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kimberlysc2015

Oak Leaf Holly Nightmare!

11 years ago

Four years ago we had our yard landscaped and had an Oak Leaf Holly put at the end of the house. It was a large size when planted. The holly tree just needing pruning desperately and my sister replied "I can do it, I know how to prune it". She pruned it alright. I was mortified. I no longer have any branches at the bottom of the holly. The holly now looks like a shaped ball at the top, no branches at the bottom. I'm sure you have seen when some prune the crepe myrtles where it looks like an umbrella at the top, the holly is very similar except the top is shaped round. Is there any hope at all for this holly or do we need to start looking and get it replaced? Any help would be greatly appreciated. My sister is never touching anything again.

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