Two years ago this was a potted 8' christmas tree. It grew like crazy. Lush, sticky green, smelled great. Two weeks ago when the weather turned hot, this happened. So afraid it is root rot. I'm hoping it was lack of water when the weather turned from may grey to early summer 90s and it will come back. Soil is looks moist but not wet, considered that moisture might be too shallow and need to aerate.
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Where are you located? What variety/species tree is it? It looks like a type of fir. Most Christmas tree varieties don't do well in hot climates and will eventually die.
High desert California. I believe we are zone 8b. This tree did awesome for 2 years. I have one that's going on 4 years. There are a lot of similar trees around. So thinking it is the heat, should I up the water. Normally by this time I would have increased watering but we had a very cool and overcast May so I had the drippers at 5 minutes once a day.
I don't remember exact species of tree. Our climate is dry and goes from 25 to 105 Fahrenheit. My fear is root rot. Also, the local mountains have a pretty devastating bark beetle problem.
There are a number of pests that infect pines. Look closely at the trunk. If you see little holes randomly on the trunk then it could be some boring insect. If you have little holes but they are in a straightish line or grouped together it's likely a bird.
I didn't see any of these. I upped the watering, but I am still thinking root rot or a fungus. Going to dig up some roots if the watering doesn't seem to help. My wife is bummed because each tree represents a Christmas to here. We have planted 5. One died immediately, root bound but 4 thrived. This one grew the fastest. Another fear is that a contact weed killer got on it. But I don't know if a tiny amount of incidental contact could kill a 20 foot tree.
I’m a new homeowner and we have a ton of large pine trees around the house. I’m wondering if it’s okay to trim the lower branches that appear dead or if this harms the tree and/or allows disease to get into the tree? If it is okay to cut these, what is the best way to do it and is there a certain time of year that the tree heals best? Thanks in advance!
Hi, I planted a young maple tree late August 2020. Everything was well after plantation. I live in north east. Fast forward may 2021, it bloomed 2nd week of may. After 2 weeks it started to get stressed I assume from the hot and windy weather we have been having. I've been watering it every 3-5 days as it stared to look dry and brown leaves (see photos).I check the soil so that it is nor saturated so I assume i am not overwatering ( I hope). The soil seems semi moist after only 1-2 days after watering (slow for 45min). I dont know what's going on. This is the second tree that had issues in my front yard (I'm starting to think it is bad soil?). Anyone have an idea what I am doing wrong? Thanks
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06-02-21, 07:20 PM
