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Need help with conifers
Luke14
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I have just bought a house that was built in 1840...there are 2 conifers planted south facing...i am presuming these trees are a great age. They seem to be dying .....branchless on one side and turning yellow on the other. Can anyone please advise
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Hi any advice?
I suspect that in the past there may have been a third tree growing close to the others and preventing the growth of 'leaves' on that part of the tree.
The third tree has been felled for some reason, revealing the bare branches of the tree that was next to it (they won't grow 'leaves' if they're deprived of sunlight because of the proximity of another tree).
However I think they have a wonderful sculptural quality and would be perfectly happy to leave them if the rest of the tree is healthy.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
With any tree that size and that close to a house I would get a professional opinion or maybe even a survey done. I would worry slightly about footings, roots and foundations. Did your surveyor not mention it in his/her report?
I can't really see any yellowing, but they can suffer from a disease called phytophthora which causes yellowing of foliage.
You would probably see some evidence of that at the base of the trees where it would be rotting though.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It could be that the previous owner had a bit of crown lifting to let more light into the garden. That would explain why there are no branches lower down.