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Help with my lilac

nagmakernagmaker Posts: 3
in Problem solving
I don't know what is happening it's one of the plants my dad bought me on holiday years ago and scared I'm going to lose it. I've done nothing different to it and always get a fantastic display. But now it looks like it's dying one half looks fine other half changing colour 

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  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    Are you sure it is a lilac?
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • nagmakernagmaker Posts: 3
    yes this is it in flower 
  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    Yes that’s definitely lilac . Mine went like that just before it fell down .How old is the tree? They don’t last forever .
  • nagmakernagmaker Posts: 3
    Please don't say that 🤯 the trunk looks healthy. It's probably about 20 years old plus
  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    I should have mentioned that after it fell down it sprouted up again . Perhaps if you cut it back it will grow good again .I don’t know ,I’m just guessing .
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited August 2023
    You could take a few cuttings. Not the best time of year but you may be lucky.
    We all have plants that are sentimental but like us they don't go on forever.
    I have cut them to the ground and they regrew so if the worst happens you could consider this. However the area that is yellow could be giving up. 

    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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