Possible causes
- wrong location
- nutrient poor substrate
- Damage to the roots
Wrong location
Harlequin willows need light to develop their beautiful, glowing foliage. However, excessive exposure to the sun is harmful. In this case, the water, of which the harlequin willow has a great need, evaporates on the leaves. These then dry up and also affect the branches.
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Wrong substrate
The harlequin willow needs a very nutrient-rich substrate for healthy growth. Container plants in particular do not have the opportunity to spread their root system so far that the supply is guaranteed. Without nutrients, the water cycle becomes unbalanced. The branches dry up. Always enrich the soil with compost or Mulch(€ 239.00 at Amazon *) at.
Furthermore, it can of course be the case that the substrate is too dry. Since the harlequin willow needs a lot of water, you have to keep the soil moist at all times. Make sure, however, that no waterlogging forms. Namely, this leads to root rot.
Damage to the roots
Have you replanted your harlequin willow lately? Unfortunately, in such processes, it can never be completely avoided that roots are damaged. In any case, the harlequin willow has difficulties to form roots at the new location. However, these are essential to ensure that the above-ground growth is supplied. In this case, thanks to a radical pruning, the harlequin willow quickly recovers from the symptoms. Because the fewer leaves and twigs it has to take care of on the earth's surface, the more intensively it can do this for the remaining parts of the plant.
