Thank you for the good advise,have spoken to my dad & advised no weed killer .... also having a problem I have noticed myself with 1 of my trees any idea what’s caused or causing this problem,all other trees are perfectly healthy so I am baffled .. we had a really harsh winter artic winds freezing temperatures & late snow falls all not normal winter weather for us in the uk .. any advice would be really appreciated as I fear I may lose this little tree x