Has my Forest Pansy died?!

Hello all,

When we moved last year we inherited a garden full of beautiful trees and plants, but we are not gardeners ourselves, so are feeling our way around. Last year at this time our Forest Pansy tree was full of large glossy purple leaves and looking stunning. This spring I waited for the pink flowers that I had read would appear before the leaves, but there were barely any. Just a few pathetic ones clinging to the bark. Then it began to come into leaf, but now the leaves have stopped growing and are very limp and sad looking.

I understand they don't like too cold or wet conditions, so could this be a result of the recent weather? (We live in the south east.) If it doesn't revive this year, is there a chance it could come back next year if the conditions are better? It's really a central focal point of the garden so I'll be gutted if it's gone forever :(

Any advice would be very welcome. Thanks.

 

Thank you for your reply. It's approx 2 or 2.5 metres I would guess, and in the soil. It seems to have gone downhill very quickly.

 

Oh no :( It literally seems to be dying by the hour today. Thank you so much for your comments. Will wait and see if any other advice is offered and pray for a miracle in the meantime! Will also check out Bryony. If you mean the large green leaves it's another tree...but I don't know what it is.

 

Sorry to say Annie, it is really not a good sign when this happens at this time of year. Normally it is a sign of honey fungus which has attacked the roots. have a look at the base of the tree, often the bark is peeling and it generally looks unhealthy. You may also see white fungal mycelium growth under the bark.
The larger leaves underneath it is an Abutilon !!

 

mine died this year as well , it decided not to grow , it was fine lat year and into the autumn


Very odd

Spruce

 

I think that might be it then, as the bark at the base is peeling, although I can't see any white growth underneath it. What do I do now then? I understand it gets in through the roots? Will other plants and trees in the garden also have it? It's going to be such a big loss as it also screens us from the neighbour's windows :(( Thank you for naming the other shrub! We have lots of unusual plants as the previous owner was a horticulturalist. It's getting a bit daunting now we've been here a year as we're not sure how to manage it all!