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I have 2 red robin trees we bought last year potted. they have lost nearly all their leaves and whats left of the leaves are brown. they look to be dead? when i scraped the bark to see its brown underneath.
During the recent bad weather (Think frost was the culprit) the leaves on both my Yucca's have drooped and bent over. The centre looks a bit soggy. Is there anything i can do to revive them this spring or will i have to dig them up and replace them with something a little more hardy? I've noticed this has happened to a few neighbours Yucca's too although some have survived. One of them was about 6ft tall and the other one was about 8ft tall and have been where they are situated for about 3-4 years. I don't have a photograph handy but if it would help i can take one or two tomorrow and post them up.
2 Camelias in pots- about 10 yrs old.No leaves left on either one- just a few buds. Should I cut my losses and get rid of them?
Our camelia had buds some weeks ago but when I touched them (gently) they fell off. It is so sad not to have the abundance of flowers it had up to 2009. The bush looks healthy otherwise. Will it flower again, is there anything I can do?
Given the snow this winter, I have noticed that my solanum alba which was only planted last year seems to have withered and I fear it is dead. Should I see some life by now?
20 year old palm trees have lost most of their leaves in last storms. Will they grow back? is there anything that can be done to help?
My strawberry tree has been damaged very much from the frost can i do anything to get it healthy again?
Wondering what to do with a well established pyracantha that has been damaged by frost, leaves withered and falling off
6 ft high tree lost all leaves. some shoots appearing about 2 ft from bottom. full size ones also bare. can anything be done ?
I've a Wollemi Pine about 4 years old now. It grew very well in the first two years. Last winter's frost seems to have killed it, as the stems went brown and fell off quite easily. The winter before that the tip of the plant died (no wax polar cap formed), so I pruned it off and new growth appeared the following spring, just below where I cut it. This year I think frost has killed it. Not sure what to do now or how can I know if it's actually dead. Could this also be a fungicide problem?
Following the bad weather prior to Christmas, both my cissus striata look damaged, withered and even dead in parts. The are 10 feet plus high framing the front door - is there anything I can do to rescue them?
my griselinia hedge destroyed by frost its about 12 years old . will it recover or what do i replace it with.
I have a rosemary hedge that was planted about 2 years ago. With the snow, it is now looking really really sick. Alot of the branches look dead and are shedding their needles. However there are still a few green sprigs (granted looking worse for wear) .Do you know how I could revive my rosemary hedge? Or what should I do?
We have a number of what we call " monkey trees", they look like coconut trees without the nuts. We live in Galway city. They are over 20 years old and have been evergreen until the severe frost. The leaves have fallen off, even the little shoots perished. I suppose I should wait and see or could I apply some compost to help. Our evergreen privet hedge has gone brown, all leaves seem to have perished.
4 years ago we spent a lot on an escallonia hedge running the full perimeter of our site. The frost has killed all the leaves (turned brown) and the branches are brown & brittle. Is there any hope of the roots being ok and it growing back ?
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