I'm surprised you shade your cypress, and I'm wondering what issues you've had that have made you take this precaution? The only time I've ever seen a bald cypress suffer from direct sun, it was in the spring a month post re-pot and root reduction, after a few warm, breezy days with low humidity.
Because my backyard is 30 feet by 30 feet not enough room to put everything in full sun all the time. But you know best I guess.
??? I just asked a question of someone whose been keeping cypresses a lot longer then me, and thought I might learn something from you. Fwiw, I've got limited sun in my yard, so I get it.
If that's all there is to it, forgive me.
Does the sunburn look like little brown spots on the leaves?
Not spots. It is an overall lightening of leaf color, from yellow to even lighter, especially on leaves that on the areas most exposed to the sun--apex and branch ends. Leaves in shaded section of the tree--interior--don't have it.
Ahh, thanks.
Some people call them "Garden patio parasol umbrella"Those look like parasols to me!
I was out of the country when we had the hotter temps. So mine were in morning then dappled sun for precaution. But...typically I move my satsuki to morning sun during the hottest temps. Even with moss on their pots. My book even mentions moving them during the season when it's hottest. Crabapple I no longer offer full afternoon sun anytime. Because in the heat...I seen leaf burn in the past. But, I also don't have moss on the pot. All mine are back out...but seen some locations really had the heat index...and I was hoping none the worse for wear.
I hope you have time between the rain drops to treat for fungus...sounds like a fungus party could show up at your door with weather like that!
Well, I live in Brazil and the weather in the summer can be very hot; I've been worried about the pots getting too hot in the afternoon sun (they get really, really hot) and if this can be harmful for the roots.
