Thanks Ken. Yes I guess this is a minor problem after all as long as they aren't failing to thrive.
rakesh On 1/26/09, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: > > Rakesh-- > > Occasionally I've had an occasional deformed leaf, usually caused by > either minor insect damage or drought stress as leaves are starting to > expand. Again, I wouldn't worry about it at all. Enjoy the color of the new > growth! > > Regards-- > Ken Greby > Broward County, Florida USA > > --- On *Mon, 1/26/09, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]>* wrote: > > From: Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> > Subject: [indiantreepix:7948] Re: Cause of these leaf changes in a queen's > crepe myrtle (pride of India) > To: "Rakesh Biswas" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected], [email protected] > Date: Monday, January 26, 2009, 12:20 AM > > I notice a couple of leaves having a sort of > crumpled appearance. It > could be the larvae of some insect on the rear side of the leaves. > Sometimes, the moths lay their eggs on the rear portion of the leaves > and the larvae build some kind of cocoon around themselves. If that is > the case, removing the cocoon should help. > regards > Yazdy Palia. > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks Yazdy, > > > > It is not he color I am worried about but you may take a relook that in > both > > pictures some of the leaves have a crumpled and wrinkled (diseased) > > appearance. > > > > rakesh > > > > > > On 1/26/09, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Dear Rakesh, > >> If the colour is only on tender leaves it is ok. However if you have > >> such colour changes on mature leaves, it could be deficiency of > >> Phosphorous. > >> In > your case, it looks fine to me. > >> regards > >> Yazdy Palia. > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 1:55 AM, Kenneth Greby > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Rakesh-- > >> > > >> > Looks fine to me. New growth (from mature stems) is typically > coppery > >> > colored. Mature leaves in second picture look to be of typical > >> > thickness. > >> > > >> > Regards-- > >> > Ken Greby > >> > Broward County, Florida USA > >> > > >> > --- On Sun, 1/25/09, Rakesh Biswas > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > From: Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]> > >> > Subject: [indiantreepix:7943] Cause of these leaf changes in a > queen's > >> > crepe > >> > myrtle (pride of India) > >> > To: [email protected] > >> > > Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009, 12:35 PM > >> > > >> > We have noticed these leaf changes in our queen's crepe > myrtle from a > >> > potted > >> > sapling since Jan 2008 (image apr 18 2008) as they persist even > today > >> > although the plant continues to thrive. (Image Jan 25 2009). > >> > > >> > Would be grateful for comments, suggestions regarding these > peculiar > >> > changes > >> > and remedies. > >> > > >> > rakesh > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
