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Contessa · 15-07-2013, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Hogg

On Sun, 14 Jul 2013 15:07:12 +0200, Contessa
wrote:

About a month ago I planted two of these. Both now seem dead as the
leaves are brown. Any hope or treatment for them?

IME ceanothus are not long-lived, but assuming it was newly bought
from a garden centre, it shouldn't have popped its clogs yet. The
weather has been dry over the last few weeks and is especially hot
ATM. Did you water it a) in its pot before you planted it b) when you
planted it and c) have you watered it since?

A way to see it it's still alive is to scratch the bark of a twig with
your thumbnail. If the wood just under the bark is green, it's still
alive. If not, try scratching another spot a bit further down the
stem.

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Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales

Thank you for your reply.
Yes, I did water it before, during and after planting.
I hadn't heard of the bark scratching test but I'll do it and report back.