Advice on recovering neglected trees

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Japh
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Re: Advice on recovering neglected trees

Post by Japh »

Thanks for all the advice guys. I did a scratch test on the branches and trunk of the Japanese Maple... all brown on the branches, and a dark green-ish browny colour on the trunk. I'm hopeful! Going to keep up the watering routine and maybe some fertilising and keep my fingers crossed.
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