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Old 30-05-2011, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Drobium View Post
Does look like winter damage.
The problems that we've had is that, the plants where frozen in pots for so long that they where unable to take up any water and this has stressed the plants to the point of death.
also during the days where the temperature got above freezing, the green parts of the plant thawed out but the pots and root remained frozen.
The garden camelias faired better as their roots where able to go deeper down into the unfrozen earth to get moisture.

The prognosis is not too good and I wouldn't be too surprised if it does dies over the next few weeks as the temperatures start to rise.

You did well moving it to a shadier spot though, but really really be careful with the watering as it's not going to be taking alot of water in atm due to root damage and the extra compost of the repotting, just keep it bearly moist, and try to keep it from too much rain.

Good luck!
Thanks - that's really informative. It is still alive, but not loking too well. I hope it pulls through as it has emotional attachment for me. We did have a really long cold spell over the winter with sub zero temperatures - I've never seen our fish pond with such thick ice for so long. I take it you suggest minimal watering as with it not taking up water there is a risk of the roots rotting? If it survives I'll move it next year if we get similar weather. Thanks