My trees are dieing. Help!

justjeepin86

justjeepin86

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So, I don't spend a ton of time in my dog lot, and didn't notice this till yesterday. One tree on the end is basically gone. The others have a pretty decent amount of dead area. I don't see any bugs that I notice and I'm not sure what else to look for. Can anyone give me something to look for? My little ornamental had been doing this for a couple months. I should have done something already with it.
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Tacoma747 said:
I took down about 35 leylands beside my house last summer because they looked like that. Plus they were 50 ft tall and way too close together. The privacy was nice but I am glad they are gone.
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My parents leyland cypress' are suffering the same fate. As they get looking bad they get taken down. It started a few years back when their neighbors half a mile down the road planted some. Apparently there's were infected from the nursery and it got blown to my parents. Mom and dads were 20yrs old and properly spaced, they looked great.
 
Planted 65 green giants that were about 3’ tall 10 years ago when we built the house and only lost 1 at about the 6 month mark. They are a way better faster growing tree. Mine are at about 30’ tall and about 8’ diameter now.
 
I heard Years ago, that you'd have that problem, when planting a row of all the Same trees. Fungus or bug get's into one, & before you can catch it, you loose most of them. Then once everyone plants a replacement, like the Giant's, same thing will eventually happen. Too much of the same in the same area, & any problem just Spreads!
 
I really know nothing about anything, but my dad talked about some of our trees at the shop. He said they wouldn't come back this year. They may not have a problem, just a crazy spring, winter, spring. Just a thought, we had blooms in February.
 
Top pics are Leyland cypress and they are dying everywhere, just plan to take them out, you can't save them. Bottom pic is Alberta Spruce. Cut those dead limbs off cleanly at the truck and see what you have left. If its still presentable, start treating it for spider mites. Start with a horticulural oil now while its cool and then a MITICIDE on a regular basis per the directions once it warms up.
I used to be a proponent of using the Green Giant Arborvitaes, and they are a good alternative, but any kind of conifers planted in mass may eventually start having problems.
Consider using an Emerald Green Arborvitae planted about 6' apart. They grow slower and smaller and are easier controlled against pests since thye don't get so big. Other wise use a Nellei R. Stevens Holly and plan to trim them 3-4 times per year.
 
R Q said:
Top pics are Leyland cypress and they are dying everywhere, just plan to take them out, you can't save them. Bottom pic is Alberta Spruce. Cut those dead limbs off cleanly at the truck and see what you have left. If its still presentable, start treating it for spider mites. Start with a horticulural oil now while its cool and then a MITICIDE on a regular basis per the directions once it warms up.
I used to be a proponent of using the Green Giant Arborvitaes, and they are a good alternative, but any kind of conifers planted in mass may eventually start having problems.
Consider using an Emerald Green Arborvitae planted about 6' apart. They grow slower and smaller and are easier controlled against pests since thye don't get so big. Other wise use a Nellei R. Stevens Holly and plan to trim them 3-4 times per year.
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I really wish I would have asked earlier about the Alberta. I'll try it, but it will probably look too bad after cutting those limbs. Thanks for the advice.

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Word of advice when removing the leylands, dig around them and push them over, don't cut them down as it makes the stumps a lot harder to dig with small equipment. Using the height/weight of the tree as leverage on the stump makes the stumps much easier to get out.
 
Best thing is call a tree dr basically my boss has issue with a giant elm tree was dying from inside out a guy came charged $110 gave injections into the ground around the tree and next spring tree was coming back to life turned out his issue was elm beetles and they tiny doc they looked like pieces of the tree on the ground...
 
Tacoma747 said:
Word of advice when removing the leylands, dig around them and push them over, don't cut them down as it makes the stumps a lot harder to dig with small equipment. Using the height/weight of the tree as leverage on the stump makes the stumps much easier to get out.
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you wouldn't know anyone with equipment to do that, would you?:huggy:
 
C.Berry said:
Best thing is call a tree dr basically my boss has issue with a giant elm tree was dying from inside out a guy came charged $110 gave injections into the ground around the tree and next spring tree was coming back to life turned out his issue was elm beetles and they tiny doc they looked like pieces of the tree on the ground...
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Yeah, I honestly wouldn't mind paying someone to look at them in person and give a diagnosis. It's a catch 22. I really like them for privacy, but part of me would like them gone anyway. It would really brighten up my property without them.
 
Tacoma747 said:
Quite possibly haha. Do you have a place to dump them?
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Kind-of. You bring up an interesting point that hadn't crossed my mind. I have about 20 acres behind me that I could find places for them. With that many trees, I don't know that I would want to go that route though. They will take up a lot of space laying on the ground.
 
Tacoma747 said:
Word of advice when removing the leylands, dig around them and push them over, don't cut them down as it makes the stumps a lot harder to dig with small equipment. Using the height/weight of the tree as leverage on the stump makes the stumps much easier to get out.
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Very true on ALL tree removals. At least leave a long enough stump to get enough leverage to push them around to get stump out.
 
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