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May 17, 2007

Who else has sick-looking rhododendrons?

March delivered "bud blast" to my 15-year-old rhododendrons this year -- turning half of one shrub almost entirely brown but wreaking a little less havoc on the other two.

I'm not sure if I did the right thing but, impatient gardener that I am (especially when it comes to plants in the front yard), I lopped off what looked like dead, damaged branches on all three shrubs. I'm hoping new shoots will set in late summer or early fall for next year's bloom.

Has anyone ever had this "bud blast" problem with rhododendrons -- and found either a healthy way to repair the damage or a pre-emptive way to prevent it? Thanks.

Posted by Karen Bordeleau  at 10:53 AM | Permalink

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