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Garrya elliptica collapsed

CazzieTCazzieT Posts: 74
in Problem solving
My lovely 20 year old garrya collapsed under the weight of snow in February.  Should I prune it to the ground and hope it shoots again? Photo attached but it insists on appearing upside down!

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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    edited March 2021

    If the stem has split under the ground it's beyond help, if not you could try lifting it back up, firming it in again  providing a support and reduce the height by a third or remove a few branches and see how it goes.
    Pruning to the ground will be too much of a shock

  • CazzieTCazzieT Posts: 74
    That's a good point, thanks - I'll see how it looks.
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