Here are some clickable pics of the damage. Don't ask me why he put it in the damaged flower bed I have no clue, lol. Ok, this sounds crazy but I had something similar happen in my greenhouse this spring to a bunch of my brugs when it rained for 3 days then got really hot the next day and I forgot to open the windows. It just rained for 3 days in a row and this one was sitting on the concrete next to a large cast iron pot. Is it possible steam came off the pot and burned the plant or maybe it was too close to the metal pot and it got cooked? It seems the damaged area is right near the top edge height of the pot. I had to ask hubby exactly where he had it since I knew it wasn't in that flower bed where he told me to come see what was wrong with it, lol.

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You are going to have to cut the yellow part out (below and above) and strip the leaves off the upper part completely and wait 5 days and plant or keep in a cool place until spring. I would tie a pole on the other long branch, above, below and in middle to add support or it may be next. They look like heat damage plus sun burn. the part below your cut will start to rebranch in time. Bill

Thanks Bill. I think I will just cut them both off below the yellow and try to root the tops. If I can save the one branch it will be so lopsided it won't stand upright. I need to make sure his others are farther away from that iron pot. I didn't realize how much heat it put out.