I have a cryptomeria (tansu) from Brussels for 2 years now, I think it was 5 yro when purchased. Last summer I had it on the deck, full sun all day. It had a place about 2 inch diameter that turned red and died. From what I could tell it was the heat, but the tree made it through the summer without any other problems. This spring I re-potted it as it was very root bound, everything went well. As the summer heated up I noticed another "red" spot coming in the tree just like last year. I figured it would do the one spot like in the past and not get any worse. I left it on the deck and it got more spots, now that I think back they were not red, just brown dead foliage. So I moved it from the deck to shade, but it has continued to die on certain limbs. It has new growth coming from the truck so I do not think the tree is dying. Yesterday I was removing some of the dead limbs and saw a small spider like web. I removed it to find small white (I guess eggs) eggs in it. I had been thinking the tree was just still in shock from the heat, now I wonder if the problem is insects? I sprayed it with Neem Oil this afternoon. Any ideas what is going on?
Thanks,
Michael
Thanks,
Michael