leland cypress utrning brown - September 4th, 2006 at 04:27 AM
hello all,
i have four relatively small (about 4 feet tall) leland cypress trees as a screen in my yard. 2 of the 4 trees are turning brown/yellowish all over. I think it is root rot of some kind based on my research...but we haven't had any rain in 2 months until two days ago (ernesto). i watered them every other day or so before that, and they have been fine until about a few weeks ago, and since then they have been steadily losing their green color. I have very heavy clay soil with poor drainage that i ammended when they were planted. no sign of pests on them either. i'm a little baffled.
any ideas/thoughts? thanks!
i have four relatively small (about 4 feet tall) leland cypress trees as a screen in my yard. 2 of the 4 trees are turning brown/yellowish all over. I think it is root rot of some kind based on my research...but we haven't had any rain in 2 months until two days ago (ernesto). i watered them every other day or so before that, and they have been fine until about a few weeks ago, and since then they have been steadily losing their green color. I have very heavy clay soil with poor drainage that i ammended when they were planted. no sign of pests on them either. i'm a little baffled.
any ideas/thoughts? thanks!