Pussywillow Base Rot: Overwatering and Atomic Grow

Multiple bugs/worms at base; wet, rotting. Black bugs, small worms, cocoon-like balls on limbs.

Diagnosis

Too much water → root/crown rot. Insects secondary to decay.

Expert insight provided by Kathy.

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