Trees on the left and dead tree have been alive for 5 years trees on the right which are shorter about 3.5 years. Also have like 25 other trees that are perfect. What do you think caused it to die after 5 years of being healthy?
Emerald green arborvitae. They just do that. I know it’s the worst answer but that’s what I found out after I planted 2 and one of them just died and the other one is fine. I looked and looked for an answer tried all kinds of stuff, they just do that
Azilehteb
Just arborvitae things ✨
EntropicTendancies
We all die at some point.
liberatus16
Arborvitae doing arborvitae things
big_rhonda432
Heat. This is your sign to water others that are alive especially on very hot days.
cash77cash
Addiction. We tried to steer it into rehab but it refused and succumbed to the harsh reality of drugs. Unfortunate.
PlantGrrrl
Check for bag worms. As fickle as these things are, there could be a pest that caused this.
PNWCoug42
Someone looked at it funny
New-Read-3375
Yes just had to cut down same tree due to bag worm infestation
snoughman
Just happens sometimes.
Head_Ad7253
Maybe that’s the pee bush?
Time-Plenty-7690
It was its time to go. Sorry for your loss. Hang in there kid. You got this
iamcode101
That tree saw some stuff.
lizardRD
The main issues with these trees are water (usually not enough, they like consistent moisture) and/or pests. Spider mites and bagworms are #1 and can kill a tree fast. Inspect your tree for these ASAP so they don’t kill the rest. If this happened quickly it’s likely pests
Backwoods_84
Because fuck you and your landscaping. That’s why.
bernadette1010
Feel cute….might die later lol
kidblazin13
Sometimes worms
BoSox92
A guy just bought a major farm off the highway near me. He planted I swear 200+ of these in a staggered row to one day block the property and provide privacy
100% of them died within the first 2 weeks. All brown and dead now. The moron did no soil work – just decided arid land next to the highway was a good to spot to drop 200 trees
The more money people have the flat stupider they are
cacomyxl
My guess would be that the roots were more damaged in transplantation than the others, so more susceptible to heat, drought and disease.
IamATrainwreck88
It stopped living.
Posaquatl
After 5 years, crippling debt and a loveless relationship with the other trees they just couldn’t take it any more.
a1m9s7t2e
lost interest in living, who know the economy or maybe didn’t like the trees he was placed next to…..
Eggplant-666
Shame
mjpfinger
We all have a time
Bun_A_Fiya
This happens a lot in our area which is drought prone SC. From my understanding, the tree isn’t getting enough water. Weird when the other trees are fine but I guess the dead one was chocked out by the others. That’s what an arborist told us when this exact thing happened to one of ours.
sunsamo
You have to consider them sort of disposable.
Butterbean-queen
I hate these trees!
They use them for screens/fences and one always dies!!!
Rookraider1
It unalived itself
Liveitup1999
Because that’s what arborvitaes do. You can have a whole row and one will die or the whole row will die. No rhyme or reason. Also don’t plant them where road salt will get to them.
ObligationSea5916
Oof, bc it’s an arborvitea. They are so temperamental. Could be as simple as his neighbor looking at him the wrong way 🤣 sorry for your loss.
rootytwo
Someone peed on it
thisisfutile1
It doesn’t have those bag worms on it, does it? If it does, the others are sure to follow.
Dagobot78
Jealousy
Different_Ad7655
Strangely, living in New England I have never found Thuja to be particularly fickle. Bagworms are always an issue and visible and less visible, mites. Might can suck a lot of water out of a plant and weaken it
Whenever I have had one that has died it’s always been obvious what the reason was, but in a straight row like this, this week open the opportunity for perfect forensics what is the culprit
awesomereddit2
I ask had a row of 4 trees. I babied those trees like crazy. 3 survived, 1 did exactly what happened to you. Various reasons (root ball never unravelled, soil in that particular spot was compromised, got defeated, etc). When you pull it out and replace just check the soil and amend it if needed and also loosen up the rootball of the replacement tree. Dig a small trench around the bottom to ensure water is running into the roots to ensure saturation. These tree are just fickle.
Zerosturm
Because they just die like that. It doesn’t take much and you’ll be replacing them and you’ll have trees of all different sizes and it’ll look like crap. I’m so glad my new neighbor ripped the ones near our property line out as soon as he bought his home.
IvanOoze420
Just ask her
whiskeyinmyglass
If I’ve learned anything from this sub, it’s that I’ll never ever buy arborvitae no matter how desperate I am for privacy.
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It’s an arborvitae and they are fickle
Emerald green arborvitae. They just do that. I know it’s the worst answer but that’s what I found out after I planted 2 and one of them just died and the other one is fine. I looked and looked for an answer tried all kinds of stuff, they just do that
Just arborvitae things ✨
We all die at some point.
Arborvitae doing arborvitae things
Heat. This is your sign to water others that are alive especially on very hot days.
Addiction. We tried to steer it into rehab but it refused and succumbed to the harsh reality of drugs. Unfortunate.
Check for bag worms. As fickle as these things are, there could be a pest that caused this.
Someone looked at it funny
Yes just had to cut down same tree due to bag worm infestation
Just happens sometimes.
Maybe that’s the pee bush?
It was its time to go. Sorry for your loss. Hang in there kid. You got this
That tree saw some stuff.
The main issues with these trees are water (usually not enough, they like consistent moisture) and/or pests. Spider mites and bagworms are #1 and can kill a tree fast. Inspect your tree for these ASAP so they don’t kill the rest. If this happened quickly it’s likely pests
Because fuck you and your landscaping. That’s why.
Feel cute….might die later lol
Sometimes worms
A guy just bought a major farm off the highway near me. He planted I swear 200+ of these in a staggered row to one day block the property and provide privacy
100% of them died within the first 2 weeks. All brown and dead now. The moron did no soil work – just decided arid land next to the highway was a good to spot to drop 200 trees
The more money people have the flat stupider they are
My guess would be that the roots were more damaged in transplantation than the others, so more susceptible to heat, drought and disease.
It stopped living.
After 5 years, crippling debt and a loveless relationship with the other trees they just couldn’t take it any more.
lost interest in living, who know the economy or maybe didn’t like the trees he was placed next to…..
Shame
We all have a time
This happens a lot in our area which is drought prone SC. From my understanding, the tree isn’t getting enough water. Weird when the other trees are fine but I guess the dead one was chocked out by the others. That’s what an arborist told us when this exact thing happened to one of ours.
You have to consider them sort of disposable.
I hate these trees!
They use them for screens/fences and one always dies!!!
It unalived itself
Because that’s what arborvitaes do. You can have a whole row and one will die or the whole row will die. No rhyme or reason. Also don’t plant them where road salt will get to them.
Oof, bc it’s an arborvitea. They are so temperamental. Could be as simple as his neighbor looking at him the wrong way 🤣 sorry for your loss.
Someone peed on it
It doesn’t have those bag worms on it, does it? If it does, the others are sure to follow.
Jealousy
Strangely, living in New England I have never found Thuja to be particularly fickle. Bagworms are always an issue and visible and less visible, mites. Might can suck a lot of water out of a plant and weaken it
Whenever I have had one that has died it’s always been obvious what the reason was, but in a straight row like this, this week open the opportunity for perfect forensics what is the culprit
I ask had a row of 4 trees. I babied those trees like crazy. 3 survived, 1 did exactly what happened to you. Various reasons (root ball never unravelled, soil in that particular spot was compromised, got defeated, etc). When you pull it out and replace just check the soil and amend it if needed and also loosen up the rootball of the replacement tree. Dig a small trench around the bottom to ensure water is running into the roots to ensure saturation. These tree are just fickle.
Because they just die like that. It doesn’t take much and you’ll be replacing them and you’ll have trees of all different sizes and it’ll look like crap. I’m so glad my new neighbor ripped the ones near our property line out as soon as he bought his home.
Just ask her
If I’ve learned anything from this sub, it’s that I’ll never ever buy arborvitae no matter how desperate I am for privacy.
It lost the will to live