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Christina Websell wrote:
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But don't be too quick to dig it out. It's worth watering around the
base . Bays sucker quite freely and you may be lucky enough to get a
little selection which could be taken off with roots attached and
potted on.

Yes, it does sound like it has deceased - what a pity. I do agree with
persevering to try and get it to sucker, it's worth a go.

Incidentally, ALL you need to do is to wait. It may well shoot from
the roots this year, but it is just possible it won't until next year.
My mother's did that after 1962/3.

Bay is not very hardy, and used to go brown every year in Cambridge,
but this winter wasn't particularly hard here. Once the bark freezes,
the top will die completely. But they can regrow from fairly deep
roots.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.