Are cedar trees that turn brown because of the drought dead?

[HuntForHorns]

Or will they come back when they get rain? I have a lot of cedar on my place that turned brown last fall and looked like they had died but now it looks like some of them are starting to turn green again on the bottom.

Any experience with this out there?

Thanks

[Seacoal]

They're dead. But I would be shocked that you have cedar tree's dying from drought

[Roy D Mercer]

They are 100% dead

[BrandonA]

They're dead. But I would be shocked that you have cedar tree's dying from drought

All over Cenral Texas here in the highland lakes. Brown cedars

[Smart]

Dead.......We lost a lot in Christoval.....especially any on the side of a hill or draw...

[Roy D Mercer]

We have 100's of dead cedar trees in Coryell Co.

[Mayhem]

We have a lot of dead cedar on our lease from the bad drought a few years ago. They are brown as the dirt.

[Seacoal]

Yea, as long as every branch in brown they're dead. Any green means its at least alive a little.

As much as I hate cedar, it pains to here the drought is that bad

[HuntForHorns]

Funny thing is that some of the ones that look the deadest are full of berries(or seeds or whatever you call the little blue balls)

[Clint]

We lost a bunch of cedars. I'm OK with that. Unfortunately, we lost a bunch of Oaks as well.

[DuramaxDude]

I worked on some places in Sonora with both red berry and blue berry juniper and there were a ton that were in the same condition you are describing. From what we could tell there was some that were, for sure dead and others that were coming back. I would think that when spring comes around or you get some decent moisture and there is cedar sedge or other grasses growing up under/around them and they dont start greening up or showing some sign of new growth at that time then they are dead for sure. Your red berry will most likely be what comes back more so than the blue berry unless it was in an area that just flat out didnt get any rain. When it resprouts after a fire or something that defoliated it, it will begin to green up from the bottom. I have asked a couple of guys that are around San Angelo and Sonora and they both said what the have seen coming back has mainly been red berry and some blue berry up closer to North and East of Sonora. They both also said there is definatly some that is DEAD.

[PondPopper]

As a doe knob

[RogueSamurai]

First, Kill every cedar. Then you will be amazed how much water you have.

[bphillips]

Dead.......We lost a lot in Christoval.....especially any on the side of a hill or draw...

Yep from the bad drought couple years ago.. Bout time to clear em with the dozer

[elkbowhunter]

They're dead. But I would be shocked that you have cedar tree's dying from drought

I have 6 big ones dead due to drought.