Ivory Halo Dogwood One-Sided Dieback: Heat Reflection or Overspray

Diagnosis

Browning on only the walkway side of two dogwoods suggests:

• Heat reflection from pavement.
• Chemical overspray from walkway treatment (deicer, herbicide).

Action

• Apply granular organic fertilizer to affected plants.
• Maintain consistent watering.
• If deicer used, flush soil with water.

Purple Leaf Sand Cherry Spots

Brown spots + leaf drop = leaf spot fungus. Control: keep foliage dry, spray fungicide early next spring. Not fatal.