Eleagnus maculata problem
By Spritzhenry
West Somerset,
England 
Has anybody seen an Eleagnus do this before? Its leaves are going golden and dropping off - is there anything I can do please?
On plant
Eleagnus maculata
15 May, 2008
Answers
Thank you - Oh dear! It'll be a HUUUUGE job!
16 May, 2008
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Hello Spritzhenry,
I have seen similar in E. ebbingii and believe in that case a viral infection was diagnosed. Elaeagnus do respond well to being pruned hard back to healthy wood and I would suggest if no other offers are made you should seek to prune out all the infected wood back to a healthy dormant bud zone about 3 to 4 inches into the healthy wood. Only make cuts on healthy wood to avoid any potential cross contamination and burn the removed branches. Hope this works for you.
15 May, 2008