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Fir (i think)

leigh.speed1leigh.speed1 Posts: 4
in Problem solving

This got absolutely battered last summer with the heat. Could anyone give me any tips on how to save it (if possible) also could anyone tell me the name of it.

Many thanks

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  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    I'm afraid I think it's a goner...   :/
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Me too ☹️ 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    Ex Fir 


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    It's a form of conifer and they don't regenerate well so all that brown stuff will just stay brown and, frankly, the rest doesn't look too lively. I would cut your losses and dig it out now.  Refresh the soil which will be short of moisture and nutrients before you plant anything new and make sure it is well watered, especially in its first summer season and in any future dry spells.   Kindness to plants does work.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I think it'd be heading to the great compost bin in the sky if it were mine.
    Devon.
  • leigh.speed1leigh.speed1 Posts: 4
    Thank you all for that, i thought this might be the case. I will get digging 😊 the silver lining is that there will be room for more plants 😁
    Thank you all for taking the time to reply
  • GravelEaterGravelEater Posts: 124
    Looks like Picea Abies something  or Picea Pungens something.
    The problem is that whatever it is, if you did manage to save it, it's gonna look pretty terrible.  I don't think these regenerate new growth, it'll just looks really spindly/twiggy.
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