Escallonia hedge disease

QuestionsEscallonia hedge disease
larry molloy Staff asked 14 years ago

I have a 150 ft long hedge, it is 15 years old and has lost almost all of its leaves, those remaining have black spots as do the new leaves starting to appear.Almost all escallonia in our area seem to look just as bad. I am considering digging it all up and replacing it with Laurel,do you think there is any point in giving it another chance or will it more than likely suffer the same fate next year ?