Magnolia Tree hasn't grown an inch in SIX years
shedrach
11 years ago
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11 years agojofus, ( Englewood, Fl zone 10a )
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The rest of my Park's order still hasn't arrived
Comments (13)This is an interesting post! I was wondering what I was doing wrong because some of mine still just have red nubs. My Scarlet Meidilands have not broken dormancy. Sweet Promise has tiny little leaves, but is still soaking. I'll have to look at Heritage. I figured mine would be soaking whether I planted them or not, since we've had 40 days and nights of rain. I'm going to add more Superthrive to the water if I don't get them planted today. I ordered 2 Julia Childs very early in the season, and when the other plants I ordered arrived and it didn't, I gave them a call. They said it will be sent in the fall! Fall roses do not do well for me, and I especially do not want bare root roses in the fall. Luckily, last weekend I found several Julia Child roses on clearance, huge and healthy, so I have the grouping I was wanting. Every other place I've looked was sold out of that one, and the Wayside/Parks people said it had been a fast seller for them. They had the little 1 gallon one for $10, and I found huge 3 gallon plants for $11. The other plants I'm waiting on are the caryopteris and a daisy. The Japanese maples I got were so big and healthy--I'm really impressed with those. So much better than the orders I had last year. The upside of our rain and clouds is new plantings have not been stressed. The bad side is, the ground is waterlogged, the weeds are huge, blackspot is rampant, and I'm afraid to walk in the beds for fear of compacting the soil. Last year I had ordered clematis from the clearance sale and most were mush. I called and they said they would send replacements. I kind of forgot about it until I got a box in NOVEMBER! with Avant Garde clematis in it. That's way too late for me to plant those outside. Sometimes they send a shipping notice, and sometimes they don't. Doesn't seem to matter if you put a note in the comments box telling them to give you notice. I would say their shipping has improved vastly over last year, but they really need to work on communication. The plants are far better also. Cindi...See MoreNo Petals on 6/12 Peach trees grown from seed
Comments (10)Matthias, that's awesome! Thanks for the pic, they look so good! I can't wait to get these peach trees to that point. When you say thinning you mean the fruit? If so should they be a certain distance between the fruit? The red leaf peach was from a neighbor's dwarf peach tree. Was walking the neighborhood with my Wife and daughter and there was a rotting peach on the sidewalk and we picked it up, it was pretty far gone with some bugs in it but the seed was intact. I put it in the fridge in a tupperware container and moist paper towel with the other seeds and it germinated. It's sad they have two dwarf red peach trees and one is vined over getting choked with other bushes around it all crowding it out, they are not the original owners so they could care less for the trees. I suspect they won't last long....See MoreMagnolia tree hasn't grown in 10 years. Small and scraggly
Comments (9)You're on the right track, Pam. So, that tree most definitely was planted too deeply. Even with your good job of clearing soil away, we're still not seeing a root flare. So yes, this is a classic case, and don't be upset with yourself; This is extremely common, with many to perhaps most commercial landscaping firms still not getting the message about new approaches to treecare. Oddly enough, it is governmental agencies, things like municipal forestry units, where the real progressive stuff is happening. It saddens me to have to say this, but most of the commercial guys I deal with don't know anything about this! In my opinion, there's just no excuse for that. If I was able to come out of Nowheresville, Wisconsin, and manage to completely upgrade my approach to treecare (beginning in 1980, lol), so too should any private firm claiming to have expert staff, etc. Leaving baskets on, not cutting rope used to secure the rootball, not being aware that nursery practice heaps soil up on top of what will eventually become the rootball, and then obviously, the lack of awareness of planting depth. The trouble with that is, while being planted too deeply will utterly ruin the tree, this takes time, so by the time it has manifested itself to the point that the average person notices, it's far too late. No warranty in the world will cover this problem. I'm sure there are progressive firms out there. We've got some here too. But in terms of landscape installation, I'm afraid we're looking at lots of sub-standard stuff being done. And it's unnecessary; If the individuals who own these private companies would only seek to have their staff be up to date, it would be huge. I know that where private firms are concerned, the need to generate a profit comes into play. But we noticed like twenty or twenty five years ago that to do the job right only adds minutes to each tree that gets planted. Trees-when properly sited and happy in their circumstances-can go on living for centuries. So another three minutes to plant fades to insignificance. I think maybe I'd try digging it up and re-planting. I don't really see it getting better on its own....See MoreNeed help pruning my six-year old plumeria
Comments (14)Wow! You have a plumeria TREE,not just cuttings, with leaves, in Jan. in New Jersery! And it blooms?! That is a big accomplishment!!! my outside plumerias in south Fla. are totally bald in Jan. and bloom in the spring, THEN get leaves after. Then drop all the leaves again in Sept/Oct. And go dormant. You already have your answer as to how to cut it back. It is as easy as cutting back to a 'crotch' Or where a stem is coming out from a bigger stem. You dont want to leave a 'stump'. It makes the tree look messy. By now that 3 armed cutting you have must be a nice new tree! Wow!!...See Moreshedrach
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