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Help! Dying tree?

heath64heath64 Posts: 33
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Hi - wondered if anyone could help? This tree (and apologies because I have no idea what it is) has suddenly started to look ill - the leaves have turned brown and have started to drop. Any advice to try and save it (and identify it!) would be most appreciated. Thanks Rachael  

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  • Cottage CompostCottage Compost Posts: 496
    Possibly a Wisteria!


  • heath64heath64 Posts: 33
    Don’t think it’s wisteria - it’s a tree and no flowers.
  • Cottage CompostCottage Compost Posts: 496
    do you have a photo of the whole tree?  How big is it?

    Your probably correct, just the leaves looked like a possible wisteria, they can grow as trees and if they are not happy they won't flower.  How long have you had the tree for?
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    More likely a Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos.)  Issue could be lack of water or the strange weather patterns this year may have fooled it into thinking it's Autumn.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • heath64heath64 Posts: 33
    Just added some more photos that may help. We just bought it from a garden centre about 7 years ago.hoto
  • Cottage CompostCottage Compost Posts: 496
    I think BobTheGardener is right.  My acers and my Boston Ivy leaves are starting to turn red! Convinced it's the sudden and prolonged change in the weather.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    It is planted very close to the fence so will have the 'rain shadow' effect, as well as there not being much space for it in that border.  It may also be being out-competed for water by the roots of the large tree next door.  Some of the top branches look dead.
    I think I would water generously (2 bucketfuls once a week, poured slowly around the roots so that it soaks in) for the rest of the year then, when the tree is dormant in winter, cut it back to the level of the gutter line of the houses behind as it appears in the last photo.  With a bit of luck you'll get healthy new growth next spring.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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