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VEHICLE EXHAUST AIR AND NEEDLE DROP

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From: BARBARA VOROBEL City: COLGATE, WI
We had a tree removed in January when it was about 25 degrees. The vehicle exhaust must have hit the arborvitae where the burlap cover wasn't (bottom 1/2) . It turned brown quickly and fell off (within two weeks). Will the needles return in Spring?
	Extension Message From: Richard Hentschel Extension Educator, Horticulture DuPage/Kane/Kendall Unit hentsche@illinois.edu
If viable buds remain on the branches regrowth should occur. Arborvitae do have the ability create new buds on older twigs and branches. You have a wait and see situation. perhaps a spring fertilization once general growth resumes is in order using an evergreen fertilizer or a general purpose product.
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