[Thomas1822]

Hi,
Could anyone please tell me why my tress are dying? The small "palm" tree on the left was green 3 weeks ago and now its dead i think. There are 2 trees beside it to the right which are dead as well-maybe a year now. The same 3 trees are 6ft away i.e the other side of the driveway and they are thriving. The tress all all different so its not as if one species is dying... I'm not very green fingered but it saddens me to see them like this. I have attached some pics.

Thanks

[Greengage]

The tree could be dead due to stress laxck of water even how long is it planted. Did you prune the other one too hard maybe although i have seen some (I think its a thuja maybe wrong) of these die for no reason just gave up especially if they were planted as rootball, usually die about three years after planting. lets see what others think.

[James Kilkelly]

Thomas look into what Greengage has posted.
You should also read the following on Honey fungus.... http://www.gardenplansireland.com/forum/about1697.html
follow this up by a little investigative digging around the affected plants roots.

[Thomas1822]

[Thomas1822]

[tagwex]

Any chance of soil contamination ??
Peel back a small section of bark with a sharp knife and if you can see a greeness then it is still alive

[Greengage]

Rootball is a term used in Nurseries.
When lifting evergreen trees a large rootball is excavated an wrapped in hessian prior to transplanting it in its final position.
Evergreen trees cannot be planted as bare rooted trees like decidious trees.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/rootball

[kindredspirit]

I'd dig up the trees now (they're dead anyway) and have a look at the soil they came out of and the roots. See if the soil is really bone-dry and if the roots have not spread out and are going around and around in a ball.