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Is my lilac bush dying? Can it recover? What's wrong with it? Could someone have poisoned it? Been here forever!!!!!
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Is my lilac bush dying? Can it recover? #878803
Asked July 25, 2024, 7:17 PM EDT
Is my lilac bush dying? Can it recover? What's wrong with it? Could someone have poisoned it? Been here forever!!!!!
Hennepin County Minnesota
Expert Response
Hi Darlene,
Many lilacs are getting bacterial blight this year. Here's some helpful web pages:
https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/encyclopedia/lilac-bacterial-blight
http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/factsheets/lilacbacterialblight.pdf
Both of the links above suggest ways to manage the disease, including raking up and disposing of fallen leaves and pruning to open up the plants and allow better air circulation.
Hope this helps.
Hi MJ,
Thank you for the information!!!!
:Darlene
Thank you for the information!!!!
:Darlene
You’re welcome!