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Can this be saved?

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noriim · 08/05/2020 21:59

I have just moved into a house and this sad love was left behind.
Can it be saved?
I'm not good at gardening, so I don't fancy its chances, but I'm willing to give it a go.

Can this be saved?
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mineofuselessinformation · 08/05/2020 22:06

Others may have a different opinion, but I'd cut it right down to just above the green section at the bottom, give it a couple of weeks to recover and then pull it out of the pot to look at the roots.
It is probably pot-bound judging from the size of the plane versus the pot, so pot it on to a bigger pot or put it in your garden. Tease out some of the roots that are going round and round before you plant it again.
If you're putting it back on a pot, either feed it or remove the top of the soil and replace with good compost.
If it goes in the ground, make sure the soil is good - either dig in some organic material, or feed as above.
Hopefully it will shoot out.

mineofuselessinformation · 08/05/2020 22:06

Plant not plane!

bluefoxmug · 08/05/2020 22:12

same a pp
cut it back quite hard, top the pot up with some new compost and give it a feed (all purpose plant food)

is that dog pee on the side of the pot? if yes that has to stop.

noriim · 08/05/2020 22:13

Grin No! Not dog pee! Grin I had just given it a water with the watering can.

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noriim · 08/05/2020 22:15

Thanks for the replies, I didn't realise I would have to cut it back so hard.
I'm planning a complete garden re-haul but that might be 2 years away.
I'm wondering if it's worth it?
(Poor tree)

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Rhodri · 08/05/2020 22:21

It may need a sunnier spot or more water. Have a look at the twigs. Scrape them with your fingernail. If they’re green under the bark they might re grow. If they’re brown and dead then there’s no chance and it needs cutting. But personally I’d cut the twigs off and keep the long bare stem with a green lollipop at the top!

WhenItIsOver · 08/05/2020 22:46

Give it a chance, poor thing.

tilder · 08/05/2020 22:56

Looks like box? Cut back hard and see if it grows. The dead bits won't regrow.

Rhodri · 08/05/2020 22:57

They might regrow if the leaves have just been eaten by caterpillars.

Pidgythe2nd · 08/05/2020 23:00

I’ve got a Box tree like this. Bloody caterpillars!
It hasn’t grown back unfortunately. Still a huge bare patch since last year.

GlamGiraffe · 08/05/2020 23:04

Looks like a buxus that may have ince been pyramid shaped. The buxus moth caterpillars have had a reast perhaps. Spray it madly. It might grow back after a while. Otherwise it needs a radical new haircut. Either a lollipop tree or a shortie of some design. Spray first.

noriim · 08/05/2020 23:44

It is a buxus which was sort of pyramid shaped GlamGriaffe i think it has been neglected rather than having a disease.
It's been shoved in a corner, so not a lot of chance of light/rain.
I just feel bad about cutting back any of the green as doesn't it need the leaves to photosynthesise?

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