Which diseases occur in hornbeam hedges?

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• Which diseases occur in hornbeam hedges?
• Diseases and pests on hornbeam hedges
• Recognize and treat powdery mildew
• Symptoms and treatment of leaf spot fungus
• Recognize and treat hornbeam spider mites
• prevent diseases
• Tips

Regular pruning can prevent diseases

Which diseases occur in hornbeam hedges?

Hainbuchenhecken are also popular because they are very easy-care and robust and almost nothing really resent. Nevertheless, it can occasionally lead to diseases and pest infestation. Which symptoms you need to look out for and which treatment is necessary.

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Diseases and pests on hornbeam hedges

The most common occur:

Recognize and treat powdery mildew

On the top and bottom of the leaves shows a whitish coating. The leaves curl up and show yellowish spots.

Powdery mildew is favored by dryness. Make sure that the hornbeam hedge is neither too dry nor too humid.

Cut off affected shoots. In mild infestation you can try to spray the affected leaves with diluted milk. In case of heavy infestation only a fungicide from the specialist trade helps.

Symptoms and treatment of leaf spot fungus

The leaves have brown spots with a bright center, it is an infestation by leaf spike fungus, which can occur on young leaves.

The cause is a location that is too humid or too dry. Water more frequently in drought.

Cut off all affected parts and discard them. If the fungus occurs more often, there is a commercial spray that you can use preventively.

Recognize and treat hornbeam spider mites

First, small spots on the top of the leaves can be seen, which increase in size and eventually lead to leaf debris. The leaves are covered with a fine network in case of heavy infestation.

Again, cutting the affected leaves helps. Since the hornbill spider mite can cause great damage, the use of special pesticides must be considered.

prevent diseases

The best way to prevent disease and pest infestation is to cut the hedge regularly.

At the same time, the lower regions of the hornbeam hedge must also be cleared. As a result, the plants are better ventilated and pests and fungi can not spread so much.

Infested fallen leaves must not remain lying down, but must be disposed of in the dustbin.

Tips

How robust a hornbeam hedge is is shown, among other things, by the fact that it survives even short-term flooding. Thereafter, the hedge should be well-lit, so that the lower regions can dry.