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River Birch Not Greening at Top: Splint a New Leader

Dead top won't recover. Cut above a leafy, flexible side limb. Splint a 4-ft, 3/4-inch dowel to the trunk, gently bend the limb vertical, tie loosely. In a few years it becomes the new trunk; dowel and cloth decompose.

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