Privet and River Birch Diseases
Plants get infected many times due to lack of care. This makes it unhealthy and reduces its life too. Hence it is necessary to know the kind of disease on plants, to cure it and keep the plant healthy. Knowing About Privet and River Birch diseases is very important factor of Privet and River Birch Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Privet: Aphids, Black Vine Weevil, Clearwing Moth, Eriophyid mite, Mites, Scale, Scale insects and Spider mites
- River Birch: Aphids, Red blotch and Sawfly Larvae
Privet and River Birch Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Privet and River Birch care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Privet and River Birch pruning is done as follows:
Privet pruning: Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune regularly, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves
River Birch pruning: Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Shape and thin as needed
Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Privet and River Birch fertilizers are as follows:
- Privet fertilizers: Compost, fertilize in spring and organic fertlizers
- River Birch fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and No need to fertilize every year