# Bald cypress foliage browning and falling off

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**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [August 29, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/bald-cypress-foliage-browning-and-falling-off/6901 "2020-08-29T02:27:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![jjenk321](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/jjenk321/32/7533_2.png) [@jjenk321](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/jjenk321)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/bald-cypress-foliage-browning-and-falling-off/6901/1 "2020-08-29T02:27:39Z")

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Ok so this nursery stock has been in a bucket of water for this year and has done great through spring and most of summer but it’s now seeming to be going downhill and I’m not sure why. Take a look at the pictures and would appreciate any advice. I live in south Louisiana btw.

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**Author:** ![Bonsai\_Bentley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bonsai_bentley/32/7792_2.png) [@Bonsai\_Bentley](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bonsai_Bentley)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/bald-cypress-foliage-browning-and-falling-off/6901/2 "2020-08-29T19:30:50Z")

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While a BC _can_ live submerged in water doesn’t mean that it _should_. Take it out of the bucket and reestablish a balance of water and oxygen. The foliage will return. I might would even put it into the ground for a year if you have a grow bag available. They’re fairly affordable on Amazon.

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**Author:** ![AndyK](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/andyk/32/2330_2.png) [@AndyK](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/AndyK)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/bald-cypress-foliage-browning-and-falling-off/6901/3 "2020-08-30T11:46:47Z")

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Hi @jjenk321  
Your tree may be drowning or suffocating. When roots grow out of the bottom of a pot like that, water can’t get out and air can’t get in. Cut the roots off