I live in the Chicago area and have a couple of questions regarding Cedars.

I have quite a few Cedar Evergreen Trees on my property and for the past two
weeks I have noticed quite a few branch tips have turned brown. I never saw
this before and I see it in my older Cedars and the young ones alike. What
causes this?

While on the subject of Cedars, what is the best way to propagate them? I like
them allot and would like to start more from possible some branch "tip" cuttings
and rooting hormone powder. Is this the best way to do this?

Thanks in advance for any advice. I love these Cedar Trees and have had them for
a bit over 20 years since my Dad brought them as "babies" to me where he used to
fish. These are the Cedars that are seen so commonly along the roadsides/highways.
Should these be fertilized or sprayed every year?

Thanks again!

Lou

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Louis Leciejewski wrote:
I live in the Chicago area and have a couple of questions regarding
Cedars.

I have quite a few Cedar Evergreen Trees on my property and for the
past two weeks I have noticed quite a few branch tips have turned
brown. I never saw
this before and I see it in my older Cedars and the young ones alike.
What
causes this?

While on the subject of Cedars, what is the best way to propagate
them? I like them allot and would like to start more from possible
some branch "tip" cuttings and rooting hormone powder. Is this the
best way to do this?

Thanks in advance for any advice. I love these Cedar Trees and have
had them for a bit over 20 years since my Dad brought them as
"babies" to me where he used to fish. These are the Cedars that are
seen so commonly along the roadsides/highways. Should these be
fertilized or sprayed every year?

My cedar trees always have lots of little trees around them from the seeds
droping in the ground. I don't know about fertilizing, I don't water or
fertilize mine but they are mature.

--
Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8b
Sunset Zone 5

Louis Leciejewski wrote:

I live in the Chicago area and have a couple of questions regarding Cedars.

I have quite a few Cedar Evergreen Trees on my property and for the past two
weeks I have noticed quite a few branch tips have turned brown. I never saw
this before and I see it in my older Cedars and the young ones alike. What
causes this?

While on the subject of Cedars, what is the best way to propagate them? I like
them allot and would like to start more from possible some branch "tip" cuttings
and rooting hormone powder. Is this the best way to do this?

Thanks in advance for any advice. I love these Cedar Trees and have had them for
a bit over 20 years since my Dad brought them as "babies" to me where he used to
fish. These are the Cedars that are seen so commonly along the roadsides/highways.
Should these be fertilized or sprayed every year?

Unfortunately, "cedar" tends to be a very generic term used to describe a bunch of
needled evergreens, few of which are actual true cedars. Junipers, arborvitae and
other members of the Thuja genus and a number of the false cypresses are commonly
referred to as "cedars". Pest and disease problems will vary depending on what the
actual species is, so if you can provide more accurate information, we are better able
to help. In general, well established trees need very little fertilizer and spraying
only when the problem warrants it.

Propagation of most conifers is done by tip cuttings, but success is very variable,
again depending on the species.

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