We bought a home that has a large cedar in the front lawn 2 years ago. The right side and back are practically bare. I'm told the neighborhood children would climb in it and thats what started the problem. And since those sides of the tree get no sunlight, or very little at most, it is not regrowing. There are now several dead spots, which I assume are from the awful hot/dry weather we have been having. I am debating on cutting it down. Any suggestions?
It's a cypress or a juniper, not a cedar.
Prune out the brown (presumably broken) branches, and it'll look a lot better.
Resin
lol thanks resin - my neighbor told me it was a cedar - here's a close up of its leaves
One of the cultivars of Lawson's Cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, maybe 'Allumii'. I'm a bit surprised it is growing as well as it is, this species doesn't like the summer heat / humidity you get.
Resin
Its been here for years. Supposedly it was their Christmas tree one year and they planted it and it grew. I hate to cut it down but it is so bare. I have been waiting to see if new branches would grow but none have. Maybe I need to fertilize it. I'll look up the name and see what I can come up with.
I have a bald cypress in the back yard and just love it!
My 2 cents - cut it down and replace it with something nicer. I'm also surprised it takes the summer humidity/heat as Resin pointed out.
Supposedly it was their Christmas tree one year and they planted it and it grew
