Iris writes:


Is anyone familiar with the shimpakus that are being marketed by Iseli? I
bought one last June. It was small and compact to begin with. I put it in the
ground, but it has hardly grown at all (other plants in the vicinity have grown
normally). Superficially, it looks like a dwarf compared to my other Shimpaku.
I am very puzzled by the picture of Shimpaku in the Illustrated Encyclopedia
of Conifers. Is that Shimpaku?

Iris:

The Shimpaku is a reasonably show growing specimen. If you aggressively feed the tree, you can expect to see substantial development after one year.

BTW: Aggressive feeding WILL NOT produce abnormally large foliar features. Excessive watering WILL product abnormally large foliar features.

Cordially,

Michael Persiano
http://members.aol.com/iasnob

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