Inge Jones wrote in news:MPG.1af45e0965ccc50098a106
@text.giganews.com:

At the moment, only a small branch the opposite side to the injury has
some green slightly-open buds on it, and the rest still just has the
dark leftovers from last year. The wood on those inactive branches has
a green patina, and up the trunk is what looks like a dusting of white
powder.

Does it sound as though it's had it, or given another year might it
recover?

A bit early to say yet. It could be that the rest of it will be putting on
leaf in a few weeks.

Rowan in my garden shows no signs of life at all yet.

Victoria
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gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
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