My tree took a bit of a battering when first purchased from gardening centre. It got knocked over a few times while still in the pont! This explains the brown (bruised) leaves and I assumed, once planted, that it was flowering much also as a result of the stress. However, it’s now being eaten alive by insects / pests/ etc. The leaves have all been munched up and I’ve noticed that the tree is growing taller but not really gowing to the sides.
Then, I noticed today that pests have moved on to my blueberry bushes which are not near the tree… the leaves are mostly 1/2 eaten…
I’m very reluctant to use standard pesticides and I even bought some ladybirds and a little wooden house + food for them. I was the laughing stock of friends and relatives, even more so when then the ladybirds just vanished!
Any suggestions, please?
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My cherry blossom tree and blueberry bushes are being eaten alive!?
September 3rd, 2010 - 3:47 am
Bite the bullet and get a johnson spray can and some sevin Liquid. Read the Directions. Spray and save your plants. Re spray after each rain because it washes off.
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My cherry blossom tree and blueberry bushes are being eaten alive!?
September 3rd, 2010 - 4:37 am
You will probably have to get some Seven. I comes in a liquid or powder. It is really the only thing I have found to get rid of pests. My rose bushes were being eaten alive by Japanese Beetles and the only thing that worked was Seven. Re-apply once a week. Good Luck.
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My cherry blossom tree and blueberry bushes are being eaten alive!?
September 3rd, 2010 - 5:35 am
I think you should use something. . . . . Look for a “green” product that is safe for the enviroment and for your blueberry bushes. . . . Also, you can hose the plants down with soapy water. . . . . . I’m not an expert, but I understand that this helps sometimes. I guess the little critters don’t like the soap. . .
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