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Monkey Tree

sjparsons61o3KEpNCMsjparsons61o3KEpNCM Posts: 1
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I have a mature Monkey Tree which has been turning brown since last year. An expert told me it was drought but we have had so much rain recently and it is getting worse. Is it a lost cause ? 

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    the lower branches always turn brown and fall off.
    I'd not panic
    Devon.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Probably. The damage would have been done last year, so it wouldn't matter how wet it is now. Same with things like conifers/firs etc.
    Long term dry conditions do the damage and it's not often reversible unfortunately. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Are the new branches at the top dead?  The bottom ones go brown,  you can cut them off or wait until they drop off.
    This one is a good example taken from Google, 
    https://blantyreproject.com/2015/10/monkey-puzzle-trees-blantyre/
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Balgay.HillBalgay.Hill Posts: 1,089
    I wouldn't call that mature, your garden isn't totally in the shade.
    Yet.
    Sunny Dundee
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