Our leyland cypress were at least 7 to 8 years old, quite tall and growing
in the back of the yard (in zone7, North Carolina.) and were watered by my
husband when nec., the rain, a sprinkler system which came to about 10 feet
from them.
Over a period of about 3 years the east side of the plants began turning
brown and getting bare. We took samples to the local Agriculture dept, they
could find nothing. We went to many nurseries. We followed everyone's
advice, as the brownness was gradually enveloping the east side of all the
plants. Then it began on the front, and we could tell they were all doomed.
No one had been able to name the disease or a proper cure.
They were removed. Nothing else in our yard was made ill. We have
gardenias, camellias, ROS, privet, crepe myrtle, oak trees, dogwood
tree,Japanese Maple etc. and nothing else was affected.
We have more Leyland Cypress adjacent to this area and so far one branch of
one tree has gone brown, this tree was right next to a sick one which was
removed. We cut the branch off, the rest seem OK up to now.
I wondered if since they are fast growing, we had just witnessed the end of
their life cycle. The adjacent group is now 5 years old and thriving so
far.
Jackie
"Jack" wrote in message I think I know what she is
talking about. They started
dying right after the last snow storm here in early april. Zone 5.
I am seeing the tips of the plant getting very tan looking, then dying off
completely.
"Mike LaMana" fake@MikeatHeartwoodConsultingdotnet wrote in message
...
Jackie:
Where are you?
What are the symptoms and the timeline of their onset?
Did you lose 4 of 4??
How large / old were they?
What is next to them in their immediate growing environment?
How are they watered?
And...what makes you sure they had a disease if no one else could
diagnose
same??
--
Mike LaMana, MS, CTE
NJDEP Approved Forester
ASCA Reg. Consulting Arborist #425
Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC
Toms River, NJ
www.HeartwoodConsulting.net
"J. Davidson" wrote in message
news:6ebhe.13491$iU.12155@lakeread05...
We recently lost 4 Leyland Cypress to a disease which no one could
diagnose.
I don't know if I would plant these again.