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Leaves turning yellow on holly bushes

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FendrickC

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May 22, 1995, 3:00:00 AM5/22/95
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Help!! Does anyone know what would cause leaves on the bottom portions of
holly bushes to turn yellow and then drop off? I have recently
fertilized them and don't think I am overwatering. Could it be lack of
iron in the soil? These bushes are about 4 years old and this has never
happened before. Thanks for any help!

M. Gose

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May 25, 1995, 3:00:00 AM5/25/95
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In article <3pqvo7$d...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, fend...@aol.com
(FendrickC) wrote:

Holly bushes need an acidic fertilizer. Try fertilizing them every 10-14
days during the growing season and once a month after that. Mine were
doing the same thing this spring and this has helped.

Ralph Cassano

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May 27, 1995, 3:00:00 AM5/27/95
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Yellowing leaves are generally a sign of a pH imbalance in the
soil. If the pH is too high, the plant(s) cannot absorb the
nutrients in the soil, and the plant is basically starving.

Check the pH...if it's not in the 5.0 to 6.0 range, add iron
sulfate or Ironite to the dripline. Fertilize with Hollytone or
something like Super Turf Assurance's Acid Loving Plant Food.

Hope this helps...

Robert Zielazny

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May 28, 1995, 3:00:00 AM5/28/95
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Someone in another post suggested that you use an acidic fertilizer.
Good
idea and Miracid is a good one.
But the fact of the matter is that it is normal for holly to lose some
(not all)
of their leaves and strangely they do it in the spring--just the opposite
of other plants. What you are seeing is probably perfectly normal.
Bob


E Hagan

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May 31, 1995, 3:00:00 AM5/31/95
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Ralph, I saw your answer to some one else's question about yellowing
Holly. Would Miracid be as good as the iron sulfate or Ironite?
Also, only one of my Holly bushes is looking sickly. I don't know enough
about them to tell if it is the male or female one. It has more flowers than
the healthy one, and it is not the one that develops the berries. Does
this make a difference in what the problem is?

Betsy H.


Kathleen Snyder

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Jun 1, 1995, 3:00:00 AM6/1/95
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RC>Yellowing leaves are generally a sign of a pH imbalance in the

>soil. If the pH is too high, the plant(s) cannot absorb the
>nutrients in the soil, and the plant is basically starving.

RC>Check the pH...if it's not in the 5.0 to 6.0 range, add iron


>sulfate or Ironite to the dripline. Fertilize with Hollytone or
>something like Super Turf Assurance's Acid Loving Plant Food.

Better yet is to take a tbls of Epsom salts and a gallon of water, water
the whole bush leaves and all. This formula is organic and it actually
releases the bound up iron that is in the dirt. :)

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