Only three out of about 215 so far have not to come up. Two of those where planted late in the season last fall. Both had frost heaved on me and the crowns where pushed above the mulch. But what took the worst of it was my hydrangeas Three are showing no signs of life. Not even coming up from the roots. The big Surprise to me is the dwarf Nandina domestica in the back yard. It is not is the most protected location. After a normal winter It looks ruff with most of its foliage drooping and burned. This year it shed all its leaves and the stems turned almost black. In the last two weeks she had flushed out. Fuller and better then it has ever looked!

Could it be sun scald? Maybe the tender new growth is just reacting to being in full-on sun....it had been shaded by the older winter-killed growth you cut back. Renee

usually there is a jumper in teh stat for gas furnace control. what this does is allow the airhandler to turn on teh fan instead of the stat. so your stat would be calling for heat only, and not requesting the fan turn on. maybe yours does not have this option or is wired wrong and doing it. i see no harm in using the on/off switch if it works fine. in today's economy i would not spend money to fix soemthign with such a minor issue!

Hi pos02, Wollemi are best planted in the warmer months, so this is possibly the reason why yours didn't make it. Over-watering may be a factor too, as the correct process to follow for the establishment of any member of the Araucariaceae is relatively specific. Or you also might have poor drainage. You should thoroughly soak the rootball of the plant before planting out - submerging it in a bucket of water for a couple mintues should ensure that there are no air pockets left in the rootball. Loosening the soil from twice to three times the size of the pot around the planting site is helpful too. After planting, water in well as you would any other tree. Keep the water up to it once a week until new growth looks well established on the tree. Only supplimentary irrigation is required in dry periods as natural rainfall should suffice. Also, do you grow any other natives in the are where you planted it? How're they doing? If they're not doing too well you could have a high level of phosphorus in the soil. If you're soil is pretty poor, only use a native slow release fertiliser. Good luck! Once established this plant is though as nails, so once you get over this hurdle there should be plain sailing ahead. Any other information you could provide about the spot you're planting it in could help in exploring other possibilities for its failure. Let me know if you need some other info. It's not the kind of plant one wants to keep buying as it's not cheap! Cheers.