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Pine turning brown from the middle

martinnilesmartinniles Posts: 2
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I recently have my 15 years old pine trimmed as it was getting very big.   When it is done, I realise that the middle has turned brown  - I did not notice this when before I trimmed.  Any suggestion why this has happened and of course I want to save the plant   - THANKS Joanne

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Unfortunately, that isn't a pine, and it isn't going to recover from that.
    It's normal for conifers to be brown 'inside' but once you cut back into that brown wood, you won't get new growth. 

    I hope you didn't pay someone for that butcher's job  :/
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • martinnilesmartinniles Posts: 2
    I did! Does  this mean it wont grow back? It is still green on the outside though. 

    Joanne
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They won't grow back from any brown wood. 
    I don't think that's ever going to be a thing of beauty. The branches which are still alive will stay green where they're green already, but they aren't going to grow and cover all the dead stuff. 
    You're never going to get a result from that, that looks good.
    I have a mature conifer here that I inherited, and I often take lower branches off to raise the canopy a bit. That's the only thing you can do with most conifers, apart from chopping horizontally at the top, which isn't great, but the outer 'ring' can at least grow up and block the view of the trunks.
    Conifers really need trimming regularly from the word go, to keep them neat and shapely while they grow. There are very few varieties which can be cut back successfully.

    I can't believe someone took money from you to do that. It's appalling  :/
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Im afraid I agree with everything @Fairygirl has said. 
    I’m sorry but I’d get rid of that and plant something beautiful to look at. 

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





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'd get hold of whoever did it and demand my money back too....
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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