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[IBC] Watering Willow and Bald Cypress
I live in Oklahoma in zone 6.5. I have a bald cypress and for the past
three years near the end of the summer the foliage starts getting brown. I water it quite frequently but this doesn't seem to keep it from getting brown foliage. I guess it doesn't like this somewhat dryer climate than what it is supposed to have. This summer I collected some moss and covered the soil with it and low and behold a miracle. The tree really liked this since the foliage didn't get brown as it usually does. Near the very very late summer the foliage started to show some brown but nothing like what it has in the past. The moss kept the soil wetter and for a longer period of time which is what the tree must have liked. Bill ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] Watering Willow and Bald Cypress
I live in Oklahoma in zone 6.5. I have a bald cypress and for the past
three years near the end of the summer the foliage starts getting brown. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a bald cypress a deciduous tree? I was under the impression that it was perfectly normal for them to lose their leaves. Nina, who owns no bald cypresses herself. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] Watering Willow and Bald Cypress
In a message dated 12/24/2003 8:31:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
writes: I live in Oklahoma in zone 6.5. I have a bald cypress and for the past three years near the end of the summer the foliage starts getting brown. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a bald cypress a deciduous tree? I was under the impression that it was perfectly normal for them to lose their leaves. Nina, who owns no bald cypresses herself. I think what he was trying to say was: By standing the tree in water it retains green foliage longer and doesn't show late summer heat stress. I does eventually go dormant. My Bald Cypress still has a few greenish/yellow leaves. Billy on the Florida Space Coast Bonsai Societies of Florida Annual Convention Memorial Day Weekend 2004 Radisson Hotel, Cape Canaveral, Florida www.bonsaisocietyofbrevard.org ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] Watering Willow and Bald Cypress
Yes Nina is right, I have several bald cypress trees around a lake on my
property and they loose their leaves every winter (Hernando Mississippi --just below Memphis Tn.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nina Shishkoff" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 7:30 AM Subject: [IBC] Watering Willow and Bald Cypress I live in Oklahoma in zone 6.5. I have a bald cypress and for the past three years near the end of the summer the foliage starts getting brown. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a bald cypress a deciduous tree? I was under the impression that it was perfectly normal for them to lose their leaves. Nina, who owns no bald cypresses herself. ************************************************** ************************** **** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ************************** **** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] Watering Willow and Bald Cypress
Thank you Billy, I guess my note was misinterpreted. Mid to Late Summer
around here is not Fall or late Fall which is when the Bald Cypress actually starts to lose its foliage. The moss on the soil does keep the soil wetter and lessens hot summer stress. I have kept the soil submerged in water out in the hot sun but didn't seem to help. I keep it in some shade which seems to help. Basically speaking I don't think that it likes the Oklahoma weather where I live. However, we do have Bald Cypress growing in some yards around here?????????????? Bill ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] Watering Willow and Bald Cypress
Bald Cypress have to be one of the "hardiest" (if that is the correct term)
trees I've heard about. They absolutely thrive in the hot, humid swamps in LA & FL. However, up here on the frigid North Coast they develop into really beautiful trees as well and don't seem to mind the temps at all. My aunt has one that is probably 30 years old and 3' in diameter growing in her yard. The biggest difference I can see, up here they don't get those massive flairing roots. Jeff Isom Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] Watering Willow and Bald Cypress
The flaring roots are the result of the tree standing in water. The amount
of flaring and the height of the flare depends on the depth of the water. The trees naturally grow in areas where there is considerable variation in water level, usually seasonal. I grew two saplings of the same size, approximately two years old. One was submerged in a can about half way up the trunk during the spring for about three, roughly approximating the historical spring floods. That one developed much more taper/flare and a knee. Wayne Greenleaf - New Orleans Z9 -----Original Message----- From: Internet Bonsai Club ] On Behalf Of Isom, Jeff (EM, PTL) Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 10:37 AM To: Subject: [IBC] Watering Willow and Bald Cypress Bald Cypress have to be one of the "hardiest" (if that is the correct term) trees I've heard about. They absolutely thrive in the hot, humid swamps in LA & FL. However, up here on the frigid North Coast they develop into really beautiful trees as well and don't seem to mind the temps at all. My aunt has one that is probably 30 years old and 3' in diameter growing in her yard. The biggest difference I can see, up here they don't get those massive flairing roots. Jeff Isom Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39 ************************************************** ************************** **** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ************************** **** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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