Young Brandan Cedars turning brown - is it water issue?

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  1. Barry Van Paassen

    Barry Van Paassen New Member

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    Hello everyone, I’m new to this site and I have a problem with my Brandan Cedars. We are in Kitimat BC and I bought Brandan cedars from a grocery store in May, the cedars were in a pot and it looked like the trees were dug up out of the ground with most of its root removed. The issue I’m having is they are all starting to turn brown and not sure how long these trees were in the pot before I was able to plant them in the ground. Kitimat usually receives rain every day sometimes just a little and other times a lot of rain. I don’t have the trees in a mound, next year I plan on mounding the trees so the rain doesn’t puddle a the trees. I think one problem might be too much water and I would like to ask some if it is okay to dry out or don’t water the trees when planted?
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    If they are developing a sort of clay color but remaining fresh and supple to the touch (rather than becoming crispy) you are seeing the normal winter bronzing of Thuja occidentalis and most of its cultivars.
     
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    Hi Ron,
    Thanks for the information, I sent some picture of what the trees look like now, might have to zoom in. I will wait until spring and see what happens.
     

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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Normal winter coloring, you will see them do this most years. If you don't like this appearance, you need to replace with a kind that looks greener during the winter. Such as the much sold and planted T. occidentalis 'Smaragd'.
     

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