Mow down cedars ?

Randy Dandy · #1 05/12/13, 07:41 AM

We planted around 30 bare root 18" cedars around two months ago. Everyone of them are solid brown now. Is there a chance they will rebound or can I go ahead and mow them down ?
I don't want to keep mowing around them all summer long if they are not going to come back.

suitcase_sally · #2 05/12/13, 08:46 AM

I have seen many times where cedars look for all the world to be dead and they come back. I'd give them a few months.

You can break a small twig and tell if it's actually dead. If the twig snaps, it's probably dead. If it bends, as if it has some moisture, it's probably not dead.

Some help:

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5569280_ce...ing-brown.html

Sawmill Jim · #3 05/12/13, 09:38 AM

I refuse to mow around a tree i can't pick something to eat off of unless it was here before i got here

ronbre · #4 05/12/13, 09:46 AM

some flat needled conifers like cedars will turn brown in some seasons but aren't dead..so give them time..they might be ok..

Randy Dandy · #5 05/12/13, 09:49 AM

Thanks for all the help. We will give them more time.

mekasmom · #6 05/12/13, 02:23 PM

You have to bend them to see if they snap off or just bend. If they snap, they are dead. If they bend, they are ok.

newfieannie · #7 05/12/13, 02:36 PM

when i moved here the whole curve of the land by the sidewalk was planted in cedars. they had turned brown and never did come back. bib by bit i dug them all out and planted gooseberries,raspberries,edible flowers and herbs . some roses daisies ,lots of perennials. i can tell you it looks 100 percent better right now. i have one left of the originals and if that doesn't smarten up it's going soon. jmo. ~Georgia.

suitcase_sally · #8 12/29/13, 11:51 AM

Randy Dandy, how did those cedars turn out?