I have a Sorbus 'Embley' tree which I planted about a year ago and I have
noticed that some of the leaves are going a sort of mottled yellow. It does
not look like a chlorosis problem as the leaves are not completely yellow
and they look very healthy. According to the catalogue the leaves should be
deep green. Apart from this the tree looks very healthy. It is well watered
and in well drained soil.

Could someone please advise me what the problem may be?

Many thanks

Les

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"Janet Baraclough" <janet.and.john [at] zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> I have a Sorbus 'Embley' tree which I planted about a year ago and I have
>> noticed that some of the leaves are going a sort of mottled yellow.
>> It does
>> not look like a chlorosis problem as the leaves are not completely yellow
>> and they look very healthy. According to the catalogue the leaves should
>> be
>> deep green. Apart from this the tree looks very healthy. It is well
>> watered
>> and in well drained soil.
>
>> Could someone please advise me what the problem may be?
>
> Watering it, most likely. A tree planted a year ago should be making
> a lot of new feeding roots, far afield in all directions from the
> original planting hole, spreading out into the surrounding soil to find
> their own water, minerals and nutrition.
>
> If you keep watering it, (or feeding it artificially) you're
> encouraging the new root growth to head for the soil surface in the
> watered area, which is not in the tree's best interests.
>
> Janet
>
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Many thanks Janet for your response.

A few years ago a young tree died on me (not in the same location as my
current problem). When I dug it up I found that the roots were bone dry. I
thought that I had watered it enough. This time I have been particularly
careful to make sure that it did not suffer from lack of water and now I
have the opposite problem. You just cannot win!!

Les

On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 12:09:35 +0100, les wrote
(in article <P%Ufg.1438$rD3.92 [at] newsfe5-win.ntli.net>):

<snip>
>
> A few years ago a young tree died on me (not in the same location as my
> current problem). When I dug it up I found that the roots were bone dry. I
> thought that I had watered it enough. This time I have been particularly
> careful to make sure that it did not suffer from lack of water and now I
> have the opposite problem. You just cannot win!!
>
> Les
>
>

You could always use the hosepipe in the ground method for things you plant
in future. Put a length of hosepipe into the ground beside your new, young
tree and water through that. The water goes directly to the roots.

--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
email address on web site

"Sacha Hubbard" <sacha [at] privacy.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 12:09:35 +0100, les wrote
> (in article <P%Ufg.1438$rD3.92 [at] newsfe5-win.ntli.net>):
>
> <snip>
>>
>> A few years ago a young tree died on me (not in the same location as my
>> current problem). When I dug it up I found that the roots were bone dry.
>> I
>> thought that I had watered it enough. This time I have been particularly
>> careful to make sure that it did not suffer from lack of water and now I
>> have the opposite problem. You just cannot win!!
>>
>> Les
>>
>>
>
> You could always use the hosepipe in the ground method for things you
> plant
> in future. Put a length of hosepipe into the ground beside your new,
> young
> tree and water through that. The water goes directly to the roots.
>
> --
> Sacha
> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> email address on web site
>

I never thought of that. Thanks for the advice.

Les