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Flowering Almond Die Off

15 years ago

Each spring, my flowering almond bushes have a prolific display of flowers and full coverage of leaves. However, once the flowers have completed their cycle, the leaves on the entire bush wilt and die, leaving the bush dead looking. Given time, the leaves will regenerate from the axial buds. What is the problem with my bushes? I've tried different applications of water in various seasons and food, but nothing changes the outcome.

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brandon7 TN_zone7
15 years ago
Thruxton,

Apparently you posted to the wrong forum. Your post actually turned up in the propagation forum!

Anyway, when you repost (probably to the Trees Forum), provide as much info as you can (what kind of drainage do you have, any sign of insect damage, any sign of disease, relevant weather info, etc) for best response.
paul122
15 years ago
Our almonds do exactly same thing every year. We have 2 different cultivars and they both die back after flowering. First, I thought it might be because of low air circulation around them (they are in quite crowded area with potentillas, berberis, forsythia and dogwood) but since then I started to take notice of other almonds in our neighborhood and they all seem to die back. Now I'm confused whether it's their physiological attribute or it has something to do with our zone (zone 5)
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