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Our small grove of Kentucky coffee bean trees were thriving but now many low dead branches and leaves look wilted. There is sunlight that can get to m...
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Tree question #935914
Asked June 17, 2026, 5:17 PM EDT
Our small grove of Kentucky coffee bean trees were thriving but now many low dead branches and leaves look wilted. There is sunlight that can get to many of the dead branches. Perplexed. Wondering if anything we can do.
Black Hawk County Iowa
Expert Response
Good morning, Diane,
Thank you for your question. We shared it with our horticulture specialists and here was their response:
Unfortunately, this looks like yet another case of herbicide drift injury. Nothing to be done for these trees. This has been a bad spring for this kind of thing.
Thank you for your question. We shared it with our horticulture specialists and here was their response:
Unfortunately, this looks like yet another case of herbicide drift injury. Nothing to be done for these trees. This has been a bad spring for this kind of thing.
