The leaves on my eucalyptus have started to curl. I don't understand whats causing this to happen. Any advice?
The affected leaves
How they should look
Eucalyptus leaf issues
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Re: Eucalyptus leaf issues
I haven't seen this one, but in the absence of wiser advice, I'd suspect it was a fungal disease. This wet summer has certainly encouraged all that stuff. Something from Bunnings...
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Re: Eucalyptus leaf issues
I haven't seen this either, but it doesn't look like the usual suspects - drying out, sunburn, over watering, or over fertilising. I'd suspect fungal or mite problems, but I'm only guessing. If no one here can help is there a native nursery you can take a bagged sample to?
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Re: Eucalyptus leaf issues
We have a native nursery down the road. If i can't find the help here I'll reach out to the nursery
I'll give a fungal spray a go. Hopefully it solves the issues
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Re: Eucalyptus leaf issues
It looks like mites damage , have you looked at the leaves under magnification ? It may also be a Boron deficiency .
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Re: Eucalyptus leaf issues
I’m with Sno - I’ve had a bad run of mites over the last month or so. Not sure whether the relatively humid weather has spurred them on.
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