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Root damage to conifer

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From: Barbara Tishuk
City:
Homer Glen, IL
Last summer I discovered that a tree that was planted professionally ten years ago still had the metal container around it. It is a conifer, but I do not know the specific specie (but it is not a spruce). It has been less than happy for a long time. Recently, it fell over in a storm. Part of the tree remained in the ground but about three large roots were completely severed. The metal container was partially exposed. I cut away the parts that were easily accessible, added manure, peat, and soil and stood the tree back up. Is there a chance of survival?

 
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