Thanks. Hard to tell if they're supple or not. Not REALLY dry... but they're
yellowing, dying and then falling off (but others are green and healthy). So
it's not like they're yellow and just staying up there. They're not as dry as
the leaves I was used to in the fall in the north, though - those were DRY.

As for fertilizer... even the dirt when I transplanted had some of the osmocote
on top of it. It's time release and I didn't put much. Anyway - they survived
4 months with that same fertilizer without problem. It's not like I JUST put
something on then they started turning....



"Travis" wrote in message
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If the leaves are dry and yellow the tree may not have enough water
given the sandy soil. If they are supple and yellow maybe too much
water. I wouldn't have fertilized them until they were well established
if ever.