A Dying Ceanothus...

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  1. Sidonie

    Sidonie Apprentice Gardener

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    Why oh why has my faithful billion blooms every spring suddenly shed 80% of it's leaves and the rest are brown and brittle and it looks literally on it's last legs, i have done nothing to it, it had a big haircut last year and bloomed brilliantly this spring but now...
    Any thoughts?
     
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    Could it be all this rain that has been coming out of the sky.Maybe just too wet.
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Can only say that I dont think they are long lived shrubs as a rule.
    I have a dead one in my garden.
     
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    My 20ft high ceanothus tree has given up the ghost this year. As pete says, they are not usually very long-lived and most varieties only last about 10 years.
     
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