"Spaniel" wrote in message
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Hi folks. Noobie here in need of some help.

It's the only plant in rented house garden I really like, and it's
sick.
Is there anything I can do to save the plant at the top of the diagonal
trunk ?

pic of it a year ago:
http://tinyurl.com/4f65kkq

pic of it today:
http://tinyurl.com/46d562s

The foliage on the third (right hand) branch died off nearly a year ago
and now squeezing that branch between fingers, it's as soft as rotten
fruit. The other two branches feel squidgy too.
There's a baby at the base of the trunk. Was about 4foot tall a year
ago, now nearer 6foot. I don't know if removing that will give more
life to the top or kill it completely.

Please advise.

You can air layer it as in this link
http://www.instructables.com/id/Prop...-Air-Layering/ and it
should be quite successful.