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Cedar tree disease identification #432215
Asked October 20, 2017, 5:10 PM EDT
Linn County Oregon
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Hi;
Thanks for the question, and especially the photos. What you are seeing is referred to as cedar flagging, and is the normal seasonal shedding of foliage. Yes, cedars are evergreen, but evergreens don't hang on to their needles forever, but typically hold their needles for several years, then drop the older ones. Cedars do this each fall.
I blame the weather, since (until recently) it has been pretty nice, and people have been out and about and noticing it a lot this year. Or maybe they are turning brown, but just not dropping as quickly as some years (we have a great display of maple foliage this year too). In any case, seems we have been getting more than the usual number of calls about it this year.
Brad
Brad