genchan
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Mulberry leaves drying up

These few weeks, I have been noticing my mulberry leaves are turning from healthy green to yellowish and dying off.

I hope someone here can tell me what is causing it. Its planted in a big container and the plant is still small and I just repotted it recently. Its placed outside, so it gets plenty of morning sunlight. But these days, its been raining. So I wonder if its because of water. Or perhaps because of insect attack?...

Here are 2 pics of the leaves I plucked off.

Mulberry leaves 1

Mulberry leaves 2

genchan
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I realized that the link is not working. So I am reposting the pics below.

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applestar
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Tthe mulberry tree I have is incredibly drought tolerant. since yours is in container, I guess I would wonder if it might be getting waterlogged -- is the new soil well draining? Does the container have a drip tray that might be constantly filling with rainwater or is the container sitting in a low spot that puddles?

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Hi Applestar. There's no drip tray at the bottom of the container and its not sitting in a puddle either.

I recently trimmed it and new shoots are coming out. They are green and nice, unlike the older and bigger leaves which are turning yellowish and dying off.

I wonder if I should dig it up and repot again..

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Did the yellowing occur before or after repotting? If after, maybe it didn't like the roots disturbed. I wouldn't repot it now since you're saying it's recovering and showing healthy new growth.

Mulberry IS deciduous, so maybe it's just going through a natural life cycle? Did it shed leaves already during the winter? Repotting is typically best done in late winter while the tree is still dormant but will begin to break bud soon.



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