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POPLAR PROBLEM

Last post 08-10-2012 8:02 AM by Pesty. 1 replies.

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  • 06/10/2012 03:17 PM
    • seven11
    • cornwall
    • 11 May 2012
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    Early this year I bought a pot grown Populus x Candicans `Aurora`, and subsequently planted it out in my front lawn, where it seemed to thrive, reaching about 2 m high by midsummer. One morning, I was staggered to find that almost every leaf had been eaten away. I couldn`t believe that an insect could devour so much foliage in just one night.

    Can anyone tell me what could have caused this? There didn`t appear to be any trace of anything when I looked over the tree. 

    Many thanks.   

  • 08/10/2012 08:02 AM
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    • Pesty
    • At a desk
    • 24 Nov 2005
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    If the leaves have been eaten rather than dropped off it could be one of the sawflies that can attack Poplar. Not a great worry at this time of year - leaves are about to drop anyway.

    'Trying is the first step to failure' H.J.Simpson