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We planted three green giant arbor vitae in early July. Two months later they look terrible: wilted, dead branches etc. we have been watering them.
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Green giant arborvitae #944446
Asked September 07, 2026, 3:15 PM EDT
We planted three green giant arbor vitae in early July. Two months later they look terrible: wilted, dead branches etc. we have been watering them.
is there anything we can do to bring them back to life?
Cuyahoga County Ohio
Expert Response
I can’t tell by the pictures but, do the trees have little bags hanging on them, because if they do they have bag worms, Arborvitae are very susceptible to bag worms. It is very hard to detect from the pictures so let me know.
