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Originally Posted by tom0407
Hello Everyone,
I hope someone can help me. I have a very sick bay tree. It's proper name is Laurus Nobilis, A Belgian Speciality.
We've only had it for about a month and it's 5 years old. It's really not very well now and most of it's leaves have fallen off. It also smells like it's going rotten. I think maybe we have watered it too much. What do you suggest we do to prevent it from dying, or are we too late!?
Thanks,
Tom
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Hi Tom,
If it smells rotten, then it probably is. You don't say if it's in the ground or a pot. GENTLY scrape a branch to see if there is any green just under the bark. If so, it's still alive. If in a pot, remove from the pot and remove all the wet soil. Repot in fresh soil in a clean pot. If using the same pot, scrub well with a 10% bleach solution and then rinse well before putting the tree back in.
Newt