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Re: No restraint whatsoever

SUSAN SAXTON wrote:

> I live in the Pacific Northwest, zone 6b/7a

> I have a lilac (syringa vulgaris) 'Edward
> Gardner,' (pink, if it makes a difference, which I
> doubt) and for the last two years the stem tips
> and leaves have blackened and wilted, including
> most of the flowers, around blooming time.
> The first year we had a late frost and I
> attributed it to this.  This year we had a lot of
> rain, but warm weather, and it happened again.

The lilacs that I carry are mostly afflicted with something that sounds
ominously similar.  I 'think' that it is bacterial blight, but even
requests I've made prior to this board has not resulted in any answer. 
Mine are recovering, or at best, not getting worse, so I haven't pursued
the cure.  Sorry.
> 
> Next problem:  amelanchier ?? 'Brilliant' (?), a
> tree I planted about 3-4 years ago which is now
> about 10-15' tall and has done well in its
> location, even surviving some limb loss after
> one of our notorious ice storms.  But this year,
> the wettest May on record EVER here, on the
> end of each stem, about 8" in length is a
> covering of a rusty colored *something* that is
> pretty gross looking and now of course the stem
> tips are hanging loosely on the tree.
Rust.  Prune out afflicted branches and apply sulphur dust.

> 
> Last question (for now).  Ampelopsis brev....
> 'Elegans' (I dare anyone WITHOUT help from
> a book to remember that spelling!).  My plant
> is about 2 years old.  I lost an earlier one in a
> bad winter.  For the last two years it has come
> back from the roots, gets about 5-6', doesn't
> berry or flower, and then dies back again in the
> winter.  I was sure it was hardy enough for my
> zone.  Are they slow starters?  I don't remember
> reading anywhere it is dioecious.  It is in some
> shade, which I thought it liked.  It gets morning
> sun and then several hours of late hot sun.
> Any suggestions?

Ampelopsis brevipenduculata (i'm winging it on the spelling, you may be
right!) 'Elegans' is grown mostly for the foliage, tho an occasional
berry finds its' way to the forefront.  Even when grown in the
greenhouse, most of the vine fades away over the winter.  Be happy that
it comes back!  It probably DOES flower, but unless you are really
looking, you won't notice it.  It's a very tiny thing that shows itself
as pinhead size cream knobs on the ends of a stunted looking tendril. 
But my, what foliage!  I grew 36 from cuttings 2 years ago and sold my
last one a month or so ago.  I regret selling them all.  I wish I'd
reserved one for myself.
  
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The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA  98362
(360) 417-2664
Zone 8
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