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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comIt has always been a lovely tree. It has never been pruned or had any special treatment, just more or less left to itself. Is there anything can be done for it.
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1 Comment To "I have a 48 year old bottle brush that only has leaves on the outer parts"
#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 02/12/2020 @ 4:32 am
Typically these need restorative pruning to keep them healthy for as long as possible. Over time it will lose its vigor and start to do what you are seeing now. The only thing to do now is to have a tree trimming professional come out and help you prune a tree of that size, as this can be very dangerous without the proper equipment.
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