Terry Robbins wrote:
Hi All,

I was just gifted a small NZ Tea tree in severe distress from having
been separated from it's neighbor and stuck in a new pot. Almost all of
the leaves have turned brown and are dropping. There is some green left
on the tree however. I have read that these trees are difficult and do
not like their roots disturbed. But having never cared for this species
before I thought I would put out a call for advice.

Any hope for this little guy? I live in zone 5 in the Berkshires.


Not much, I think. You're right these guys DO NOT like
their roots messed with, and without _exceptional_ care,
would sooer die than survive.

I've never even been able to move one from a nursery pot to
a training pot. :-(

GOOD LUCK.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature
encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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