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Sunnyside25 · 13/09/2025 18:38

Hi, I’m garden inexperienced and I don’t know if to snip this tree before stormy weather coming tomorrow? I don’t want to weigh it down and the wind wreck it but I don’t want it to die. It died about July, I was watering it everyday in the heat but thankfully came back to life. Thank you.

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Geneticsbunny · 13/09/2025 22:23

I think it might be a type of willow? Maybe a flamingo salix? Because it's near the fence it should be protected from the worst of the wind but autumn /winter isn't a bad time to give it a trim. I would just neaten it up a bit, so only cut the longest bits back to the same length as the others.

ThreePears · 14/09/2025 12:34

Agree, just trim the tallest stems a bit. Do look around the garden though, and secure anything else that might blow about - pots, toys, garden furniture etc.

I've been outside taking the tops out of several large bushes including my beloved camellia, which had got way too tall and needed reducing anyway.

Harrysmummy246 · 15/09/2025 11:46

Leave it alone, it will be fine

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