Content
- Recognize and treat diseases of the zygomatic cypress
- The Muschelzypresse fault - what to do?
- Brown leaves on the Muschelzypresse
- Which pests do you need to pay attention to?
- Prevention of diseases
- Tips
If the Muscat Cypress is bright enough and never too humid, it is less prone to disease
Recognize and treat diseases of the zygomatic cypress
The Muschelzypresse is a little tricky, as far as location and care. In an unfavorable, cool place with too much wetness she suffers more frequently from diseases or pest infestation. What you can detect and what you can do about it.
The Muschelzypresse fault - what to do?
If the Muscular Cypress suffers from root rot, you will recognize that the shoots soften and discolor. Often there are small black dots on the needles that hide fungal spores.
The causes of rottenness of mussel cypresses are almost always waterlogging and too cold temperatures. The plant may never completely dry out, but standing wetness is their downfall.
A decayed cypress takes it out of the pot and rinses off the plant substrate completely. Cut off lazy roots and shoots generously and dispose of them with household waste. Then put the tree in fresh plant substrate.
Brown leaves on the Muschelzypresse
Brown leaves inside the Muscular Cypress are normal and not a sign of disease. If young needles turn brown on the outside, they can also be responsible for moisture and a too cool location.
Cut off any affected parts and dispose of them.
Which pests do you need to pay attention to?
Not very often but occasionally, some pests of the Muschelzypresse make something:
An infestation should be treated as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the more serious the damage done by the pests.
For small trees, rinse all affected parts of the plant with diluted soft soap. For larger specimens often only the use of pesticides helps.
Prevention of diseases
Prevent diseases on mussel cypresses by keeping the plant in a good location. He should be bright and like sunny. Only in winter it likes the Muschelzypresse a bit cooler.
If possible, only water with rainwater regularly, because mussel cypresses can not tolerate lime. In winter, less water is poured.
Tips
Muscular cypresses do not like it cool. The ideal temperature is over 20 degrees in summer. In winter, most varieties must be winterized at least five degrees frost-free.