Peve Minaret
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I have no idea what a Peve minaret is let alone what is normal 
Vin
Imperial Masterpiece
Might be a question for Guy Guidry..
bonsairxmd
Shohin
I have no idea what a Peve minaret is let alone what is normal
It's a variety of bald cypress that has more dense foliage. Slower growing as well I believe.
bonsairxmd
Shohin
I think markyscott (Scott) has one. Maybe he will chime in.
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
Hi Chad -
I have one Peve Minaret and I've had it for a few years - I haven't noticed a difference in foliage color, but it does seem to grow more slowly than my regular bald cypress. The color of your's doesn't look off to me, but maybe it's just the photograph. At this time of year with any bald cypress, a dull color to the foliage may be an early indication of rust mites. These guys are often responsible for the reddening of the inner needles during the mid to late summer. Driving down the road it seems like every third tree or so has them, so they're really common. The mites themselves are quite hard to see, but, with magnification, you might see their white skin casts as small flecks on the underside of the leaves. In a severe infestation you'll see the needles turn dull green in early summer, progressing to a reddish brown color by mid-late summer. Often you'll get a second flush of growth, but the tree may have trouble fully leafing out. Typically with mites on a conifer, one would break out the dish soap and oil, but bald cypress are not a typical conifer. I've read that the oil will do more damage to the tree than the mites. I apply Bayer or Merit in the spring to control them and I think it does pretty well The mites overwinter on the bark of the tree, perhaps making a dormant (no leaves) application of a horticultural oil a good possibility.
Here's a link to a picture of late season rust mite damage:
http://bygl.osu.edu/mediamanager/node/6271
Here's a description of the insect:
http://fsg.ces.ncsu.edu/publication/bald-cypress-rust-mite-epitrimerus-taxodii/
Here are some recommended insecticides to control along with a picture of early season rust mite damage (note the dull green foliage) and a warning about horticultural oils:
http://cfextension.ifas.ufl.edu/documents/BaldCypress.pdf
Anyway, before you spray anything, break out the magnifying glass and closely examine the bottom of the leaves for the little white fleck. I think if you see the little white flecks with a hand lens, it's pretty diagnostic.
Scott
I have one Peve Minaret and I've had it for a few years - I haven't noticed a difference in foliage color, but it does seem to grow more slowly than my regular bald cypress. The color of your's doesn't look off to me, but maybe it's just the photograph. At this time of year with any bald cypress, a dull color to the foliage may be an early indication of rust mites. These guys are often responsible for the reddening of the inner needles during the mid to late summer. Driving down the road it seems like every third tree or so has them, so they're really common. The mites themselves are quite hard to see, but, with magnification, you might see their white skin casts as small flecks on the underside of the leaves. In a severe infestation you'll see the needles turn dull green in early summer, progressing to a reddish brown color by mid-late summer. Often you'll get a second flush of growth, but the tree may have trouble fully leafing out. Typically with mites on a conifer, one would break out the dish soap and oil, but bald cypress are not a typical conifer. I've read that the oil will do more damage to the tree than the mites. I apply Bayer or Merit in the spring to control them and I think it does pretty well The mites overwinter on the bark of the tree, perhaps making a dormant (no leaves) application of a horticultural oil a good possibility.
Here's a link to a picture of late season rust mite damage:
http://bygl.osu.edu/mediamanager/node/6271
Here's a description of the insect:
http://fsg.ces.ncsu.edu/publication/bald-cypress-rust-mite-epitrimerus-taxodii/
Here are some recommended insecticides to control along with a picture of early season rust mite damage (note the dull green foliage) and a warning about horticultural oils:
http://cfextension.ifas.ufl.edu/documents/BaldCypress.pdf
Anyway, before you spray anything, break out the magnifying glass and closely examine the bottom of the leaves for the little white fleck. I think if you see the little white flecks with a hand lens, it's pretty diagnostic.
Scott
Txhorticulture
Chumono
Color
I had one, no difference in color from species for me. It was selected for interesting habit. Tends to stay narrow because branches will turn straight up as they grow, and look like minarets. The tree looks like a small redwood.
I had one, no difference in color from species for me. It was selected for interesting habit. Tends to stay narrow because branches will turn straight up as they grow, and look like minarets. The tree looks like a small redwood.
bonsairxmd
Shohin
Thanks. Great info. I'll post a better picture of the foliage difference this evening.
bonsairxmd
Shohin
Vin
Imperial Masterpiece
Peve Minaret foliage is on the left. Trying to find a magnifying glass to examine it. Do they still sell those things?
Look for a Jeweler's Loupe.
RustyNail
Yamadori
you can find them on ebay also,I liked or need this one .
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Magnifying-...040?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4865b647b8
or here,,
http://www.magnifyingglassstore.com/
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Magnifying-...040?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4865b647b8
or here,,
http://www.magnifyingglassstore.com/
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Peve Minaret foliage is on the left. Trying to find a magnifying glass to examine it. Do they still sell those things?
I'm wondering if it's early fall color, verses it might have gotten dry at some point that caused the foliage to brown a bit.
Txhorticulture
Chumono
Nothing
Bald cypress in containers need regular watering it could have been just a little under watered at the nursery. Some planted in the ground here, even large trees, have browned like that.
I think your worried about nothing. Montezuma cypress, closely related to bald cypress, just a variant of the same species according to some, doesn't lose its needles it winter, it loses them in the dry season and not at all if it never gets very cold or very dry.....
Take good care of it and it will grow fine. They are not delicate. They are survivors, cousins of sequoia, they want water and sun and to turn into big awesome trees. One of my favorite species...
Bald cypress in containers need regular watering it could have been just a little under watered at the nursery. Some planted in the ground here, even large trees, have browned like that.
I think your worried about nothing. Montezuma cypress, closely related to bald cypress, just a variant of the same species according to some, doesn't lose its needles it winter, it loses them in the dry season and not at all if it never gets very cold or very dry.....
Take good care of it and it will grow fine. They are not delicate. They are survivors, cousins of sequoia, they want water and sun and to turn into big awesome trees. One of my favorite species...
bonsairxmd
Shohin
Thanks everyone. I found a cheap magnifying glass near the old man reading glasses at Walgreens. I don't see any critters.
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
Good - probably just droughted a bit. Should be fine.
I don't see too many of these. Brussels had a batch at the Rendevous a few years ago, but there were none the last time I went. They were all grafted - it looks like yours is too. I wonder if they came from the same grower.
Scott
Txhorticulture
Chumono
They're all grafted
This one is very difficult or impossible to root. They will all be grafted.
This one is very difficult or impossible to root. They will all be grafted.
