Cattwooduk
Shohin
Hi All, so I've had this JM 'firecracker in my garden by my pond for a couple of years and it thrived. This spring it really struggled to push buds and the whole top portion went brown, pale brown and brittle. The scratch test showed the whole top had died so I cut it back to the highest branch that had swelling buds. The trunk has a pale patch along a length of it as well.
It is a relatively sheltered garden but this winter was pretty cold for my region compared to the last couple of years and I'm thinking it's just cold winds have desiccated it severely.
I haven't actually seen vert wilt first hand so I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for so thought it's worth getting a second opinion before I dig this out and destroy it, or leave it and risk my other plants!
It is a relatively sheltered garden but this winter was pretty cold for my region compared to the last couple of years and I'm thinking it's just cold winds have desiccated it severely.
I haven't actually seen vert wilt first hand so I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for so thought it's worth getting a second opinion before I dig this out and destroy it, or leave it and risk my other plants!