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Problem Choisya

lizmaclizmac Posts: 77
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I know I must remove the dead part but would it be ok to prune it right down to below the space left??

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Yes, they respond pretty well to pruning and the gap will soon fill up. But I wonder what happened to it?
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited September 2021
    They all looked terminal round here after winter @Busy-Lizzie, but most have come back.
    Or - that could be animal urine. 

    When did it happen @lizmac?
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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Yes, I'd be a bit worried why that section died.  Try following the dead growth back to see if there is any stem damage.  Sometimes, a branch can snap at a junction in heavy wind on large ones - the leaves are heavy.  Either way, cut it back into healthy living wood below the damage or break, ideally just above a shoot, but they really can take a hacking if necessary and seem to have the ability to shoot from any part of the remaining wood. :)
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  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    I sometimes had this happen on my choisya.
    I found it was probably snails ring barking the stems!
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