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Saving burnt pine tree
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I have some tall pine trees (the skinny pointy type, about 2.5 to 3 storeys tall) and one of them recently caught a fire and most of the leaves were burnt off. The main trunk of the burnt tree is still there (but charred), although most of the leaves have fallen off, except for a small amount (slightly less than half a square metre) near the bottom of the tree which is still green. So I was wondering if the tree can still be rescued. I've been giving it plenty of water (when I remember daily, although I'm not sure whether it's helping because I haven't seen any improvements (no new shoots of leaves, but the tuft of green leaves are still there at the bottom). So can it still be rescued? What can I do to help it grow back? We really like the tree and prefer not to have to remove it if we can ... Any help would be very much appreciated. Best regards Robin |
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Saving burnt pine tree
"Robin Henderson" wrote in message
... Hi, I have some tall pine trees (the skinny pointy type, about 2.5 to 3 storeys tall) and one of them recently caught a fire and most of the leaves were burnt off. The main trunk of the burnt tree is still there (but charred), although most of the leaves have fallen off, except for a small amount (slightly less than half a square metre) near the bottom of the tree which is still green. So I was wondering if the tree can still be rescued. I've been giving it plenty of water (when I remember daily, although I'm not sure whether it's helping because I haven't seen any improvements (no new shoots of leaves, but the tuft of green leaves are still there at the bottom). So can it still be rescued? What can I do to help it grow back? We really like the tree and prefer not to have to remove it if we can ... Any help would be very much appreciated. Best regards Robin If possible using a long pole or something, break off a small branch (even small, as thick as your finger) up as high as you can. Also, try to get one that isn't burnt. If it's green then the tree has a pretty good chance of survival. Even if it's dead there still could be hope. Anyway, just keep going with the watering. Don't over water, just enough to keep the soil around it moist, with the usual less frequent deep waterings. Being an advanced tree, the roots will be well down. Hopefully that will bring it along. Sorry, I probably haven't really helped too much, just re-inforcing what you are doing :-) -- Remove "not" from start of email address to reply |
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Saving burnt pine tree
Robin Henderson wrote:
Hi, I have some tall pine trees (the skinny pointy type, about 2.5 to 3 storeys tall) and one of them recently caught a fire and most of the leaves were burnt off. The main trunk of the burnt tree is still there (but charred), although most of the leaves have fallen off, except for a small amount (slightly less than half a square metre) near the bottom of the tree which is still green. So I was wondering if the tree can still be rescued. I've been giving it plenty of water (when I remember daily, although I'm not sure whether it's helping because I haven't seen any improvements (no new shoots of leaves, but the tuft of green leaves are still there at the bottom). So can it still be rescued? What can I do to help it grow back? We really like the tree and prefer not to have to remove it if we can ... Any help would be very much appreciated. Best regards Robin Sorry to be bringing bad news. Pine trees don't regenerate too well. It sounds like the top was burnt? If so, it won't grow any more. Even if it does, the leafless places won't regrow. If you look at pine trees in gardens, you'll sometimes see a dead patch somewhere on them. The leaves just don't grow back. Jane |
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