The ailing one will never improve. The healthy one may suffer the same demise. There’s a ton of fire blight in our area. I don’t see the usual indication of that on your photinia, but they are not long term plantings anymore due to the spreading infection. Also, that corner looks like a really nice spot for a shade tree that provides privacy and softens up the square geometry (I’d go with Monterrey, which is semi-evergreen and fast growing, or cherry laurels if I was a bit more patient).
klew3
Consider it dieing a good thing – they’re invasive.
Unfortunately, unless things have changed, if a photinia gets blight, it’s not coming back. We removed all of ours with blight and planted Hollie’s. One plant in a different location is still there and it’s doing great though.
Magic_Neptune
Replace with evergreen sumac
austintreeamigos
Everyone in AustinGardening is just going to hate on your Photinias.
Can you provide some closer pictures of the tree?
Photos of the healthy leaves, the dying leaves, and the leaves on between will be helpful to diagnosing your problem.
I have turned around dozens of photinias in my day and have a very solid process.
When they cant be saved is when the root flare is rotten, beyond that they can usually be revived.
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The ailing one will never improve. The healthy one may suffer the same demise. There’s a ton of fire blight in our area. I don’t see the usual indication of that on your photinia, but they are not long term plantings anymore due to the spreading infection. Also, that corner looks like a really nice spot for a shade tree that provides privacy and softens up the square geometry (I’d go with Monterrey, which is semi-evergreen and fast growing, or cherry laurels if I was a bit more patient).
Consider it dieing a good thing – they’re invasive.
https://sidmourningtreeservice.com/the-most-invasive-tree-species-in-austin-texas/#:~:text=Red%2DTipped%20Photinia,tipped%20photinias%20are%20beautiful%20plants.
https://www.wildflower.org/expert/show.php?id=7601&frontpage=true
https://www.npsot.org/posts/invasive-plant/photinia-x-fraseri/#:~:text=Red%20Tip%20Photinia%20is%20susceptible,gradually%20disappearing%20in%20the%20South.
Unfortunately, unless things have changed, if a photinia gets blight, it’s not coming back. We removed all of ours with blight and planted Hollie’s. One plant in a different location is still there and it’s doing great though.
Replace with evergreen sumac
Everyone in AustinGardening is just going to hate on your Photinias.
Can you provide some closer pictures of the tree?
Photos of the healthy leaves, the dying leaves, and the leaves on between will be helpful to diagnosing your problem.
I have turned around dozens of photinias in my day and have a very solid process.
When they cant be saved is when the root flare is rotten, beyond that they can usually be revived.