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Weeping Purple Beech Leaf Curl: Root Damage from Border Clearing?

12-year beech in England, leaves curling after 3-month drought + border clearing. Roots in top 1–2 ft—digging likely severed roots or removed moisture-holding mulch.

Check & Act

Scrape bark on outer branch: green = alive, will re-leaf.
If alive: water 1 inch every 3 days × 2 weeks, then weekly.
Dead branches: wait a month, then prune.

Drought + root disturbance = stress curl.

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