Dying Conifer ?

[David Parker]

Hello everyone please can you help with my dying conifer caused by maybe a lack of soil in the boarder and short of water . The park home I live on as a base of shale as it used to be a collieriey ( pit ) and not a great depth of soil , but I have 5 more conifers in the same area and they are fine , many thanks.

 

[roadrunner]

What's the history of those conifers? How long have they been planted there? I'm also curious why the foliage seems to be so thick and impenetrable, is that natural?

 

[David Parker]

Hi roadrunner the site was built in the mid 1960s so quite a number of years . I think it's normal for conifers to look like that

 

[Sheal]

Hi David. Unfortunately there's nothing you can do to revive a dying conifer. Unlike other plants if you cut out the dead branches it will not produce new growth. If the others are fine there's a possibility it may be diseased so it would be best to keep a check on those.

Hi Roadrunner. The foliage is very dense because they have been kept closely trimmed and shaped like topiary. That is not there normal shape.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

2 of my pines have died. it is what it is. have to cut them down and throw in the burn pile.

 

[Silentrunning]

I don’t think that tree is dying- it’s dead. Most evergreens can hold their color long after the trunk is dead.