, particularly NPK. If they are not in the soil, it will take it from the leaves. Starting with the oldest.
Thanks for the reply, I will remember this for next summer. Is it worth doing anything now?
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Darren S wrote:
treeman wrote:I agree there's nothing to worry about but it needn't happen. The reason is that the tree was under-fed during the summer.
When the tree develops fruit, it need extra nutrients, particularly NPK. If they are not in the soil, it will take it from the leaves. Starting with the oldest.
Thanks for the reply, I will remember this for next summer. Is it worth doing anything now?
Thanks
Darren
Probably won't make much difference but it wouldn't hurt. The roots are still active.
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