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Browning of hedge shrubs

Shirshendu Mukherjee

9 years ago

The leaves of this evergreen hedge are browning from inside and becoming visible outside. What is happening and what should I do?

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yoyummy
9 years ago
The brown bits are dead. They won't ever recover. Best thing to do is get rid of the whole tree unfortunately.
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