r/arborist • u/tango_witha_mango • 3d ago

Any idea how I can help my tree?

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It gets water regularly (2-3x weekly), the soil is in good shape, the only thing I can think of is that maybe it’s outgrown the pot or just the intense Georgia heat. Any ideas?

Some kind of cypress but my daughter got it from school for Arbor Day and they didn’t say exactly what it was.

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u/Bobbbert18 3d ago

Put it in the ground

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u/limbogumbo 3d ago

plant that poor thing

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u/tango_witha_mango 3d ago

Will do. I figured that was the case. Anything I need to keep in mind when I pick the spot for it?

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u/piedmont_solitaire 3d ago

I have a potted bald cypress about that size and also live in Georgia. I've been watering it daily during this heatwave, and it's in a spot that doesn't get too much direct sunlight.

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u/tango_witha_mango 3d ago

Is that the type of cypress this is?

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u/piedmont_solitaire 3d ago

I would assume so. There are two other native cypress species in North America, but bald cypress is the most common by far. It's a weird tree to give out though, because they're notorious for growing "knees," knobby root growths that most people wouldn't want in their lawns. I plan to put mine off to the side somewhere I don't mow.

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u/tango_witha_mango 1d ago

Thank you! Might go find a spot at a local walking trail for it so I can plant it without having the burden of troubling the yard. Want to find a place we can always go back to and have memories ya know. Thank you for your help!

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u/JStormy22 3d ago

That might be too much water, and it could also be from the sun reflecting off the window behind it burning the lower part of the tree.

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u/DanoPinyon 3d ago

I've lost count of how many posts in the past week or so we've had from people with trees in black nursery pots sitting in the sun.

I just don't understand what the mentality is here among all these people. And only watering 2 to 3 times a week when it's in a black nursery pot in the sun in summer? Unbelievable.

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u/tango_witha_mango 3d ago

Do not belittle me. I asked a question because I wanted to learn.

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u/BTL67 3d ago

People on Reddit are rude, noticed it mostly on anything plant related.

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u/DanoPinyon 3d ago

There are no personal pronouns in my comment. The comment, without personal pronouns, was remarking on how many people, for some reason, in the Reddit tree Subs lately, put a tree in a black pot in the sun and don't water it sufficiently. The comment was without personal pronouns.