Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Variegated Pittosporum bailing out on me. Help!, 0 by vossner

vossner wrote:
This is the 2nd year I am having problems with this 10+ year old shrub. I used to have 2 but lost one to the same problems. I have managed to keep the remaining one by spraying it biweekly w/ Neem but this year it doesn't seem to be helping much. Any comments will be greatly appreciated. It is a huge srub and will leave a big gap in my landscape if I lose it.

There is a big hole at the base of the shrub, and we think we've had an armadillo (possibly even a nest) at times.