Prune damaged branch on Redbud?
teri2k
9 years ago
We have an eastern redbud with one branch that has brown dead leaves at the end. The rest of the tree looks pretty good this summer, but we have to give it lots of water as it is hot and dry here. Should I trim off the branch now, or let it be for this season?
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