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Conifer going brown

paulsue.mona4paulsue.mona4 Posts: 2
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I have a conifer that has always looked healthy until recently.  I have raised the canopy slightly earlier in the year but not pruned it.  Does anyone think the tree will recover or is it a lost cause? 

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It won't regrow from those brown sections. They're dead.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • paulsue.mona4paulsue.mona4 Posts: 2
    Does the brown are usually continue to overtake the health looking green growth?
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It can do. It depends how far gone the tree is, and whether it's been caused by drought [the most likely reason]  or something else. 
    Many shrubs and trees have suffered in the last couple of years, as many areas have suffered so much drought for long spells. It can take a while for the effects of that to show up. 
    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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