Deformed leaves on strelitzia
LaurenLouise
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LaurenLouise
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Comments (10)need more facts ... a 15 gal pot might have a 6 foot tree in it??? a 6 foot tree ... will need up to 3 years to become 'established' .. to be able to take the intense heat of AZ in high summer .. all the growth could have been related to its life the year prior to your transplant ... we dont know ... when did you plant them.. was that the proper planting time for AZ ... how big were they.. what is your native soil .. did you bare root them.. did you plant a big wad of peat based media in native sand?? did you mulch... what was your watering protocol .... can you provide pics?? we need more hard facts ... other than the fact that they have deformed leaves... otherwise we can speculate forever.. and get nowhere .... ken...See MoreDeformed Leaves on Money Plant (Braided Pachira Aquatica)
Comments (12)My guess would also be a nutritional deficiency, and I agree with the repot, though it would be better if you waited to repot until June, when the plant should make the fastest recovery. Keep in mind, a repot is much more extensive than simply potting up. Between now and then, I would: * Flush the soil very thoroughly the next time the plant needs water and fertilize with a soluble synthetic fertilizer with a 3:1:2 NPK ratio. RATIO is different than %s. 24-8-16, 12-4-8, 9-3-6 are all 3:1:2 ratio fertilizers. I highly recommend Foliage-Pro 9-3-6 because it contains all the nutrients essential to normal growth in a favorable ratio (to each other) which can be very important - especially so if you're using a soil that forces you to water in small sips to avoid root rot or suppressed root function due to soggy soil conditions. * Fertilize regularly with appropriate doses. We can figure that out once we know what you'll be using and figure out how close you can come to watering correctly. For best growth and vitality, make sure that when you repot, it's into a soil that allows you to flush the soil of accumulating salts at will. You'll be at a turning point in your ability to maintain healthy plant material consistently once you understand how much influence excess water retention has in limiting your plants, and how much easier it is to grow things when you can water properly. The ability to water correctly is also a key element in your ability to take and maintain precise control over nutritional supplementation (fertilizing). Questions? Al...See MoreStrelitzia reginae browning leaves
Comments (2)It could be a buildup of fertilizer salts/minerals in the soil. Repot it in new soil or leach it out next time you water it. Run clean clear water into the pot, let it drain, then run clear water into the pot and let it drain, and then do it again, drain it real thoroughly and don't water it again until it's dry....See MorePlumeria leaves curling & deformed
Comments (7)me too in Australia. leaves are long and thin and deformed. the above comment makes me think herbicide? i do spray this lawn (winter green couch) for clover and other broad-leafed weeds... or is it a deficiency of some kind? I can't find a reference to this symptom anywhere else....See MoreLaurenLouise
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