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I’ve had two decent size plants die in my yard for no apparent reason
Posted on 3/20/25 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 3/20/25 at 8:39 pm
One I am not sure what it was but a heat resistant hardy shrub that was about 6 feet tall and has been in front of the house for years. It was on one side of our front steps and simply died, matching one on the other side was perfectly normal.
Other plant was a beautiful old Japanese maple, healthy just last year and this year didn’t get its leaves and now it’s dead, about a 15 foot tree. Another tree nearby is totally fine, plants around it are fine. What could be causing this seemingly random plant death?
Other plant was a beautiful old Japanese maple, healthy just last year and this year didn’t get its leaves and now it’s dead, about a 15 foot tree. Another tree nearby is totally fine, plants around it are fine. What could be causing this seemingly random plant death?
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 9:08 pm to JumpingTheShark
Um it snowed like a mf this year. I lost some citrus trees and half my Bermuda.
Posted on 3/20/25 at 9:25 pm to JumpingTheShark
It was a cold winter.
Posted on 3/20/25 at 10:13 pm to JumpingTheShark
I have got some shite going on in my yard as well. Three dead trees right now (one pine and two oaks). I am attributing it all to the drought/heat wave as well as the cold weather we have had in the last couple of years.
Posted on 3/20/25 at 10:17 pm to Spankum
Lot of trees I had died from the drought. It just took a little longer for some.
Posted on 3/20/25 at 10:17 pm to JumpingTheShark
Extreme weather can wreak havoc, especially on older plants. Plants really are like people.
Posted on 3/21/25 at 8:28 am to Motorboat
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Um it snowed like a mf this year. I lost some citrus trees and half my Bermuda.
Yep - a few years ago when it got down to like 15 degrees we lost 2 palm trees, but it wasn't apparent that they were dead for a month or two.
Posted on 3/21/25 at 10:53 am to Zappas Stache
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Plants really are like people.
When it gets really cold, they complain about their aching branches? Plus we always lose the ones we love too soon, and the ones were indifferent about sort of stick around forever?
Posted on 3/21/25 at 11:08 am to Spankum
Drought is easy to tell for cause of deterioration.
Possible pests? Fungus? Bad soil? Any of those could be the culprit
Possible pests? Fungus? Bad soil? Any of those could be the culprit
This post was edited on 3/21/25 at 11:09 am
Posted on 3/21/25 at 11:15 am to JumpingTheShark
If the dead plants are still there check to see if bark right at ground level is split and peeling. Most of my "sudden deaths" came months after winter damage. Fungus gets in the damaged area. The plant looks OK until the infection under the bark circles the trunk.
Posted on 3/21/25 at 1:14 pm to Tree_Fall
Good tip, that’s what’s going on with them I’m afraid
Posted on 3/21/25 at 5:36 pm to Motorboat
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and half my Bermuda
Huh? I couldn't kill my bermuda if I tried. It didn't flinch at -8 degrees a couple years ago, still roared back from dormancy. When I'm not looking, it grows up 3 feet off the ground into the damn bushes. shite would survive nuclear winter.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 9:11 am to JumpingTheShark
We lost a sweet olive and several other smaller shrubs my wife had to the snow. It was hard to tell until now. Spent a bit of yesterday replacing those. I'm not a young man and am surprised my back does not hurt more than it normally does this morning. 
So blame snowmageddon.
So blame snowmageddon.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 1:08 pm to JumpingTheShark
Take the time to scan a book on trees and plants that discuss the chemistry involved in the life of plants, including all the micronutrients that they supposedly “need”, and you might be surprised that any of them live longer than a month or so.
“Life” is truly a miracle.
But it’s understandable that you wonder.
“Life” is truly a miracle.
But it’s understandable that you wonder.
This post was edited on 3/22/25 at 1:10 pm
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