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Maybe not a Felony but definitely a gross misdemeanor.
Old thread, but I have to comment. I've seen some local crapes cut way back and then sprayed with dormant oil as one remedy for the awful crape myrtle bark scale that has moved into the region. There's no way you can treat an entire plant if it's full sized. Sometimes you gotta do whatch gotta do.
Actually, Henry's photo looks very much like Kramer's Rote, which is a cultivar of Erica x darleyensis and easily one of the most popular and longest blooming of the winter heaths.
I love the leaves on Alta. They look so tropical and remind me of Ficus elastica.
Victoria reminds me of Ficus elastica, leaf buds are very reddish. This is a Victoria, after the new leaves emerged in June, I just LOVE this cultivar. Will try to capture the reddish new growth before leaves fully emerge this year.
The appearance of blooming Snowdrops, Witch hazel and Crocuses signal that spring is approaching for me. The red maples start to bloom. Day lengthening, warmer sun also give me hope. But spring is long and gradual here in Virginia, with many warm days and cold setbacks. We’re usually out of the woods when the azaleas start to bloom and I’ve mowed my lawn at least three times!
Eyes up - Blackthorn and almond blossom.
Eyes down - violets
Eyes closed - lilacs
Nose closed - to prevent sneezing
Yes, I wasn't clear. I was agreeing to it's being Prunus laurocerasus. It might not even be a named cultivar. There's quite a variety of leaf shape in seedling trees.
Most probably Prunus laurocerasus 'Schipkaensis'
if its in significant stress/shock.. then you did it wrong... usually a timing issue ... perhaps if you had transplanted it in winter.. when it was dormant.. it could have grow some roots to support itself ... without you beheading the poor thing..
next time.. perfect timing.. and this wont happen ...
imo opinion.. rig up some shade for a moth or 2 .. to reduce sun stress in your area ...
water properly .. deeply with near drying before next deep watering ... drowning it wont help ...
next year.. if there is any die back.. prune it off then.. you are not God.. you can not know what to take off .... and beheading the thing.. will most likely take off a lot of stuff that will never die back....
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Root loss upon transplanting is on a continuum. From very little root loss to extreme root loss. For this theory to be validated, one would have to perform hundreds of transplants varying the amount of root loss.
And on the extreme end of 'root loss', it is common practice when rooting cuttings of many broadleaf evergreens to reduce the number of leaves to 2 or 3 and then clipping back the leaves 1/2. This is all to reduce transpiration while the cutting tries to push out roots. If too many entire leaves are left on, the cutting dies.
Variegated plants are great ways to liven up a spot in the garden. I have both of those cultivars. They each have their purpose in my landscape. I would opt for Flaming Silver if all the other plants around it are mostly green. The Daphne has light edges, but is not all that noticeable from a distance like Flaming Silver might be. It is also a bit slower growing than Mountain Fire. So I'd go with that one. They like good drainage.
If you are a Pieris lover, you might even consider 'Katsura' which boasts deep maroon new growth. Especially stunning if backlit! It's one of my favorites. It can periodically put out this new growth throughout the growing season.
That is a lovely katsura. Just realized it has pink flowers which is nice.
Yeah after I posted it occurred to me that the plants at Dancing Oaks were pretty big and might be for nursery sales only.
SAM! Will you be a vendor at the GreenSpring sale again?