"mich" wrote in message
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I had cause to take a Daphne of unknown age out of the garden two
weeks
ago. It was meant to go back, but water main problems mean it
cannot. I
quite literally plonked it on top of the garden and left it there.

Its been in the sun and its been rained on. It does have most of its
roots,
although they are bare ( no soil on them)

Leaves are looking sad but it could still be alive. How can I tell
if its
slowly dying or struggling to live?

What would be my chances of getting it back to life it I put it in
the
ground - and how would I best treat it to do that - cut the leaves
off or
leave them?

Its 3ft high x 3ft spread in size right now.

Daphne is very fussy about being moved around. As a first thought, I
think it has had it.

Franz