Hi, can anyone help with my problem? I have 5 ft conifers along a boundary fence, that are a year old. They have been fine but now look as though they are dieing, going brown from bottom up. I have always watered well in fact they are on an irrigation system but is it perhaps that they are getting too much water?

Any advice appreciated, thx.

Good question. Most tree trouble tend to be in the rhizosphe An article
on such: http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html

Other than that here are the most common problems.

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Many tree problems are associated with the following: They are Case
Sensitive.

Unhealthy Trees from the Nursery / Improper Planting Was your tree planted
too deep, crushed roots (woody) if any roots, improper pruning, improper
mulching, over watering, etc.?
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT20..._planting.html

Improper Mulching -
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/M/mulch.html

Improper Pruning
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/tree_pruning

Improper Fertilization (See A Touch of Chemistry)
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/CHEM.html

Tree Farming and Related Problems
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/SOUND/

Troubles in the Rhizosphere
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html

Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Tree Biologist
www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.
Some people will buy products they do not understand and not buy books that
will give them understanding.


"SharonW" wrote in message
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Hi, can anyone help with my problem? I have 5 ft conifers along a
boundary fence, that are a year old. They have been fine but now look
as though they are dieing, going brown from bottom up. I have always
watered well in fact they are on an irrigation system but is it perhaps
that they are getting too much water?

Any advice appreciated, thx.




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SharonW

"SharonW" wrote in message
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Hi, can anyone help with my problem? I have 5 ft conifers along a
boundary fence, that are a year old. They have been fine but now look
as though they are dieing, going brown from bottom up. I have always
watered well in fact they are on an irrigation system but is it perhaps
that they are getting too much water?

Any advice appreciated, thx.


What kind of conifer, and what is your location? A picture would help, but,
browning on one side, or all over? What is the overstory, if any?

On Jun 3, 4:31�pm, "Don Staples" wrote:
"SharonW" wrote in message

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Hi, can anyone help with my problem? I have 5 ft conifers along a
boundary fence, that are a year old. �They have been fine but now look
as though they are dieing, going brown from bottom up. I have always
watered well in fact they are on an irrigation system but is it perhaps
that they are getting too much water?

Any advice appreciated, �thx.

What kind of conifer, and what is your location? �A picture would help, but,
browning on one side, or all over? �What is the overstory, if any?

More important, what kind of one year old conifer attains 5 feet?