QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsWateringAralia leaf curl 0 Vote Up Vote Down Jacinta Byrne asked 14 years ago An otherwise healthy-looking Aralia in the garden now has this leaf curl; is that just because of the dismal summer that we’ve had or something more sinister? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago This is more than likely due to drought, as the soil has been dry deep down since April and aralia likes the soil to be reasonably moist.