(New House!) What to plant under row of 16 redwoods?
tracydr12
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Comments (6)on this pic.. it looks like spray paint ... any chance at a macro pic ... a closer pic???? and scratch some back.. and take another pic.. how thick is it and give us a pic of the whole tree ... it is not uncommon for fungus' to attack mulch ... and it is all part of the process of the decomposition of the mulch ... that is how soil is made ... and as far as i am concerned ... it has nothing to do with the tree ... is that irrigation or an electric line wrapped around it ... this is a rather large tree... and no history of recent transplant ..... i dont really know.. why it needs water.. drought or not ... and it would really help... to get a full ID ... redwood is a bit vague .... since you are new to the house .... i would hate to think is a deciduous conifer.. and its just going into fall decline .. subject to losing its leaves/needles ... any finally.. what possessed you to remove the mulch???? .. and do let us know.. how you water it ... hours.. etc ... ken...See MorePlants dying under new 4' shop lights
Comments (8)well here is the update. http://i51.tinypic.com/nwjywp.jpg - Note the spots? is the Nitro getting pulled out cause the plant is growing? or what? that doesn't look like light starvation. http://i56.tinypic.com/250htfp.jpg - Edge burn :-\ I didn't think over watering was possible... From what i have found this looks to be more like under watering? should i up the ammount i am running over the plant? It has a few roots that drop down, but only 2-3 (decent size though, lots of legs off of it) that do make it. :-\ You guys think the spots could be fungus? just sterilized the buckets and this is a new pump. same hose... but i ran that through with hot water for about 5 mins before i re-connected it. *ugh* just don't know what to think....See Morepreparing for woodland garden under giant redwood
Comments (11)I'm doing a simular thing. I have a huge redwood in my small yard, and others nearby and I'm in the process of transplanting native sword, cliff and chain ferns to my small shadey yard. I also have a small garden bed dug out about 6 feet away from the tree. The garden bed was dug carefully, leaving the tree root that ran through it undisturbed. Redwoods have very shallow and small root systems for their size. Not only do you not want to hurt the tree, you don't want to damage the root system because in a high wind- the tree could fall and hurt *you*. If you damage some of the smaller "hairy" roots that shoot off from the main root- that's OK. But you don't want to dig anything but smaller shallow holes within 4 - 6 feet. Native ferns should do very well under redwoods if they have enough drainage, water and loose soil. And plenty of leaf mold or needle mold ("duff"). I think watering them occasionally throughout the first summer would help. I'm also going to try toad lillies and rain lillies. And oriental and asiatic lillies further away from the tree in partial shade. Oxalis does very well, but can be invasive. You might also consider plants with shallow root systems or potted plants closer to the tree. There are a few native ca irises that will grow near redwoods. I think about any acid loving woodlands plant would do OK, particularly the ones used to our dry summers and wet winters. Any native perenial though, I'd water occasionally the first summer to help it "set". If your soil is clay- you will need to make sure water can drain from the bottom of any small holes you dig for plants. Otherwise you get a "bowl" effect, and the clay holds all the water in the hole and the plants will drownd in the winter. You can dig little trenches and either fill them in or put in a little pvc pipeing with holes drilled into it into the trench first for a permanant bed. I would leave the needles there. They are the perfect fertilizer for anything that would grow there. Most woodland plants don't like ammended soil. If it is compacted of clay, you can carefully dig in a little leaf mold or duff by hand with a small trowl. Then be sure there is a covering of needles on top. The needles will also keep the soil from compacting....See Morekarinl
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