FaNt0m
Sapling
My sequoia started wilting and turning brown about two weeks ago, I’m in AZ and the weather just started changing to cold nights. Not sure if that has anything to do with it.
I doubt it has anything to do with the cold nights. It’s considerably colder up here in Michigan and my sequoia is doing just fine. I suspect your tree dried out too much sometime recently. There would’ve been a delay between when it got too dry and when it started turning brown.
An alternate possibility is that it has stayed too wet too long and has root rot, but I think that’s a much less likely scenario in your warm, dry Arizona climate, especially since sequoias really like to be very well watered. So, unless it’s in a very poorly-draining soil, I doubt you’d get root rot.
An alternate possibility is that it has stayed too wet too long and has root rot, but I think that’s a much less likely scenario in your warm, dry Arizona climate, especially since sequoias really like to be very well watered. So, unless it’s in a very poorly-draining soil, I doubt you’d get root rot.
FaNt0m
Sapling
We did have about two weeks of heavy rain right before it started turning, but what should I do if it is root rot?
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Shohin
I'd be surprised if you over watered a sequoia. They really don't like to be dry, way more than they mind wet and cold.
FaNt0m
Sapling
I definitely didn’t let it dry out, and it drains water good when I water it, would lack of sunlight cause this? I’ve had it outside in the 100+ degree heat and it was growing then all of a sudden it just stopped, this picture is from October 1st and the ones I posted above were today
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Shohin
What is "cold" for phoenix in October?
FaNt0m
Sapling
It’s been in the 40s at night, December it’ll get in the low 30’s high 20’s
FaNt0m
Sapling
it ended up being root rot, I cut off all the bad roots and left what was still decent, we will see if it ever comes back
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