Just bought a huge bald cypress!!! Cpl Q’s

[AaronThomas]

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[Daniel son STL]

So it’s looking like my new leaves are still coming in brown. My leader actually has a couple small branches that have wilted and died in their brown misery. The other branches coming in on the leader are falling over and have to stiffness/stability.

The branches on the lower sacrificial branch are coming in strong, have firmness and pointing up. Still brown though.
Here’s a couple other small BC’s all bright green!!!
There’s a lot of wind running through my backyard. Maybe that killed a few branches.

Advice always appreciated!!!

 

[Daniel son STL]

Anybody else growing brown leaves on a bc? Think it could be a different variety then my others?

 

[Zach Smith]

Anybody else growing brown leaves on a bc? Think it could be a different variety then my others?

I'm not entirely sure what "brown" means, but I can tell you that when my BC are budding out in spring a cold snap will cause the normally bright green buds and new shoots to take on a hue that could be termed brownish. Most likely the color is reddish but probably rendered brownish by the chlorophyll color. It's not a varietal thing, to my knowledge, just a weather related phenomenon. If you've been having cold snaps recently, that could account for it.

 

[Cajunrider]

Anybody else growing brown leaves on a bc? Think it could be a different variety then my others?

Normally I only see the bronze tint on BC in the fall. However, I have seen some BCs in Louisiana with the bronze tint on the leaves year round. I don't know whether they are a different variety or lack of nutrient. I've looked at those trees carefully and they appear healthy.

 

[Daniel son STL]

Thanks for the responses.

I just don’t see why I have a bronze/brown hue on my biggest cypress. My other 15+ smaller bc’s in containers and the ground, are all bright bright green. They’ve all experienced the same weather!

Maybe I’ll take a quick stop at the spot I bought the cypress and see how there other cypress’s in the same containers are doing...

 

[Colorado]

I don’t own a cypress so this is pure speculation. But maybe it’s a bit stressed from, oh I don’t know, the GIANT chop to it’s trunk!

I think you probably just need to be a bit patient. But again I have no experience with this species.

 

[Daniel son STL]

I don’t own a cypress so this is pure speculation. But maybe it’s a bit stressed from, oh I don’t know, the GIANT chop to it’s trunk!

I think you probably just need to be a bit patient. But again I have no experience with this species.

This is what I’m hoping for. I’ll update in a cpl months and see where we’re at

 

[Zach Smith]

Thanks for the responses.

I just don’t see why I have a bronze/brown hue on my biggest cypress. My other 15+ smaller bc’s in containers and the ground, are all bright bright green. They’ve all experienced the same weather!

Maybe I’ll take a quick stop at the spot I bought the cypress and see how there other cypress’s in the same containers are doing...

This is not necessarily a uniform phenomenon. We had a warm February, most of my BCs started budding, then March cooled off quite a bit. Some, but not all, of my trees showed the brownish buds. Each tree recovers from collecting a little differently from the others and at a different pace.

 

[Daniel son STL]

This is not necessarily a uniform phenomenon. We had a warm February, most of my BCs started budding, then March cooled off quite a bit. Some, but not all, of my trees showed the brownish buds. Each tree recovers from collecting a little differently from the others and at a different pace.

This makes a lot of sense. Thanks again for clearing that up!

 

[Daniel son STL]

Little update...

The branch I left on the side was taking over most of the vigor/energy and had thickened more than my primary leader. I pruned a foot or so off the branch and the energy instantly transferred to the main leader. The girth of the main leader surpassed its competitive side branch in 2 weeks and still continues to dominate. That side branch just had to be checked is all.

Any advise other than just let it grow??
I do have two side branches, the main one and another I feel I’ll cut off now. Don’t see a purpose for it.

I’ve been keeping an eye on the healing process in worry of reverse taper but so far so good I think.

Any comments are appreciated!

 

[Cajunrider]

Little update...

The branch I left on the side was taking over most of the vigor/energy and had thickened more than my primary leader. I pruned a foot or so off the branch and the energy instantly transferred to the main leader. The girth of the main leader surpassed its competitive side branch in 2 weeks and still continues to dominate. That side branch just had to be checked is all.
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Any advise other than just let it grow??
I do have two side branches, the main one and another I feel I’ll cut off now. Don’t see a purpose for it.

I’ve been keeping an eye on the healing process in worry of reverse taper but so far so good I think.

Any comments are appreciated!

Yours looks so healthy. My BCs are no where near that.

 

[Daniel son STL]

Yours looks so healthy. My BCs are no where near that.

Just been giving it lots of water. And ever since I watched Walter pall’s explanation on how he feeds his trees!!! My god I really started ramping up the fish poop. It’s what I’ve always used, except now my doses are double if not more, and more frequent also!

 

[just.wing.it]

How's it done this year?

 

[Daniel son STL]

Thanks for asking WING
It’s doing great. Grew 4X faster than my cypress in the ground! Overall I think it’s doing ok but will most likely need some sort of carving in the future, which is a little out of my territory. Guess I’ll be forced to learn.

Any suggestions as of now. Or just keep doing what I’m doing?

 

[Joe Dupre']

Fantaastic growth! It will have great taper before you know it. The only heartbreaking part is that you're going to have to cut several feet of beautiful growth so the next part of the taper can happen.

 

[Daniel son STL]

Fantaastic growth! It will have great taper before you know it. The only heartbreaking part is that you're going to have to cut several feet of beautiful growth so the next part of the taper can happen.

I sadly agree. Thinking about air layering it off if possible when the time comes

 

[Joe Dupre']

That's a great idea, especially if cypress are not easily available where you live. I'm lucky. I can go on a short drive and and 50 foot walk off of the road and get pretty much any size I want.

 

[Daniel son STL]

Update

Will start popping buds anytime now.

 

[Daniel son STL]

You'll need to keep a close watch on the swelling you'll get at the top of the angle cut. I always recommend a flat cut. The new leader will grow with extreme vigor, and the rolling callus can produce a reverse taper at the top of the chop. So you'll need to keep a close eye on it and manage it to prevent this.

What do you think of the chop sight??

Any advise to keep swelling from causing inverse taper problems, or is it healing just fine?

Thanks for the help!!!