Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
help! for yew trees with yellowing needles in New England
Hello,
We have 3 yew trees, and we are just north of Boston, MA. They did fine until 2 years ago. The one, with the greatest south-east exposure, about 14 feet high, had almost all needles turn yellow two springs ago. One local expert said that there was a condition of winter drying/drought, and we had very little snow 2 years ago. But, even the trees on the north-west side have whole sections of branches that have yellowed, yet, there is green new growth, also. *** Is there anything to be done? I've put down lime as soils here get acidic, but this may just be too late to help. One arborist said to dig trenches out from the trees and put down maneure. I asked about fertilizer "sticks" and she advised against. We watered the sadest one, but, even with almost a full June of rain, it is no better. The first tree, I pruned back almost to a "stub." It is now half the height, and I've trimmed ever branch, and what is left looks quite sad. Anyone? Help! Regards, Curtiss -- W. Curtiss Priest, Director, CITS Research Affiliate, Comparative Media Studies, MIT Center for Information, Technology & Society 466 Pleasant St., Melrose, MA 02176 781-662-4044 http://Cybertrails.org |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
help! for yew trees with yellowing needles in New England
"W. Curtiss Priest" wrote in message ... Hello, We have 3 yew trees, and we are just north of Boston, MA. They did fine until 2 years ago. The one, with the greatest south-east exposure, about 14 feet high, had almost all needles turn yellow two springs ago. One local expert said that there was a condition of winter drying/drought, and we had very little snow 2 years ago. But, even the trees on the north-west side have whole sections of branches that have yellowed, yet, there is green new growth, also. *** Is there anything to be done? I've put down lime as soils here get acidic, but this may just be too late to help. One arborist said to dig trenches out from the trees and put down maneure. I asked about fertilizer "sticks" and she advised against. We watered the sadest one, but, even with almost a full June of rain, it is no better. The first tree, I pruned back almost to a "stub." It is now half the height, and I've trimmed ever branch, and what is left looks quite sad. Anyone? Help! Regards, Curtiss -- Don't know that this is your problem, but AFAIK Yews don't like "getting their feet wet". They need good drainage. If that were the problem, you would be compounding it by watering , but I presume you are certain that they are in dry soil? Andy |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
help! for yew trees with yellowing needles in New England
"andrewpreece" wrote in message ...
"W. Curtiss Priest" wrote in message ... Hello, We have 3 yew trees, and we are just north of Boston, MA. They did fine until 2 years ago. .... Don't know that this is your problem, but AFAIK Yews don't like "getting their feet wet". They need good drainage. If that were the problem, you would be compounding it by watering , but I presume you are certain that they are in dry soil? Andy Uum. OK. Yes, the soil is mostly dry. This area varies. But, our basement, for example, hardly ever shows even a bit of wetness during heavy rains and/or high water table. But, we won't water based on what you say. Thanks, Curtiss |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
help! for yew trees with yellowing needles in New England
In article ,
W. Curtiss Priest wrote: "andrewpreece" wrote in message ... "W. Curtiss Priest" wrote in message ... We have 3 yew trees, and we are just north of Boston, MA. They did fine until 2 years ago. ... Don't know that this is your problem, but AFAIK Yews don't like "getting their feet wet". They need good drainage. If that were the problem, you would be compounding it by watering , but I presume you are certain that they are in dry soil? Uum. OK. Yes, the soil is mostly dry. This area varies. But, our basement, for example, hardly ever shows even a bit of wetness during heavy rains and/or high water table. But, we won't water based on what you say. They are certainly dry-soil trees in the UK, but remember that we are a lot wetter than you are. You mentioned the problem of a very dry winter (under frozen soil assumed) - this just doesn't happen in the UK, where our winter problem is typically waterlogging. They could well have had their roots damaged by that, but I would have expected recovery in 2 years. As they regrow well from old wood, and are very pest and disease resistant, don't write them off until they are dead. The ones that show new growth will almost certainly be fine, but may lose some of the yellowed growth. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Huge Yew Tree or Huge Yew Bush? | United Kingdom | |||
Taxus baccata fastigiata (Irish Yew) : yellowing needles? | United Kingdom | |||
[IBC] help! for yew trees with yellowing needles in New England | Bonsai | |||
help! for yew trees with yellowing needles in New England | United Kingdom | |||
help! for yew trees with yellowing needles in New England | Bonsai |