Help,is my bay dead!
By Suey187
- 25 May, 2010
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Do you think my bay tree is dead,i have scraped the bark and it is green,it lives in a pot but as always been watered.i think the freezing winter as taken its toll.what should i do, give up and get rid or try my best to nurture him back to health.
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id go with what Hywel says , esp as there is still some green when you scraped the bark
25 May, 2010
thanks, will give him some tlc.
25 May, 2010
I agree with Hywel
25 May, 2010
I've heard somewhere that it's bad luck to have a Bay tree die on you, so I think I'd suggest doing your best to bring it back to life. :-))
25 May, 2010
This happened to my friends bay tree, she cut it back and it's starting to green up again! Good luck
11 Jul, 2010
thanks for the info Lulu.
11 Jul, 2010
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If it's green under the bark I would keep it. Maybe it would do better in the ground - more protection for the roots in extreme temps.
25 May, 2010