Pale leaf tips on Cornus florida rubra

Discussion in 'Cornus (dogwoods)' started by dt-van, May 31, 2008.

  1. dt-van

    dt-van Active Member 10 Years

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    Our pink dogwood is about 15 years old and I recently noticed that the tips of a number of leaves are turning from green to a very pale cream colour. Does anyone know what would be causing this?
    It did not bloom very well this spring, but the previous few years were among the best ever. I had attributed its improvement to the unusually hot dry springs and summers which had allowed it to recover from anthracnose blight after a number of years of doing rather poorly.

    I've now added a picture. The new leaves seem to emerge without the white tips. The white tips have now been there a couple of weeks, and have not yet curled or turned brown, but we've never seen this white before and it is on most large leaves.
     

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  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Maybe you'd like to put up a picture.
     
  3. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Possibly something like a magnesium deficiency.
     

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