Five questions → likely causes

Why is my plant struggling?

In the desert Southwest, most plant trouble isn't a disease you can photograph — it's sunscald, salt burn, iron chlorosis from caliche soil, overwatering, transplant shock, or freeze. This reads how your plant is sited and watered to catch what an image model misses.

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How long has it looked like this?

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Was it planted or transplanted in the last year?

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What's its exposure?

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How is it watered?

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Where's the damage?

Pick the closest match.