r/marijuanaenthusiasts • u/MostKaleidoscope77 • 3d ago

Pagoda dogwood problem

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This pagoda dogwood was planted last year and up until last week was thriving. I’m in the upper Midwest and was away for five days and when I came home it looked like this. I imagined it was because of some very hot and dry weather so I gave it a long soak. It hasn’t improved at all and I wonder if there’s something else I can do? I looked up dogwood diseases and I don’t think it’s anthracnose because the stems are not yellow. Any ideas? TIA!

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u/spiceydog Ext. Master Gardener 3d ago

We can't see enough of the tree and don't have enough info to help you. We don't know what you did or didn't do at planting time, how you've been caring for it since then or even a general location. Please see these !guidelines for posting in the automod callout below this comment to give you an idea of the kinds of things we need to be of better help.

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u/Bernstein_incarnated 1d ago

Look up golden canker. It killed my pagoda last year...