Why is my evergreen turning brown after winter?
Winter burn or pest damage often causes evergreens to turn brown and fail to recover despite extra watering and fertilizing. This leaves owners unable to determine the underlying cause or check for mites, preventing the tree from healing.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Fertilizing
- 2Extra watering
- 3Pruning
- 4Spray paint
- 5Returning the plant to the store
- 6Accepting a standard plant mortality rate
- 7Checking for local environmental differences like drainage, soil pH, or animal urine
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I had one that i slightly pruned in early spring and I just assumed I hurt it. How do I identify and kill if they are mites?”source ↗
“I’ve tried fertilizing and extra watering all summer to restore this dwarf evergreen tree to full health, to no avail. It turned brown after a harsh winter (Northern Ohio) and just never seemed to heal.”source ↗
“I planted 15 Thuja Green Giants this spring. Every one is healthy except this one. Any ideas?? Same soil, water, sunlight. TIA”source ↗
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