Osmanthus fragrans - why is some new growth turning brown?
Juttah
12 years ago
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Comments (16)What a great discussion! I have just purchased some Tea Olives and would like to train some of them into trees. I have seen pictures of mature trees with a single trunk that are stunning, but all of my young trees have multiple trunks. I'm guessing many people just use them as a hedge, and so this is not an issue. Is anyone else attempting to prune them into single trunk trees? If so, what pruning guidelines are you following? Also a question about sources for buying these trees. There aren't that many varieties available for some reason. I've found that nurseries don't even bother to put the variety, just labelling them Osmanthus fragrans, and are usually the ones with white flowers. Maybe they are the best adapted to the U.S. southern regions, but I wonder if it's possible to get some of the more 'exotic' varieties like these orange/red ones - Osmanthus fragrans "zao hong" Early Red" O Fragrans "Zhuangyuan Hong Gui" First Red" I live in central Tx., zone ranges between 8 and 9 with intensely hot summers. Our soils are more alkaline than in east Tx. and the weather more dry as well (about 28-30" rain in a 'normal' year). The tea olives are going to be planted in a sandy loam or chocolate soil that drains very nicely but doesn't retain a lot of moisture....See MoreOsmanthus fragrans twig
Comments (13)The plant looks healthy after shipping. It will gow nicely if you follow a general rule. Keep the young plant under a 50% shade shelter fisrt, good soil( either in pot or on ground) and proper moisture. It will grow. I once received an Os plant without any leaf and I planted it in a pot set in my green house. Then the new branches shot up from lower part of stem. At present, I just made 12 grafts. The understocks are common Sweet Oliver. They all are taking. Two plants have inches of new growth. I am also making many rooting for fun. Your picture showing one nice size flower( may be about 6 times larger than that of Sweet Oliver). It is possible belonging to the four seasons type Os fragans, origin from China. Even only one flower, you can detect strong fragrance....See MoreOsmanthus fragrans SICK!!!!
Comments (9)How big the pot is? If it is too big compared with the root ball, the extra water or moisture will cause root rot (damage the root). If it is the case, at once repot the tree with a smaller pot (just about 1" wider than the root ball. Same as the depth, put about 1" soi. It is the key to the tree like osmanthus. When you repot it, carefully cut the dead roots away. Dead roots are brown to black. Alive ones are white. Let the alive roots directly contact to the soil. Soil mix: add about 1/3 of the sand (Home Depot, Play Sand) into the poting mix. Throughout water it. Then leave it alone. Don't give it too much water. The sick tree needs much less water than normal ones. After repoting put it where there is no direct light (I maen light, not sun. Young Osmanthus dose not like sun at all). Then gradually move to light, stronger light. No fertilizer when the tree is sick. Hope it helpful....See MoreNew growth on Osmanthus Fragrans withering and black
Comments (2)Hi Heather That happens to mine once in a while when new tender growth coincides with unseasonably cold weather. I just trim or pick off the dead leaves. New growth should re-emerge as the weather warms up. My plants have a lot of new growth right now, and luckily we have not experienced any cold snaps. I've found mine have responded well to pruning btw...See Moremeyermike_1micha
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