Help - daphne , a bit urgent.
 

I had cause to take a Daphne of unknown age out of the garden two weeks
ago. It was meant to go back, but water main problems mean it cannot. I
quite literally plonked it on top of the garden and left it there.

Its been in the sun and its been rained on. It does have most of its roots,
although they are bare ( no soil on them)

Leaves are looking sad but it could still be alive. How can I tell if its
slowly dying or struggling to live?

What would be my chances of getting it back to life it I put it in the
ground - and how would I best treat it to do that - cut the leaves off or
leave them?

Its 3ft high x 3ft spread in size right now.

On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:54:34 +0100, "mich" wrote:

I had cause to take a Daphne of unknown age out of the garden two weeks
ago. It was meant to go back, but water main problems mean it cannot. I
quite literally plonked it on top of the garden and left it there.

Its been in the sun and its been rained on. It does have most of its roots,
although they are bare ( no soil on them)

Leaves are looking sad but it could still be alive. How can I tell if its
slowly dying or struggling to live?

What would be my chances of getting it back to life it I put it in the
ground - and how would I best treat it to do that - cut the leaves off or
leave them?

Its 3ft high x 3ft spread in size right now.

It is generally accepted that daphnes hate rootdisturbance and are
short lived anyway.
I would say its chances are very small.


Pam in Bristol

What would be my chances of getting it back to life it

Daphne do not transplant well. I venture that the chances for survival are
almost nil.

"mich" wrote in message
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I had cause to take a Daphne of unknown age out of the garden two
weeks
ago. It was meant to go back, but water main problems mean it
cannot. I
quite literally plonked it on top of the garden and left it there.

Its been in the sun and its been rained on. It does have most of its
roots,
although they are bare ( no soil on them)

Leaves are looking sad but it could still be alive. How can I tell
if its
slowly dying or struggling to live?

What would be my chances of getting it back to life it I put it in
the
ground - and how would I best treat it to do that - cut the leaves
off or
leave them?

Its 3ft high x 3ft spread in size right now.

Daphne is very fussy about being moved around. As a first thought, I
think it has had it.

Franz

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"mich" wrote in message
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Its 3ft high x 3ft spread in size right now.

Daphne is very fussy about being moved around. As a first thought, I
think it has had it.

So how do they get these things from garden centre pots to garden in the
first place if they are that sulky?

Having said that, I accept I did not treat this plant well. I should have
shoved it dtraight back in the ground somewhere but I didnt, so I know its
my fault.

Franz

mich wrote:
"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"mich" wrote in message
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Its 3ft high x 3ft spread in size right now.

Daphne is very fussy about being moved around. As a first
thought, I
think it has had it.

So how do they get these things from garden centre pots to garden
in
the first place if they are that sulky?
[...]
They should at that stage be young and vigorous, and you need to
plant them out with a good root-ball so they're disturbed as little
as possible.

Mike.

"mich" wrote in message
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"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"mich" wrote in message
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Its 3ft high x 3ft spread in size right now.

Daphne is very fussy about being moved around. As a first
thought, I
think it has had it.

So how do they get these things from garden centre pots to garden in
the
first place if they are that sulky?

If carefully transplanted from a pot, the root disturbance is minimal.
Moreover, the plants from garden centre will be quite young yet.

Franz

mich wrote in message
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I had cause to take a Daphne of unknown age out of the garden two weeks
ago. It was meant to go back, but water main problems mean it cannot. I
quite literally plonked it on top of the garden and left it there.

Its been in the sun and its been rained on. It does have most of its
roots,
although they are bare ( no soil on them)

Leaves are looking sad but it could still be alive. How can I tell if its
slowly dying or struggling to live?

What would be my chances of getting it back to life it I put it in the
ground - and how would I best treat it to do that - cut the leaves off or
leave them?

Its 3ft high x 3ft spread in size right now.


Hi Mich,
It doesn't look too hopeful for your Daphne; you were a bit unkind to it.
If you're like me and don't give up easily on a plant, trim off any
obviously dead roots and plunge it in a bucket of water for 24 hours or so,
keeping it in a sheltered, shady place. This should plump up the roots
again .. if there's any hope left. Once it's had a good soak, scrape off a
small area of bark on the stem: if it's green, it's alive; if it's
brownish, it's dead or as good as.
If it's alive, pot it up carefully and keep the roots moist. Do what you
can to provide shelter from strong winds.
Do all the above with your fingers crossed. :o))
There is no guarantee that you'll save it, but it's worth a try -
particularly with good plant that would be expensive to replace.
Good luck,
Spider