By Ahartman
Connecticut,
United States 
My rhododendron looked great all winter. It is now spring, and the weather has been warming up. With this I have noticed that the rhododendron's leaves are turning brown and crisp. We have had plenty of rain so it can't be a lack of water....????
27 Mar, 2010
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It was quite cold over the winter but at that time the leaves were all green, it wasn't until we stated warming up into the 60's that I noticed that the leaves were turning brown. Delayed effect? The plant is very exposed.
28 Mar, 2010
Did you have a lot of frost that stayed in the ground to a depth of a few inches for a month or more. If so the rhodo. will not have ben able to get any water. Check whether it is still alive by carefully scraping a very small amount of bark away with a finger nail if it is green well and good if not I'd still leave for a month or so.
Sudden thought what type of soil are you growing it in?
28 Mar, 2010
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How cold did it get with you Ahartman and how exposed is the rhodo?
28 Mar, 2010