Dave M
Seedling
Hello everyone, this is my first post here and I am very much a novice.
I purchased an elm about 3 months ago. It initially did quite well but over the last month or so it has had alot of branches and leaves wither and turn brown/black. It still sprouts new branches and leaves but the older branches and foliage seem to wither up and dry. I've noticed one leaf hanging by a spider web thread (3rd photo attached hopefully shows this) and seen at least one other very fine spider web filament.
I am suspicous it has an infestation of some sort and I guess I veer towards thinking of a spider although I have not seen anything and to be honest would not know what to look for. Other than that, I am watering with 200ml every 2-3 days and fertilizing with a fishy smelling black organic liquid fertilizer they gave me (diluted 2 ml to 200 ml water) every week or so.
I hope these photos tell a story and would welcome advice on how to get my elm back on track.
Best wishes,
Dave Meddings
I purchased an elm about 3 months ago. It initially did quite well but over the last month or so it has had alot of branches and leaves wither and turn brown/black. It still sprouts new branches and leaves but the older branches and foliage seem to wither up and dry. I've noticed one leaf hanging by a spider web thread (3rd photo attached hopefully shows this) and seen at least one other very fine spider web filament.
I am suspicous it has an infestation of some sort and I guess I veer towards thinking of a spider although I have not seen anything and to be honest would not know what to look for. Other than that, I am watering with 200ml every 2-3 days and fertilizing with a fishy smelling black organic liquid fertilizer they gave me (diluted 2 ml to 200 ml water) every week or so.
I hope these photos tell a story and would welcome advice on how to get my elm back on track.
Best wishes,
Dave Meddings