Lemon cypress drying fast

[daniel_san]

Hi all,

I'm having some issues with my lemon cypress, it is drying fast.

I water it quite often and let the soil drain in between.

Since I noticed the leaves were getting dryer every day, I tried to trim the old ones and still didn't help.

As the last resource, I repotted it with new and better soil and removed some of the older roots for it to be able to expand more.

Since it's quite hot here in Portugal I decided to move it to partial shade not to get direct afternoon sun and burn even more.

I feel helpless now because whatever I do nothing seems to work and I see it dying fast.

The tree is already 2 years old and has plenty of room in the pot.

What should I do?

Heeeeelp!

Cheers
Dani

 

[oneeye]

Looks like you may have planted the plant too deep in the container when you transplanted in new soil. Gently tip the plant out of the container and get a look at the roots and make sure the center is getting enough water. Also take a inch or two off the top of the soil so the plant can transpire better.

 

[daniel_san]

Thanks for your reply.

About that, yes. I did that the first time I put it in the pot since the beginning. It’s been like that for almost 2 years. This dryness started to happen in the last 3 months

I will give it a try to let it breathe a bit more.