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Monkey puzzle tree

margaret.thomas56margaret.thomas56 Posts: 2
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I have a 28 year old monkey puzzle tree about 30 foot high and the bottom branches have turned brown and are spreading up the tree! I really don’t  want it to die, what can be causing it 

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  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    We have the same problem. The possible cause suggested is the dry weather we had last year. Nasty job, but we have just been removing the dead branches. It does make the tree look a lot better. Ours is a male so it has shed sticky yellow pollen all over the place too.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I think it’s quite usual for these trees to lose some lower branches.  However last year’s drought is still showing its effects and we’ve had a dry spring in many places this year 

    This earlier thread has some information that may help. 
    https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1000937/monkey-puzzle-tree

    I hope that’s useful
    😊 


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





  • margaret.thomas56margaret.thomas56 Posts: 2
    Dovefromabove said:
    I think it’s quite usual for these trees to lose some lower branches.  However last year’s drought is still showing its effects and we’ve had a dry spring in many places this year 

    This earlier thread has some information that may help. 
    https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1000937/monkey-puzzle-tree

    I hope that’s useful
    😊 

    Thank you it is 🙂
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