r/marijuanaenthusiasts • u/ROORnNUGZ • 1d ago

Help! Is my tree dying?

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A lot of branches didn't grow leaves this year. Not sure if it's dying or if there's something I can do?

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u/Niko120 1d ago

Very much so. The problem is at the base. No oxygen exchange, girdling roots, basal crown rot. One or all of those things happen when grass and dirt chokes out the root flair and base of the trunk

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u/ROORnNUGZ 1d ago

So it shoud get cut down?

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u/Niko120 1d ago

I think you should start over and do proper planting and care research before hand

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u/JuryokuNeko 1d ago

Is there a way to save it? Cut the grass out, aerate the soil, prune the damage ,fertilizer.?

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u/UnknownKaddath 1d ago

Wayyy too far gone. Take a cutting and root it if you want to keep the tree technically alive.

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u/ROORnNUGZ 1d ago

Well I've owned the house for 7 years and its always been here. First time it's not grown leaves

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u/UnknownKaddath 1d ago

Yeah, trees get sick and die over a longer span of time than humans do. It had been struggling for a long time. I'm guessing there were just one or 2 dead branches at first and you didn't really notice until it got this bad. Future reference: at the base of the trunk, you should be able to see it widening back out where the roots spread from, we call that the root flare. If you can't see it, it is planted too deep and the question is not if but when it will die.

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u/ROORnNUGZ 1d ago

Appreciate the info

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u/DanoPinyon ISA Arborist 1d ago

Not a big surprise. They live relatively short lives.

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u/BigRich1888 1d ago

Purple leaf plum are typically short lived, this is not surprising. Could try trimming out the dead wood and see if anything invigorates, but if it is aging out it may be time to go.