Manky Monkey Tree

[Ann stedman]

The Large Monkey Tree in our Front Garden has developed a lot of  Brown branches just lately and a whitish sugary looking substance. It seems to be the lower branches that are mostly affected .until recently the tree has looked Healthy  could it possibly be related to the fact that last year we planted some Lavender plants around the base of the tree ??

[se7enthdevil]

the lower branches die and fall off over time as the tree gets older. the shape of the tree will look like this in years to come.

 

it a natural process.

 

[Will C]

Once the lower branches are shaded out by the higher ones the leafs/needles are not longer productive so the tree shuts the branch down and it will die, eventually looking like Steve’s picture 

[Dan Maynard]

Has the brick ring been there longer than the tree?