Content
- Recognize and treat cypress diseases
- Diseases that can occur in cypress
- Recognize and treat gray mold
- Root rot is caused by waterlogging
- Treat fungal diseases
- Prevention through clean tools
- Tips
Browning is often an indication of disease
Recognize and treat cypress diseases
Cypress diseases are not that common. However, you should always pay close attention to your cypress hedge or the cypress in the garden or tub to detect diseases in time. Often something can then be done so that the conifer does not come.
Diseases that can occur in cypress
Recognize and treat gray mold
Gray mold occurs mainly on cypresses in the tub. Visible is the infestation by a dense, gray layer on the needles. When the branches are moved, they seem to be dusting. In addition, a foul smell is noticeable.
Causes of gray mold are a too dark location and a dehydration of the soil. Set the pots brightly and pour regularly even in winter. Choose a day that does not freeze.
Cut off affected parts of the plant and dispose of them in the household waste.
Root rot is caused by waterlogging
Waterlogging does not tolerate the cypress at all. If the tree is too moist, the roots rot. The decay process continues into the trunk and the cypress enters.
Before planting you should deeply loosen the soil and improve solid soils with sand.
When keeping cypresses in the tub, place a drainage layer underneath so that the roots of the tree are not directly in the water.
Treat fungal diseases
Fungal diseases such as Phytophthora cinnamomi are manifested by browning of the needles. Also for this disease is too much or too little moisture responsible.
Cut off affected branches as soon as possible. If you wait too long, there is a risk of the cypress entering. Treat the tree with fungicides suitable for cypresses.
Always throw the plant waste into the household waste so that the fungal spores can not spread further in the garden.
Prevention through clean tools
Only use garden tools you previously cleaned to cut and care for cypresses. This can prevent the spread of disease.
Tips
If brown or yellow spots appear on the cypress after winter, frost damage is rare. Mostly responsible for diseases caused by too much drought.