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This Edgeworthia, which i put in last spring, was ok through the fall and had weak blooms on the one stem during the winter. The upper branches were s...
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Edgeworthia Issue #867438
Asked May 07, 2024, 2:20 PM EDT
This Edgeworthia, which i put in last spring, was ok through the fall and had weak blooms on the one stem during the winter. The upper branches were slow to leaf out this spring. What happened?
Wake County North Carolina
Expert Response
Hello,
It's not uncommon for trees or shrubs to lose branches after a stressing summer and/or winter. There could be many reason why the plant was stressed or just underperformed causing branch dieback. It could be as simple as cold damage. I have one but it is somewhat protected by other plants. This may help your plant.
If the branch doesn't leaf out a few weeks they probably won't anymore, so you're good to prune it out. It should not hurt the plant but if the rest of the plant doesn't continue to thrive this year please let us know and we can revisit what may be happening.
Here is a link for more details on growing Edgeworthia, its a great plant!
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/edgeworthia-chrysantha/
Thank you for reaching out to us and please let us know if you need anything else.
It's not uncommon for trees or shrubs to lose branches after a stressing summer and/or winter. There could be many reason why the plant was stressed or just underperformed causing branch dieback. It could be as simple as cold damage. I have one but it is somewhat protected by other plants. This may help your plant.
If the branch doesn't leaf out a few weeks they probably won't anymore, so you're good to prune it out. It should not hurt the plant but if the rest of the plant doesn't continue to thrive this year please let us know and we can revisit what may be happening.
Here is a link for more details on growing Edgeworthia, its a great plant!
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/edgeworthia-chrysantha/
Thank you for reaching out to us and please let us know if you need anything else.
