QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsPests and DiseasesSkimmia plant going yellow . 0 Vote Up Vote Down Anna Meehan asked 16 years ago Skimmia,glossy,large red berries going yellow&dying. Not loss of water.lovely for 10 +years.I cut away dead branches, new growth, then more yellow & dies again.Still have small bit of healthy growth yet.What will I do? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago This is die-back disease, not uncommon in skimmias and usually they simply fail in the end. Probably you might as well remove it.