Hello,

Attached is the Cedar tree in my frontyard. As can be observed there is a dead zone on the tree. My plan is to remove the tree and replace it with another one. Before i proceed i was wondering if this is something i can fix or, it is already too late to cure?

Kind regards
Elvin Danyarov

It looks to me like one branch, maybe two. That much damage shouldn't kill the whole tree. But the only things you can do is cut them off, which will leave it lopsided. I don't know how concerned you are with the aesthetics.
Another thing I'm tempted to wonder about is the proximity of those trees to your wall, and the window. You might be wise to consider moving them both before they very much bigger.

I agree with all of the above.

As @Serpent points out, your trees (I see brown spots on your other tree as well) will have empty spots in them that won't fill in very quickly. If you are primarily concerned with appearances go ahead and pull them out.

But, its important to figure out why your tree got damaged before planting another. How often do you water? Do you fertilize? Anything else?

@Henderman thank you all for your replies. To answer your question: I got the property from previous owner and at that time trees had these signs of dead spots. Since the appearance is important for me i will probably replace these with new ones.

Currently, i do NOT use any specific fertilizers (suggestions are more than welcome), and started watering them once a week for the last month.

FYI, i am located in Ontario, Canada, and it sometimes gets -20 or -30C during winter. Do you have any suggestions for winter protection practices?

Thank you
Elvin

All my neighbours wrap decorative conifers in burlap or at least netting in November and don't unpack them until the end of March. I've never done it and my cedars and spruces are just fine. Maybe you'd be better off with spruce - they come in some very attractive hardy dwarf varieties.

Anyway, I'd probably take those trees out carefully - roots shouldn't be too deep - and replant them in a nice little grouping at the far end of the yard or as an island with other trees. I would replace them with ivy or clematis or honeysuckle - some vine that can be trained around the windows and doesn't need wrapping.

Welcome here Elvin. Those Cedar trees have outgrown that space. I would remove them and put something else in their place. You may want to consider something like a hedge row that you can keep trimmed to a height of 4 feet so as not to cover the window. Landscapers suggest all foundation plantings should be 18 inches away from the foundation. I learned this lesson the hard way when we were trying to sell our home and in order for the appraisal to pass I had to trim all of our foundation hedges. Lot's of work!

I do not know what zone you are in, but you can find it under the Useful Tools drop down menu at the top of this page. I noticed that you have a row of Shasta Daisy's underneath and you could dig those up before you remove the Cedars, then replace them.

Good luck!