"Billy M. Rhodes" wrote:

In a message dated 12/28/2003 8:33:28 AM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:

My poor old guy is sitting in the courtyard under a shade
cloth in a plastic bag

I think the plastic bag is a bad idea. Shade is OK. But you need to
careful with moisture because although heat might be the problem it could also root
rot. How wet is your soil?

I´ve saved a lot of trees (well at least some ;-) with this method, even
those suffering from root rot, of course you must not over water when
the tree is in the bag. And as I stated in my previous post this is very
important for a tree that has lost all leaves. There is a risk that the
soil stays to wet if it was saturated before putting the tree in the
bag. And if I forgot to mention it some small vent holes is a good idea.

Henrik Gistvall, Uppsala, Sweden

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