Sad tree

[miniman]

Second year this tree has done this - blossomed and leaves grew strongly only for it to now go brown and drop.

Any suggestions beyond cutting it down?

[Simpo Two]

Cutting it down seems rather drastic. I'd leave it be.

I would normally suggest drought but the ground must be well soaked after months of rain.

You just call it 'tree' - do you know what it is? Perhaps some strategic pruning might help?

Where is it in relation to that decking?

[miniman]

The decking is cut around it. I wonder if it’s simply not getting enough water but as you say, it has been so wet I’d be really surprised if that was the case.

[sja360]

Simpo Two said:

Cutting it down seems rather drastic. I'd leave it be.

I would normally suggest drought but the ground must be well soaked after months of rain.

You just call it 'tree' - do you know what it is? Perhaps some strategic pruning might help?

Where is it in relation to that decking?

On the second picture its at the back behind the fire pit.

How large is the decking area? It could be the soil underneath is damp all the time? Based on the fencing around covered in green moss/growth.

Could trying feeding it with some bush/tree fertiliser to give it more nutrients. Has the decking and tree been there for a while ? What is underneath the decking? is it just a weed membrane or gravel ?

[Simpo Two]

miniman said:

The decking is cut around it. I wonder if it’s simply not getting enough water but as you say, it has been so wet I’d be really surprised if that was the case.

I wonder if the soil under the decking is actually dry... trees didn't evolve to have decking round them. Normally the parts of the root system that absorbs water are around the periphery of the tree's canopy. A large surface area of leaves means that on hot days the tree is pulling a lot of water from the ground.

[Simpo Two]

sja360 said:

It could be the soil underneath is damp all the time? Based on the fencing around covered in green moss/growth.

Could trying feeding it with some bush/tree fertiliser to give it more nutrients.

How? It's got decking all round it.

There may be moss on the fencing but the fencing gets rain on it, the soil doesn't...

[sherman]

When you say the decking is cut round it are we talking a 3" or 3ft circle for it.
I would lift away some decking and break the soil up a bit with a fork or hoe mulch around it.
Then you could either leavre the space open, plant it upa bit or cover with a mesh grate that will let the water through.

Prube the tree back too this winter.