Anyone ever seen this before?

[Jay22]

Just back from Ayrshire where I noticed a lot of the plants have this on their leaves...everything from nettles to trees and everything in between. Any idea what it could be, I have never noticed it before. It's not just on the property but on the plants on the road to the property too.



Thanks in advance!

[roitelet]

Looks like what happened to my pansies after heavy rain. Could be weather damage.

[rary]

I have seen this before and thought it was caused by the cold possibly cold rain, but as I said that's just my thought not definite

[Hazel at the Hill]

I'd have said sun-scorch, but as you might all roll around laughing given your locale, would it be possible that the farmers have been spraying weedkiller, and it's caught these plants?

[Jay22]

Thanks everyone. We did have a lot of sun but a lot of these things are under trees. We also thought about overspray from the field next door as it's the first time it has been used for crops rather than cattle.
It's on nearly everything from weeds to trees. No one thinks it's disease or anything? It's also on the bushes in the public road.

[rary]

Jay I remember about five years ago there was a strong cold wind that damaged the new chestnut leaves, and it was thought that the wind carried salt spray with it, are you near the coast and is there damage in other areas near your?

[Jay22]

Yes rary we are about two miles from the coast and the plants on the road leading to the property are also like this...hope you are right and it's that! Thank you!

[Nicos]

Is it on your veg?....or just along the roadside?
Is it worth contacting your environmental health officer just to check that it's not some form of toxin...and it's not going to affect public health/eating your produce?
Just a thought.

If it is something toxic, it would be awful to think no one has reported it! Better safe than sorry.

[Jay22]

We don't grow veg there Nicos and the property adjoins a farm so I'm sure if it's something toxic they will notice! It appears to be on all greenery except rhododendrons, ivy and periwinkle. Everything else from nettles, ferns to trees have it.

[veggiechicken]

Have you asked the farmer if he's been spraying (sounds like a cat!)
Rhododendron, ivy and periwinkle have tough leathery, shiny leaves that may be able to withstand damage from spray, salt or hail better than the soft, young leaves of ferns and trees.

[Jay22]

We didn't get a chance as I only discovered it yesterday just before we left for home. Thought that would be the case with the leaves VC...hopefully everything will be ok when we next go down.

[rary]

If it is salt damage the trees could be bare the time I mentioned previously it was just the trees that came into leaf later that had any foliage which was mostly ash trees

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Mmmmm! My thoughts would be "Drift" from weed killer!