By Molldiddlo
United Kingdom 
How do I know if my ceanothus is dead ? It has brittle brown leaves and the branches are a green colour which is like moss.
26 Feb, 2011
By Molldiddlo
United Kingdom
How do I know if my ceanothus is dead ? It has brittle brown leaves and the branches are a green colour which is like moss.
26 Feb, 2011
it doesnt sound happy if the leaves are dry and brown. the green surface is either alga or lichen and not really a problem. use your thumb nail and scrape as small section of bark 3mm/1/4" long, if it is green it is alive if it is brown it is dead. Repeat further down the stem. if it is brown all the way down then you have lost it. I lost mine in last winter but it was 20 yrs old.
hope you find green.
26 Feb, 2011