A while ago I wrote about a bay tree that wasn’t looking too good. I think the end may be near, so if anyone knows how to revive something that looks like this then I’d welcome the advice please.

On the positive side, it appears to be making an attempt at reincarnation, because there is a small shoot which has just broken through the soil. So now what do I do? Hack off the old tree trunk with a saw and nurture its offspring instead? Oh I’m no good at this stuff – it’s all too complicated!