Eastern Red Cedar brown/dying limbs

10 years ago

We have some young eastern red cedar trees getting some brown/dying limbs.
This problem is not from stray male dogs as it may appear.
Can someone identify the problem ?
Do we need to spray ?

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
10 years ago
prune it out.. dispose of it off site ...

look into juniper tip blight ..

if its prevalent in your area.. i wouldn't waste money on prevention ... talk with your county extension office for such local knowledge ...

ken
Dog-Gone-It
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10 years ago
Thanks for the help. We dont see a lot of this around here in this area. We will prune and remove.
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Ken, yes, maybe a little over-reach on my part. The Cedars can really be almost invasive (but nowhere in the league of Ailanthus, or a one type of thorned honey locust that I have). Years ago, I transplanted about 5 Red Cedars seedlings. A few years later there were 25 nearby. They are like the "loaves and the fishes". But they will 'up and die" on you too, at a moments notice. They just throw a hissy fit. I had a 15 footer (that I had transplanted as a seedling) that moved into the hereafter the year after I pruned a few branches off the bottom. Or, if they don't get enough sun, same thing. But this one (picture about) gets enough sun. Anyway, I have enough projects. Right now I have four cedars about the size of this one or larger that need to be taken down. Not looking to cut this one down, replace it. Thanks also to brandon for commenting. But no, less than two inches of mulch on those trees. That's just the grade, an illusion.
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
10 years ago
dont see a lot of what??? tip blight???

that is why i suggest asking the local pros at the extension office .... if it is more prevalent in your county .... than you might think .. or notice ...

if it is.. and you have a long line of them.. a monoculture.. then i suggest you better take action ... or you have the potential to lose them all ....

but again.. i cant diagnose such on this one pic ...

ken
Dog-Gone-It
Original Author
10 years ago
We dont see a lot of what is in the picture around here that Im aware of. Now what its called, that is in the picture, is a different story. I have looked around in the immediate area and see nothing but I will also take a short country drive and check in our area and go from there.
Thanks for the help.
scotjute Z8
10 years ago
Mine occasionally have a limb or two show up dead like that. In every case I have had, the bark has been chewed off the limb lower down. Typically done by grasshoppers. Just doesn't alway show up right away. I just prune them off and go on.

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