Yes and yes. My daughter and son in law have had to have two massive mature
ones taken down to ground level and one drastically pruned back.

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Mike




"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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Someone recently mentioned a diseased horse chestnut.
There is a large specimen in our town. 2 years ago the leaves
gradually turned a dark chocolate colour. I kept an eye on it last
summer but there was no sign of it recurring. The tree looked
perfectly healthy. Today I noticed it looking decidedly brown.
Is this a disease? Will it eventually kill the tree?

Pam in Bristol