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Conifers - Dying/dead :-(
Hi guys, Im new here and also VERY new to gardening!!
Ive recently moved into my first home and am currently trying to sort out the garden so we can enjoy this lovely weather properly!! Anyway, firstly, please take a look at the attached photographs I took of the conifers. As you can see, they are very patchy with browny grey dead sections, tiny bugs to appear to fly out of these areas when 'trimming' the connifers to!? Im sure I am in the right place to find out what the problem is, and if it is possible to overcome this? Any advice would be much appreciated! |
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Conifers - Dying/dead :-(
On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:00:46 +0000, Timmos1983
wrote: Hi guys, Im new here and also VERY new to gardening!! Ive recently moved into my first home and am currently trying to sort out the garden so we can enjoy this lovely weather properly!! Anyway, firstly, please take a look at the attached photographs I took of the conifers. As you can see, they are very patchy with browny grey dead sections, tiny bugs to appear to fly out of these areas when 'trimming' the connifers to!? Im sure I am in the right place to find out what the problem is, and if it is possible to overcome this? Any advice would be much appreciated! links snipped That hedge looks like the previous owners didn't trim it properly from the outset and now you're having to get it into shape but I'm sorry to say that from the photos it looks like you have simply cut too far into the trees; as we say "into the old wood". It is normal for only the outside growth on conifers to be green whilst the growth inside - the "old wood" - appears dead. Essentially the damage is now done and the trees will not regrow from that old wood. However there is a workaround. Allow the shoots around the "dead" areas to grow long, bend them over and tie them together to cover the dead bit. This will take a few years but, in time, you'll be able to train sufficient new growth to hide the dead stuff. Meanwhile, you need to allow the hedge to becomer a bit thicker and never trim beyond the green growth. Another thing is that the photos look like there are actually two rows of conifers with the ones on your side being shorter than the ones behind. If that is the case then only the outside side of each row will be green, the insides will die completely over time as they get insufficient light. |
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Conifers - Dying/dead :-(
"Jake" Nospam@invalid wrote in message ... On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:00:46 +0000, Timmos1983 wrote: Hi guys, Im new here and also VERY new to gardening!! Ive recently moved into my first home and am currently trying to sort out the garden so we can enjoy this lovely weather properly!! Anyway, firstly, please take a look at the attached photographs I took of the conifers. As you can see, they are very patchy with browny grey dead sections, tiny bugs to appear to fly out of these areas when 'trimming' the connifers to!? Im sure I am in the right place to find out what the problem is, and if it is possible to overcome this? Any advice would be much appreciated! links snipped That hedge looks like the previous owners didn't trim it properly from the outset and now you're having to get it into shape but I'm sorry to say that from the photos it looks like you have simply cut too far into the trees; as we say "into the old wood". It is normal for only the outside growth on conifers to be green whilst the growth inside - the "old wood" - appears dead. Essentially the damage is now done and the trees will not regrow from that old wood. However there is a workaround. Allow the shoots around the "dead" areas to grow long, bend them over and tie them together to cover the dead bit. This will take a few years but, in time, you'll be able to train sufficient new growth to hide the dead stuff. Meanwhile, you need to allow the hedge to becomer a bit thicker and never trim beyond the green growth. Another thing is that the photos look like there are actually two rows of conifers with the ones on your side being shorter than the ones behind. If that is the case then only the outside side of each row will be green, the insides will die completely over time as they get insufficient light. and if that sounds like a load of gobbledegook, take a look at the following picture I have just taken for you. http://www.myalbum.com/Album-UE4ZETO...-of-Other.html This is where a neighbour took the end of the hedge off so he could get another car in front of the house. He has allowed the long bits to grow across and cover the bare wood which was exposed. Not much can be done about the bare bits on the front of the hedge. Mike -- .................................... It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. .................................... |
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Conifers - Dying/dead :-(
In article , Nospam@invalid
says... On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:00:46 +0000, Timmos1983 wrote: Hi guys, Im new here and also VERY new to gardening!! Ive recently moved into my first home and am currently trying to sort out the garden so we can enjoy this lovely weather properly!! Anyway, firstly, please take a look at the attached photographs I took of the conifers. As you can see, they are very patchy with browny grey dead sections, tiny bugs to appear to fly out of these areas when 'trimming' the connifers to!? Im sure I am in the right place to find out what the problem is, and if it is possible to overcome this? Any advice would be much appreciated! links snipped That hedge looks like the previous owners didn't trim it properly from the outset and now you're having to get it into shape but I'm sorry to say that from the photos it looks like you have simply cut too far into the trees; as we say "into the old wood". It is normal for only the outside growth on conifers to be green whilst the growth inside - the "old wood" - appears dead. Essentially the damage is now done and the trees will not regrow from that old wood. However there is a workaround. Allow the shoots around the "dead" areas to grow long, bend them over and tie them together to cover the dead bit. This will take a few years but, in time, you'll be able to train sufficient new growth to hide the dead stuff. Meanwhile, you need to allow the hedge to becomer a bit thicker and never trim beyond the green growth. Another thing is that the photos look like there are actually two rows of conifers with the ones on your side being shorter than the ones behind. If that is the case then only the outside side of each row will be green, the insides will die completely over time as they get insufficient light. All true, dreadful hedges in my opinion, yew or similar is much better as it can be cut hard back It also sounds as if you may have aphids causing damage, this is made worse by cutting too short -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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Thanks guys, your replies are much appreciated!
Can I just say though that these dead bits were already exposed before I trimmed it? I doubt this makes any difference though as obviously someone has cut it back too much previously and so thats that isn't it. Is it worth me taking them out and starting again? |
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