Garden Pests and Diseases: What is wrong with my Aucuba?, 1 by dirtgirl74

dirtgirl74 wrote:
Hello! Hoping somebody will be able to tell me what is wrong with my large Aucubas. These brown spots show up only on the top of the plants. Leaves tend to be yellower and leggier in general at the top than those at the midsection and base of plants. Plants are in a generally shady area so I don't think they are being scorched. Any thoughts or suggestions? I'm thinking about giving them a hard prune back to the healthy growth.

DG