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Will a Holly Hedge recover from damage by deer?
The deer have eaten every leaf from our Holly hedge as well as nipped off the ends of the branches. Will it come back?
Posted by Dinah Clark on May 15, 2015
Marianne's Response
Yes, your hedge will grow back. Late spring is a good time to prune hedges so perhaps they did you a favor. I do recommend you pamper the leafless plants with a slow-release plant food such as Osmocote, and do it now. If the soil is dry, water enough to keep it moist until new growth fills in.
Keep growing,
Marianne Binetti
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