Inner Stems Dying On Carolina Sapphire Cypress
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We planted several Carolina Sapphire trees 4 years ago. The trees basically look great, however this year I have noticed that the inside twigs on the branches are all turning brown and dieing. When you touch them, they just fall off. Is this their nature to do this or is this some type of disease? Thank-you. Paul Bosse
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Answer #1 · Brent Wilson's Answer · Hi Paul,
Chances are your Carolina Sapphire Cypress don't have a disease. Due to lack of sunlight, most conifers (cypress, cedars, junipers, pines, arborvitae) naturally shed their inner twigs/stems as they grow larger due to lack of sunlight. That being said, if this die-off starts to spread outwards there could be a problem. In that case you might want to have an arborist take a look at them. Or you can upload pictures to your question here and I can take a closer look for you. But, without seeing them, my gut feeling is if the trees look fine on the outside they should be okay.
To upload a picture that you have in a file on your computer you can click on the "Upload A Picture" link above. This link is to the right of the "Edit your question" link.
Hope this info helped,
Brent)
Chances are your Carolina Sapphire Cypress don't have a disease. Due to lack of sunlight, most conifers (cypress, cedars, junipers, pines, arborvitae) naturally shed their inner twigs/stems as they grow larger due to lack of sunlight. That being said, if this die-off starts to spread outwards there could be a problem. In that case you might want to have an arborist take a look at them. Or you can upload pictures to your question here and I can take a closer look for you. But, without seeing them, my gut feeling is if the trees look fine on the outside they should be okay.
To upload a picture that you have in a file on your computer you can click on the "Upload A Picture" link above. This link is to the right of the "Edit your question" link.
Hope this info helped,
Brent)
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Answer #2 · Brent Wilson's Answer · Paul - Thanks for uploading the pictures. Looking at the first picture the trees appear to be in good health. Looking at the other pictures it appears that the trees are just doing some natural shedding, like pine trees do. This usually happens at least one time a year during late winter, just before the trees start to put out new growth in spring. This dead foliage should eventually drop off. The trees look dense, and look like they were planted and are growing close together. This can block sunlight to the interior. But I think as long as they look fine from the outside they should be fine. I've yet to see any major disease or insect problems with Carolina Sapphire Cypress, but let me know if the foliage on the outside of the tree starts to discolor or turn brown.
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