Thanks Zach. Honestly, I wish I had the time to do just what you mention. Even this tree has so much more to it to tell. For example, one benefit of exfoliating bark would be that epiphytes, aka airplants, seldom grow on them. This is important especially if it lost its leaves and needed to photosynthesize through the bark. If it were covered in epiphytes the photosynthesis action of the branches would be blocked by them. There is so much to know and so little time!
I planted two of these in my back yard. One about 17' the other about 12'. We had an unusual freeze a few weeks ago. The smaller one seems to have died, trunk looks very brittle. The other has a trunk diameter about 5" still looks green and healthy but top branches are brown and brittle, all leaves are gone. No new growth as yet on either. Should I prune dead branches or leave them alone? Not sure what to do, can you advise? I'm in Central FL, zone 9b. Now going thru drought period, I water a little every few days., thanks!
Without seeing the situation, and given the details that you provide, I would leave the tree alone for some time to see if it starts to leaf out on any of the "dead" branches. Sometimes a freeze is not too bad and will only do tip damage. If the tree has any life remaining in it, it will start to grow from some point, even if it is from the base again; from there you should be able to make better judgments on where and what to remove. Good luck!
Truly a great tree!
Great video, very detailed, wish we had these types of videos for every tree, plant, animal, etc. haha!
Thanks Zach. Honestly, I wish I had the time to do just what you mention. Even this tree has so much more to it to tell. For example, one benefit of exfoliating bark would be that epiphytes, aka airplants, seldom grow on them. This is important especially if it lost its leaves and needed to photosynthesize through the bark. If it were covered in epiphytes the photosynthesis action of the branches would be blocked by them. There is so much to know and so little time!
I planted two of these in my back yard. One about 17' the other about 12'. We had an unusual freeze a few weeks ago. The smaller one seems to have died, trunk looks very brittle. The other has a trunk diameter about 5" still looks green and healthy but top branches are brown and brittle, all leaves are gone. No new growth as yet on either. Should I prune dead branches or leave them alone? Not sure what to do, can you advise? I'm in Central FL, zone 9b. Now going thru drought period, I water a little every few days., thanks!
Without seeing the situation, and given the details that you provide, I would leave the tree alone for some time to see if it starts to leaf out on any of the "dead" branches. Sometimes a freeze is not too bad and will only do tip damage. If the tree has any life remaining in it, it will start to grow from some point, even if it is from the base again; from there you should be able to make better judgments on where and what to remove. Good luck!
@@torres8323 Thanks so much!