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Japanese Maple....its official
On Wed, 9 Apr 2003 23:30:33 -0400, Requester wrote:
X-No-Archive: yes well after noticing one of my newly planted jpm's was dying. i believe it was from over watering. so i stop watering it soo much. well just as it seem to be getting a tad better what do you know we in atlanta get a week of heavy rains, cold and fog. the tree looks completely dead now. guess i should dig it up and trash it hopefully i can find another. they been sold out for about two weeks at every store we checked. Have you tested by scraping your thumb along a twig to see if there's green under there? Or break off a twig to check for green? Don't be too hasty. I've learned the hard way to be patient; sometimes it takes the plant weeks or even longer to come back, but when it does, what a rush! -- Polar |
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Japanese Maple....its official
well after noticing one of my newly planted jpm's was dying. i believe it
was from over watering. so i stop watering it soo much. well just as it seem to be getting a tad better what do you know we in atlanta get a week of heavy rains, cold and fog. the tree looks completely dead now. guess i should dig it up and trash it hopefully i can find another. they been sold out for about two weeks at every store we checked. Nah -- don't be so negative. Give it a little more time. If there's still green under the skin, then it's still alive just may be in a bit of a bad place. You may want to pull this one out and transplant it in an appropriately large pot for a bit -- give it decent soil (I like Miracle Gro meself) and fertilizer, baby it a bit. It may surprise you and come back. You'll need to prune dead branches and such as well but I wouldn't do that right away regardless of which way you go. FWIW, this is what I would do (and have done with a few others of my plants -- got three azaleas out there right now that I've been working on for about a year). James |
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Japanese Maple....its official
On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 17:49:24 -0400, Requester wrote:
i broke off a twig and its very green inside. i guess this mean its still alive? Yay! Hang in there, babes! Cut back on the water if you really think they've had too much. Way to tell: Ye Olde Finger Teste. Stick a digit in and see how far down it's dry. Cheering for your jpm! "Polar" wrote in message ... On Wed, 9 Apr 2003 23:30:33 -0400, Requester wrote: X-No-Archive: yes well after noticing one of my newly planted jpm's was dying. i believe it was from over watering. so i stop watering it soo much. well just as it seem to be getting a tad better what do you know we in atlanta get a week of heavy rains, cold and fog . the tree looks completely dead now. guess i should dig it up and trash it hopefully i can find another. they been sold out for about two weeks at every store we checked. Have you tested by scraping your thumb along a twig to see if there's green under there? Or break off a twig to check for green? Don't be too hasty. I've learned the hard way to be patient; sometimes it takes the plant weeks or even longer to come back, but when it does, what a rush! -- Polar -- Polar |
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i broke off a twig and its very green inside. i guess this mean its still
alive? That's is likely an accurate assessment. Give it another month, see what it does. Back off on the watering. If it still looks dreadful at the end of a month, then dig it up and put it into a pot for a little TLC. James |
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Japanese Maple....its official
"JNJ" wrote in message
... i broke off a twig and its very green inside. i guess this mean its still alive? That's is likely an accurate assessment. Give it another month, see what it does. Back off on the watering. If it still looks dreadful at the end of a month, then dig it up and put it into a pot for a little TLC. James Isn't it true that many graphed trees need moist soil, but not too wet when they are first planted? |
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Japanese Maple....its official
Isn't it true that many graphed trees need moist soil, but not too wet
when they are first planted? With few exceptions, I give all of my plants a solid drenching when they first go into the ground. Most trees require a good amount of attention (water-wise) during the first month or so, depending on weather. James |
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