Garden Pests and Diseases: Pink flowering almond bush dying., 1 by Pearlsprecious

Pearlsprecious wrote:
I live in the northwest corner of Arkansas and have pink flowering almonds bushes that have been there for 2.5 years. I pruned them in the spring just after they bloomed. I ave been watering them regularly during the hot and dry periods. Then, a couple weeks ago, I noticed that one of the three bushes had a dead branch on it. Now, it has spread to almost all of 1 bush with one branch each on the other two dying. I am wondering what I can do to save the plants. Can I cut the dead branches back and brill have the bushes come back next spring?