rBose wrote: Don't mist him every day, once a week is fine,,

Misting it does not help a lot, but it won't hurt. Misting once a week though is useless.

Use a sharp object to scratch a branch at the top

Or don't to not further damage a tree that is already not doing well. Certainly do not check "a few"

See if its green underneath, check a few, if its green its fine.

If you see green, all it means is that it may not be dead yet. It does NOT mean it is fine.