On 24/2/09 17:00, in article , "Emery
Davis" wrote:

Sacha wrote:
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And the other lovely tree
we've planted a few of lately is the Betula jacquemontii - they're such
graceful and elegant trees, IMO.


They are indeed. Mine was planted 2 seasons ago and has done very
poorly I'm afraid. It died back considerably in the late frosts last
year, and looks more than a little sad. Do you know if there's anything
in particular I should do to perk it up?

cheers,

-E

I asked Ray about this and he was surprised that it *was* affected by frost,
considering its origins. I know you're a bit of a tree expert but could
there possibly be some other cause?

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Sacha
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