Whe (had) four beautiful cedars in our back yard approx. 30+ years old and around 100 feet high (we have lived in this home for nearly 20 years). The folliage was so full that you could not see daylight through them, and they have (had) a beautiful bluish color. This early spring we noticed that the cedar (second from left) was turning brown, a within a couple of months it was completely dead (we will have it professionally taken down this fall). Around July we noticed the first cedar to the right starting to turn brown, and now we fear it will also die.? The close up photos show the seemingly health cedar (far right) and the dying cedar (far left). Does any one have any idea why they are dying??
Root rot of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana. Species is also being killed in the wild. Replace with another kind of tree.
Thank you very much for your reply....I am pleased to have an answer, but saddened by the loss of our dear trees. Do you think that the other two will die?
All you can do is take the dead ones out, see what happens. It is fairly typical for the pathogen(s) to progress through a row, but that outcome cannot be predicted with certainty in a given situation.
Botanical note: these are Lawson's Cypresses (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, family Cupressaceae), not cedars (Cedrus, family Pinaceae).
Awesome...thank you for the information, we always assumed they cedars. Who knew...oh, yah YOU! Thanks
