Is my false cypress dying?

Question

We had to move this 4 year old (4ft) false cypress 3 months ago (from the front of our home to the back). At first it seemed to do well. But 10 days ago I noticed that it is starting to yellow & drop it’s “leaves”.
Is it dying? Is there anything I can do to keep it alive? Any tips will be greatly appreciated

Answer 1

The yellowing could be due to the stress from root loss during transplanting. Conifer’s like this are slow to respond and this could be a gradual decline related to the root loss. This stress would have been compounded if you have not watered adequately and the tree has not been able to develop a new root system.
The good thing is that from the photo, the amount of foliage affected at this time appears minimal, so I would not say it is dying, just severely stressed.
With winter approaching you cannot expect much to happen until spring. But if mine I would deep water right now and apply a humic acid, kelp, amino acid nutrient solution like this, for root health. And again in spring when new growth starts to form.
https://www.amazon.com/Wallace-Organic-Wonder-Essential-Ounces/dp/B00U1VJBUS/ref=sr_1_2/140-9331406-2883903?ie=UTF8&qid=1538961463&sr=8-2&keywords=essential+plus+1-0-1

There is an outside chance that the yellowing is due to a pest problem, like mites. To cover all the bases, I would recommend that you use a preventive spray treatment with 70% Neem Oil, now and resume in spring with at least once a month applications.
https://www.domyown.com/monterey-70-neem-oil-p-2841.html