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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comWe lost a big section of our bottle brush tree due to a freeze this winter. This spring we trimmed off the dead branches and then more died after we trimmed. It only has a couple branches left that are not doing anything, has some green leaves but not sprouting any more.
The tree has quite a few shoots coming from the base, which makes me think there is still a chance we can save it. I trimmed off those shoots 3 weeks ago and there is still no growth on the top.
Any suggestions? It is 4 years old and was gorgeous last year. The trunk is now about 5 feet tall with those two branches left.
thank you for your help.
Pat Rod
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1 Comment To "Damage from freeze to our bottle brush tree"
#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 06/29/2018 @ 10:45 pm
It sounds like the top of the shrub died off and it’s growing back from the roots.
You will need to prune the dead plant material and let the shoots grow.