The brown foliage will never 'green-up' again , but there is the possibility that the existing green/yellow growth will in time grow over and cover up the unsightly patches .
My motto is as always "if in doubt , rip it out" !
Planting opportunity as long as, when you remove the goner, you beef up the soil with plenty of garden compost or well-rotted manure or spent planting compost and some pelleted chicken manure or a mix.
That conifer will have sucked all the moisture and nutrients out of the soil it's in.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
When an evergreen like that goes yellow (chlorotic) it is a sign of stress from being hungry for iron and/or magnesium and probably thirsty too. ot sur ethey'll make successful cuttings.
You can try giving it a good drink with some added fertiliser for ericaceous plants to see if it recovers. You can also try a foliar feed which just involves using a watering can with a spray rose to pour over a solution of 5ml of water mixed with 15ml of Epsom salts which will give added magnesium.
The brown bits will never recover so need cutting out. I'd cut my losses and get rid and replace.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
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That conifer will have sucked all the moisture and nutrients out of the soil it's in.
Before you take it out you could try taking cuttings from some of the live bits .... nothing to lose.
Some info. here.
https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-take-conifer-cuttings/
Bee x
Any idea why it's now yellow? Lack of nutrients? If i fed it could it turn green again?
You can try giving it a good drink with some added fertiliser for ericaceous plants to see if it recovers. You can also try a foliar feed which just involves using a watering can with a spray rose to pour over a solution of 5ml of water mixed with 15ml of Epsom salts which will give added magnesium.
The brown bits will never recover so need cutting out. I'd cut my losses and get rid and replace.
Agree about the snazzy outfit also 😁