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Hi all,

Sadly this evergreen has not yet flowered this year.I don't know if
there is anything wrong with it..

Here's a link if anyone would like to take a look and give us their
opinion.

http://share.ovi.com/channel/twangling.gardening

Thanks,

VJ

[David E. Ross]

On 5/15/2008 9:10 AM, wrote:
Hi all,

Sadly this evergreen has not yet flowered this year.I don't know if
there is anything wrong with it..

Here's a link if anyone would like to take a look and give us their
opinion.

http://share.ovi.com/channel/twangling.gardening

Thanks,

VJ

Where are you? That is, what climate? Ceanothus is hardy only to about
20F and then only if temperatures below freezing are of short duration.

Ceanothus is indeed evergreen, but your photos indicate it is quite
leafless. It also looks as if it were severely pruned. While Ceanothus
can not only be trimmed but even sheared, I don't think it thrives if
pruned back to major limbs. Sunset recommends against cutting any
branch more than 1 inch in diameter.

Sunset also describes Ceanothus as relatively short-lived, surviving
only 5-10 years.

Ceanothus requires very good drainage and only occasional watering. In
its native environment in California, it receives only winter rains and
survives without additional water for several months during rainless
summers. Over-watered, it will not survive even 5 years.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/

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On May 15, 6:50*pm, "David E. Ross" wrote:
On 5/15/2008 9:10 AM, wrote:

Hi all,

Sadly this evergreen has not yet flowered this year.I don't know if
there is anything wrong with it..

Here's a link if anyone would like to take a look and give us their
opinion.

http://share.ovi.com/channel/twangling.gardening

Thanks,

VJ

Where are you? *That is, what climate? *Ceanothus is hardy only to about
20F and then only if temperatures below freezing are of short duration.

Ceanothus is indeed evergreen, but your photos indicate it is quite
leafless. *It also looks as if it were severely pruned. *While Ceanothus
can not only be trimmed but even sheared, I don't think it thrives if
pruned back to major limbs. *Sunset recommends against cutting any
branch more than 1 inch in diameter.

Sunset also describes Ceanothus as relatively short-lived, surviving
only 5-10 years.

Ceanothus requires very good drainage and only occasional watering. *In
its native environment in California, it receives only winter rains and
survives without additional water for several months during rainless
summers. *Over-watered, it will not survive even 5 years.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: *California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/

Hi David,

Thanks for the reply..we're located in the east of england..we have
had this shrub for over 10 years..this is the first year it has
behaved like this.
Is it dead?

Kind Regards,

VJ

[Laura at theGardenPages]

If it makes you feel any better, I live in California and had one die
on me after 5-6 years. They are short lived. I'm on my second one (5
years) and I'm starting to hold my breath.

You can scratch the wood with your fingernail to see if there is still
green inside.

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On May 21, 9:45*am, Laura at theGardenPages
wrote:
If it makes you feel any better, I live in California and had one die
on me after 5-6 years. *They are short lived. *I'm on my second one (5
years) and I'm starting to hold my breath.

You can scratch the wood with your fingernail to see if there is still
green inside.

Thanks Laura,i scratched the wood and did not find any green
inside...i'll chop it down in a week or so..

Cheers,

VJ

[David E. Ross]

On 5/20/2008 12:18 AM, wrote:
On May 15, 6:50 pm, "David E. Ross" wrote:
On 5/15/2008 9:10 AM, wrote:

Hi all,
Sadly this evergreen has not yet flowered this year.I don't know if
there is anything wrong with it..
Here's a link if anyone would like to take a look and give us their
opinion.
http://share.ovi.com/channel/twangling.gardening
Thanks,
VJ
Where are you? That is, what climate? Ceanothus is hardy only to about
20F and then only if temperatures below freezing are of short duration.

Ceanothus is indeed evergreen, but your photos indicate it is quite
leafless. It also looks as if it were severely pruned. While Ceanothus
can not only be trimmed but even sheared, I don't think it thrives if
pruned back to major limbs. Sunset recommends against cutting any
branch more than 1 inch in diameter.

Sunset also describes Ceanothus as relatively short-lived, surviving
only 5-10 years.

Ceanothus requires very good drainage and only occasional watering. In
its native environment in California, it receives only winter rains and
survives without additional water for several months during rainless
summers. Over-watered, it will not survive even 5 years.

Hi David,

Thanks for the reply..we're located in the east of england..we have
had this shrub for over 10 years..this is the first year it has
behaved like this.
Is it dead?

Kind Regards,

VJ

Sorry for the delay in replying. We were on vacation for over 2 weeks.

You've had this shrub for over 10 years. Yes, it's likely dead of old
age.

Also, your climate is quite different from the native environment of
Ceanothus. It might have died from too much moisture. It thrives in my
climate, growing wild in the hills near my house. We generally get less
than 20 inches of rain per year, never more than 35 inches in rare wet
years. And the rain falls only between November and April, with no rain
in the summer.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/