You can try, cut all the dead out all the way down and look close to see what might be killing it and see if you can treat.View attachment 1193332
Can I save my Japanese maple?
yup, I've done that to a few of those and they've come back. One was buried in a mess of overgrowth of poison ivy and honeysuckle and once exposed, trimmed of the deads and pretty much back to a stump. 5 years later it looks pretty respectable.You can try, cut all the dead out all the way down and look close to see what might be killing it and see if you can treat.
I hate PI!yup, I've done that to a few of those and they've come back. One was buried in a mess of overgrowth of poison ivy and honeysuckle and once exposed, trimmed of the deads and pretty much back to a stump. 5 years later it looks pretty respectable.
Somebody may have overdone it with herbicide. It will probably eventually recover since it isn't dead.
Any more info on what has been done and when. Some more background on the tree would be helpful. How long have you been mulching? Has it been mulched that deep for very long? Have you treated with any insecticide, and which ones? Have you checked for insects? Have you treated with any fungicide, and which ones? When did it start dying back? Did it die back quickly or over a long period of time? Have you checked it for girdling roots? Does the soil stay wet in that area? These are all the questions a good arborist will ask or things they should check.We have NEVER herbicide anything in that area. Only mulched it. My husband plans on cutting the dead branches in the fall. We called an arborist but he never came by. We are at a lose on why it happened
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