Potted Poodle Evergreens: Root-Bound and Spider Mites

Two Topiary Evergreens Declining

Planted April. Recent windstorm tipped them. Repotting revealed roots still in original pot shape. Brown needle areas on balls, one worse.

Brown Areas: Won't recover. Prune dead.
Root-Bound: Remove from pots, gently tease/ separate roots. This is likely the main problem.
Spider Mites: Check with white paper shake test. Need miticide-labeled pesticide (regular insecticides don't work).

If roots corrected and mites treated, new growth may fill in.

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