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Restoring defoliated trees

defoliated treeTrees with few broken branches that were defoliated by strong winds in a storm can typically recover nicely by doing very little, if anything.

Treatment: Irrigating the soil when it becomes dry or if it was flooded with salt water is about all that might benefit the tree.



defoliated tree