The young shoots are also eaten by snails. This may make your bluebell tree look unsightly over time. Then you should cut it back thoroughly. You don't have to use chemicals against the snails right away. Often it is enough to collect the voracious animals.
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Fungal diseases are another danger to your bluebell tree. Fortunately, they are not very common. The only thing that helps here is to generously cut off the affected areas (shoots or leaves) so that the fungus cannot spread any further. Thoroughly clean your cutting tools to prevent transmission to other plants.
Why isn't my bluebell tree in bloom?
There could be a number of reasons why your bluebell tree is not in bloom. The first reason could be the age of the paulownia, as it does not bloom until it is around three to five years old. Since the bluebell tree in the first few years grows very quickly, a bloom is often expected sooner.
Another reason for the lack of blossom is frost. The buds form in autumn. If the winter is very cold, they freeze to death. Unfortunately, the bluebell tree does not drive out the new buds until next autumn and you have to do without the wonderful flowering for a year. The only remedy is protection from the cold or frost-free wintering of a still small tree.
trimming If you do your bluebell tree regularly, be sure to prune it before the new buds are planted if possible. A subsequent cut does not harm the tree, but there is a risk of involuntarily removing the flower buds.
The essentials in brief:
- occasionally prone to fungal diseases
- Leaves popular with snails
- Reasons for failure to bloom: tree too young, buds frozen, errors in pruning
Tips
If your bluebell tree does not bloom, it is probably not due to a disease but to a cold winter. So protect your tree from excessive frost.