[Arid_gardener] My Texas Mountain Laurel Tree Problems

[Jackie]

I AM SO HAPPY TO FIND SOMEONE TO ASK THIS QUESTION. OUR BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN LAUREL SEEMS TO BE SICK. AFTER BLOOMING PROFUSELY LAST SPRING '06 THIS SPRING SEEMS TIRED.......WE LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO, TX......................WE ARE USUALLY IN A DROUGHT, BUT NOT THIS YEAR SO FAR. HALF OF THE TREE IS BLACK. THE SEED PODS ARE SICKLY AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT THAT HALF DOWN. WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, AND CAN I APPLY SOMETHING GENTLE TO THE BIRDS AND VEGETATION AROUND IT???????                                   HOPE I'M IN TIME WITH THE QUESTION   !!!!!                            JACKIE
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