Transplanted a Large Camellia - Is It Dead?
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Transplanting a camellia
Comments (1)Review the post titled Transplanting 45 year old Camellia; it has a lot of useful information. You can also contact local members of the American Camellia Society in SC; see the link below for email addresses and phone numbers. Here is a link that might be useful: Amercian Camellia Society Chapters in SC...See MoreOld Camellia - Dead leaves - How to save?
Comments (3)It is hard to tell until you actually check and no longer see "green" (then it is too late of course). Since leaf out could take a while and may not occur until Spring, I would make sure that they remain well mulched and that the soil is as evenly moist as you can (with no periods of dry followed by wet followed by dry and so forth). About 3-4" of mulch up to the drip line should suffice and should lengthen the days between waterings. Test the soil with a finger to make sure you are not overdoing it (insert a finger to a depth of 4" and water if it feels dry or almost dry). Pick up any plant debris under the trees & dispose in the trash or compost pile while you are watering. Before watering, amend the soil if your soil is alkaline so you do not have to water a second time after amending the soil....See MoreRoot ball size for transplanting a 5 ft camellia
Comments (4)Root pruning now probably wont help much unless you allow the camellia time to create new feeder roots closer to the trunk which you can then include in the rootball when transplanting. Id probably try to get an 18" - 24" diameter rootball if it is manageable. A shovel with a long blade such as a trenching shovel will probably work best. It is best to face your shovel away from the trunk and sink it vertically in the ground around the entire circumference of the rootball. Place your foot on the rootball as you remove the shovel to avoid unnecessarily disturbing it and potentially fracturing it. If you encounter any large roots, dig back beyond the rootball and prune with loppers or a saw. After you have severed all of the roots around the rootball, sink your shovel in again, this time angled toward a center point beneath the camellia at about a 45 degree angle. Do this around the entire circumference of the rootball. Gently use the shovel to loosen up the rootball and it should pop right out in one solid mass. Move the plant by the rootball (not the trunk) onto a piece of burlap or cloth and bundle tightly wrapping with thick twine. If you try to move a large rootball without securing it in burlap/etc., you risk it breaking apart which will cause unnecessary stress on the plant. Prune away any unnecessary branches/leaves to reduce stress, and remove the majority of flower buds to minimize the plants energy expenditure. or.....rent a tree spade and save your back. ;) good luck, -christian m....See MoreHelp! Transplanted salvia immediate wilt.....Are they dead?
Comments (10)When transplanting, the root structure needs to be considered. Plants with tap roots like Perovskias will need to have a lot of deep soil taken with them, if that is where the fine roots are. Tap and trunk roots are not very effective at gathering water and minerals from the soil. If you have only 6 to 12 inch sections of these rhick roots, there will be a few fine roots around the base of the plant, but not enough to keep the tops if these are kept whole and not pruined back. The foliar leaf surface has to be balanced by an adequate number of fine roots. If I make a mistake in transplanting, I check to see how many fine hairs are left and prune off the tops accordingly. I put the remainder of the plant in sand, moisten, and keep the plant in the shade. Basically, I am working with a large cutting. After a few days, I might start feeding the plant a soluble plant starter fertilizer. Once growth resumes, I'd check the roots and replant in the ground when the root system is again robust....See Moretheoriginaldawgone
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