azalea and rhododendron emergency move

[evan]

gday all,
i have some azalea and smallish rhododendrons(approx 1m in hight) that i
hoped might survive the summer to be relocated to a shadier, more
sheltered spot in the winter. however they are already showing bad signs
of sun burn and dry stress. my question to any gurus of these plants,
will they stand a better chance of surviving the summer if i pot them
now and keep them watered in the shade, or will a mid-summer and under
stress move just finish them off? any help, thoughts or advice great
fully accepted.

cheers,
evan.

[A Little Bit]

On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 08:34:10 GMT, evan > wrote:

> gday all,
> i have some azalea and smallish rhododendrons(approx 1m in hight) that i
> hoped might survive the summer to be relocated to a shadier, more
> sheltered spot in the winter. however they are already showing bad signs
> of sun burn and dry stress. my question to any gurus of these plants,
> will they stand a better chance of surviving the summer if i pot them
> now and keep them watered in the shade, or will a mid-summer and under
> stress move just finish them off? any help, thoughts or advice great
> fully accepted.

Build a temporary shade house over them and move them in winter.

[China]

OR.... just prune them back hard and water well till autumn. Then consider
lifting them. Play it by the weather, and when you prune them try your luck
with a few cuttings incase they expire.

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China
Wingham
NSW