- How does the Thuja-dying manifest itself?
- Causes of Thuja death?
- Prevent Thuja death with proper care
- Prevent when planting the Thuja hedge
Garden owners are increasingly complaining that not only individual arborvitae, but sometimes even an entire thuja hedge dies within a short time. In fact, this phenomenon has increasingly occurred in recent years - even with old arborvitae hedges that have been growing without problems for a long time.
In fact, more and more thujas are dying
How does the Thuja-dying manifest itself?
The old thuja hedge suddenly turns brown in many places. First, the tips of the shoots change color. Within a relatively short time, whole shoots wither and the tree dies.
Even more often discoloration of needles and shoots occurs in a newly planted thuja hedge. In this case, the trees of life can usually still be saved if you take action immediately.
Causes of Thuja death?
Very often, improper care is responsible for death. The gardener means too well with the watering and fertilizing or the hedge does not get enough moisture.
If a striking number of thujas die off and old hedges are also affected, it cannot be ruled out that climate change is partly to blame.
It is more and more often very dry in summer, so that the shallow-rooted plant no longer gets enough water. In other words, the hedge just dries up.
Prevent Thuja death with proper care
- Water Thuja sufficiently, even in winter
- prevent waterlogging
- do not fertilize too much or too little
During dry summers and winters, you will also need to water an old thuja hedge regularly, even if the trees can take care of themselves under normal circumstances.
Prevent when planting the Thuja hedge
Do not plant the tree of life too densely. This is especially true for the particularly popular Thuja Smaragd.
Prepare the soil well by loosening it thoroughly and providing drainage if necessary. Waterlogging is very dangerous for the young tree of life.
Water the trees of life regularly after planting. It takes up to two years for the roots to develop sufficiently and for them to be able to absorb moisture from deeper layers. However, do not give too much water to avoid waterlogging.
tips
A bad location can also contribute to Thuja death. The tree of life is just as unfavorable right next to a road that has been treated with road salt, as it is on a path where four-legged friends often relieve themselves.