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[John Hughes]

One of my customers asked me to look at his his hedge. Although the top looks quite healthy the sides are dying off. Is this frost damage. It has been getting worse over the last couple of years.

Would it be best to remove the whole hedge and replant or could we cut it down to say 18 inches and hope it would regrow.

 

 

 

 

Thanks in advance

 

John

[bofh]

What will you advise the customer if the whole lot has to come out, fencing time? What else can you do if that's your garden border.

[bofh]

What will you advise the customer if the whole lot has to come out, fencing time? What else can you do if that's your garden border.

[18 stoner]

Replant?

[18 stoner]

Replant?

[18 stoner]

Replant?

[Langur]

Cypress canker ( Seiridium cardinale) .

Remove and replant.

[Langur]

Cypress canker ( Seiridium cardinale) .

Remove and replant.

[colemanjessenz]

Cypress canker ( Seiridium cardinale) .

Remove and replant.

thats what i thought too

[18 stoner]

Cypress canker ( Seiridium cardinale)

 

This can be easily determined by looking for red or brownish spackles and patches on main stems. Also occasionally, cankers and slight bleeding on branches can show in last stages before death of those branches.

 

Still doubtful in this case IMO, as the dieback has been seasonal and has been happeniing for at least 3 years that I can see from the pics. Cypress canker in tight trimmed conifer kills much quicker.

 

A good old tap of the hedge can also be a good indicator for aphid infestation, likewise the presence of spiders webs.