Hi Folks -

I live in Long Island, NY. My wife and I planted 5 Leyland Cypress' last
fall, one in the front corner of the property, and the other 4 to create a
screen in the side rear of the property. They were large nursery bought
examples (8-10 ft each).

I have a problem. After showing no signs of issues throughout our very rough
winter, suddenly, in the last few weeks, two of the four trees along the
side of my property are beginning to get brown from the lower outside
upwards and inwards. Are these trees dying, or are they just recovering from
the winter?

Here's one of my worries. The two that look the worst are the ones with the
least best drainage. While all four are planted in a row along a retaining
wall we built a few years back, these two are the ones that reside in the
low spot of the property... and with all the ice and snow melt we've had,
these two have been sitting in standing water and ice for a few months.

I think I read somewhere that these trees like good drainage... well this
spot has terrible drainage.

Am I up the creek folks? is there anything I can do?

Tom