The Hinoki Cypress ( Chamaecyparis obtuse ) is a easy - growing coniferous tree aboriginal to central Japan , where its stinker - sweet , rot - resistant timber is used for noh theaters , temples , shrines , palace and baths . Dwarf salmagundi are highly prized by bonsai growers who look up to the fern - like branch that whorl and mildly loll . It is judged to be well-fixed to rise , but problems now and again come .
Root Rot
The Hinoki Cypress needs a lot of water when it is actively maturate , but it is also susceptible to root rot . The answer is to ensure that the soil does n’t dry out but is not waterlogged either . you could obnubilate the foliage and set aside it to dry between watering . It ’s preferred to water your Hinoki Cypress in the morning to early good afternoon and allow it support in the water overnight .
Brown Needles
If your interior needles are turning browned but the ones on the outside are still unripe , the problem could be that your interior needles are n’t getting enough illumination . If your Hinoki Cypress was grafted onto the luggage compartment of another tree and you depart it out of doors , it ’s possible for it to block at the graft unification . This happens to roses and other plant life .
Bagworm
The common bagworm , Thyridopteryz ephemeraeformis , can overrun your Hinoki cypress tree . The larvae of these caterpillars can emerge from their camouflaged bag and eat your flora causing dieback and dead areas .
First , hand - piece the silk bags containing bagworm larvae bags . If you still have problems , spray BT ( Bacillus thuringiensis ) on the flora . BT is a bacterium that will kill the young larvae .
As a last resort hotel , spray your plant with one of the numerous insecticides registered by the EPA to control bagworm . Approval for bagworm will be list on the recording label . There are EPA confinement on the use of insecticides that let in Bendiocarb , cyfluthrin , fluvalinate , permethrin , or trichlorfon . BT and commercial insect powder will have instructions on the recording label .
Juniper Scale
The Juniper scale , Carulaspis juniper , is a tiny insect no more than 1/16 inch in size that can infest and eat the needle of a Hinoki cypress tree near unseen . Newly hatch , the juniper musical scale are bright lily-livered , fading to a tan color . They are ordinarily found on the underside of the foliage . Infected leafage will be off - colour at first , then drop off its lustre . If you do n’t hold in retem scurf , the foliage of your works can turn dark-brown and arm expire . Remove foliation that is heavy infested .
If your plant life are outdoors , introduce noblewoman beetle or dust-covered wing to the works . They are natural predators that will eat up the scale . Apply horticultural oil in the early spring . Horticultural rock oil , uncommitted in garden supply storage , kill insects by smother them .
Tips
crop your bonsai by sneak it with your hand . Using shears can cause the foliage to turn brown .
Do n’t use a toilet that is too large . That will make too much piddle available to your plant .
