My shrub plant is dying cause.. THE CAT

Discussion in 'Garden Pest Management and Identification' started by burro, Dec 17, 2006.

  1. burro

    burro Member

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    I have no idea what plant this is but once i realized that it started losing leaves I checked it out and found cat **** under it.

    How can I save it?

    Thanks
     

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  2. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Looks like privet.

    Scrape out as many of the offending items as you can, return them to the sender, water a lot, and put down a mulch of thorny clippings (Berberis is good) around the base of the plants to discourage re-application.
     
  3. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Looks deciduous, in which case leaves would be falling off because it's autumn. Cat droppings will be coincidental. They go where there is flourlike, dusty soil, covering soil with cobbles or other barrier they cannot dig through puts a stop to it.
     
  4. Greeneyes

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    At just a look at the picture and surrounding shrubs I don't think it is a deciduous plant, there are not enough signs of brown leaves on it but it looks as though it is in trouble, suggest you take a clipping along to your local nursery while you still have some leaves left for proper identification, one solution to your cat problem would be to get a dog.
     

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