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Asking for help to identify the issue with my white cypress pine on lower branches the small leaves are turning a darker green and some parts a tinge of brown some of the tips a nice green with little yellow creamy balls ? Has been repotted recently . Stressed?

The greener is the top of the tree
Do I remove the seed pods also ?
Help needed

angelozoras wrote:Asking for help to identify the issue with my white cypress pine on lower branches the small leaves are turning a darker green and some parts a tinge of brown some of the tips a nice green with little yellow creamy balls ? Has been repotted recently . Stressed?

The greener is the top of the tree
Do I remove the seed pods also ?
Help needed

angelozoras wrote:Asking for help to identify the issue with my white cypress pine on lower branches the small leaves are turning a darker green and some parts a tinge of brown some of the tips a nice green with little yellow creamy balls ? Has been repotted recently . Stressed?

The greener is the top of the tree
Do I remove the seed pods also ?
Help needed

Hi mate,

Could be any number of things. Are you able to provide some additional information? Things like, where is it being kept, is it windy/sunny/frosty where you're keeping it? During the recent re-pot how much of the root mass did you remove? Any thick roots cut off at that time? Fertilising regime?

Perhaps even take a look at the branch itself (if it's only one branch), as there may be some damage to it. Often tree's with a single branch that has been damaged will simply discard the branch.

Has the foliage on the branch only discolored or is it dropping as well?

Cheers,
Mo

Kept :- north facing courtyard can get some sun and full . Also can get windy
No frost yet cold nights starting but have kept it in these conditions previous
Root pruning believe I had to cut thicker roots to be able to place it in the pot I think about half root prune ( max) have not fertilised yet have been told to wait it's potted in a native and bonsai soil mix multiple branches with this issue foliage is not dropping feeling a little more 'crunchy' than the greener top only watering when soil gets dry helpful?

angelozoras wrote:Kept :- north facing courtyard can get some sun and full . Also can get windy
No frost yet cold nights starting but have kept it in these conditions previous
Root pruning believe I had to cut thicker roots to be able to place it in the pot I think about half root prune ( max) have not fertilised yet have been told to wait it's potted in a native and bonsai soil mix multiple branches with this issue foliage is not dropping feeling a little more 'crunchy' than the greener top only watering when soil gets dry helpful?

Mate the only thing I can think of, is that roots that were previously supplying these branches may have died after the prune.

Check if you can tell whether they're all attached/coming off the same live vein.

Hopefully someone can chime in with some more info, but generally not the best practice to cut thick roots to fit in a pot when your dealing with conifers.

If it is the roots that have died, then you're definitely going to lose any branches relying on those roots. Good news is it wont kill your whole tree and may mean the tree takes on a new design.

Cheers,
Mo


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Just noticed the yellow stuff at the tips of the unhealthy branches, could you get a more focused pic of this?


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Hopefully it's just those branches I have gentle torn off some of the foliage and it's still green on the inside ill keep the bigger roots next time [WHITE SMILING FACE]might just let it be for the moment and see how it goes on

I'll take a visit to the bonsai nursery and see what there cypress pines look like

Some are closed and some are open and opening like a larger pine cone ?

It seems like the growths on the end of the branches would be the fruiting bodies. Which could be happening in response to stress from the root work. I would pluck them of to keep the energy for plant growth.

The brown branches look like dead branches and would explain why they were crunchy. The branches that are brown may have been bruised when you were repotting that caused them to die off. I don't know if the root pruned would cause die back like the photo.

I have 2 white cypress and I have noticed they bruise easily but I have done a heavy root prune yet. I would take the fruits off, give it some seaweed tonic (no furtiliser) and then leave it to recover.

I'll pluck off the yellow cones/fruit ill give it a seaweed tonic let it rest and see what happens . The bigger cones that are woody should they go also thanks for the reply

I would leave the bigger fruit I can see in the photo because it isn't using much energy from trees growth and you might do more damage getting them off.

Ok thanks for your help time8 and moganic