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We moved into a new construction house about a month ago, and now one of
our maple trees (transplanted by contractor, ~12 feet tall) is losing the green in some leaves like it is fall. Does anyone know what may be causing this or who to contact somewhere like NC state or the dept. of agriculture to find out? |
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In article , Scott Dianis wrote:
We moved into a new construction house about a month ago, and now one of our maple trees (transplanted by contractor, ~12 feet tall) is losing the green in some leaves like it is fall. Does anyone know what may be causing this or who to contact somewhere like NC state or the dept. of agriculture to find out? Compacted roots from all of the construction equipment ? |
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"Nosmo King" wrote in message ... In article , Scott Dianis wrote: We moved into a new construction house about a month ago, and now one of our maple trees (transplanted by contractor, ~12 feet tall) is losing the green in some leaves like it is fall. Does anyone know what may be causing this or who to contact somewhere like NC state or the dept. of agriculture to find out? Compacted roots from all of the construction equipment ? Another possibility is that they broke the tap root when they moved it. I think the tap root is supposed to be as deep as the tree is tall. Breaking it may prevent the tree from supporting the top of the tree. Are the leaves dying at the top? |
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On 2006-06-12, me wrote:
"Nosmo King" wrote in message ... In article , Scott Dianis wrote: We moved into a new construction house about a month ago, and now one of our maple trees (transplanted by contractor, ~12 feet tall) is losing the green in some leaves like it is fall. Does anyone know what may be causing this or who to contact somewhere like NC state or the dept. of agriculture to find out? Compacted roots from all of the construction equipment ? Another possibility is that they broke the tap root when they moved it. I think the tap root is supposed to be as deep as the tree is tall. Breaking it may prevent the tree from supporting the top of the tree. Are the leaves dying at the top? If you move a tree, you will not have a full tap root unless it is very small. It does not really need it. It also probably has little to do with leaf growth. Loss of feeder roots are more likely. A month ago is not the ideal time to transplant. Have you made sure it received an inch to an inch and a half of water per week? If it has too many leaves for the existing roots, the tree may naturally shed some and survive. I have counted over 1.5 inches of rain since the weekend in CAry. You will have to consider how much you have received and whether water is appropriate or not. Daily watering by hose is not appropriate. You may water too shallowly or too much. Either will damage the roots. I tried transplanting a 6-7 foot tall redbud in February and it budded out and then died. I may not have caught the minor drought we had soon enough. You will never have 100% success in transplanting anything, and usually the larger the size the lower the success rate. -- Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me please. is a garbage address. |
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If the contractor transplanted the tree, contact him/her and have them
provide a new tree, and have them plant it in the fall. |
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