Need Help: Rising Sun Redbud Tree
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Sara Malone (Zone 9b)
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Need help with newly transplanted Redbud Tree
Comments (4)If you are pretty positive they are dead, I would trim them now - if, heaven forbid, you should damage one of the "replacements" then a new one will have time to grow. Just be really careful not to damage them as you cut out the old one(s). I would select the strongest 3-4 of the new sprouts, and about mid-summer, take out the weakest one(s), as low down as possible, so you will end up with the number of trunks you want. You may have to repeat for a few years, until it settles down as a multi-trunked tree, or it may be an annual chore. My two (a species and a 'Forest Pansy") are single trunked, and I haven't noticed many sprouts - they are most easily removed when tiny, simply by rubbing them off the bark....See MoreRising sun redbud growth spurt dilemma
Comments (16)Bonnie, the new growth is the brightest color. That is why last summer only the one oddly fast growing branch was bright. I have a number of redbuds but haven't really paid THAT much attention to their growth spurts. I bet they all show "rising sun" colors in the spring and it is a bit more subdued later in the year....See MoreDoes the early rising sun count when tallying hours of sun exposure?
Comments (4)where is the logic that sun might not be sun .. what different iws intensity ... and that is important on heavy water needing plants ... sun in the heat of the day is bad for such.. weak sun at dawn ... when there is no heat.. is still sun ...but not a problem to water lovers .. keep in mind.. many things listed as shade ... are simply shade tolerant ... you dont mention what you are looking at.. so its hard to give any guidance ... e,g. i have a variegated viburham ... in sun its .. did i tell you this already ... its nearly yellow with green highlights ... in full shade .. but for maybe an hour at sunset ... its green with gray and white patches ... they are about the same size.. sop i would conclude lack of direct sun does not greatly impact vigor ... also.. things like rhodie/azalea ... have a fine fibrous root system.. that is usually barely below soil level ... so hot sun on the soil... might cause water shortages in the heat of the day in full hot sun ... and might droop or start showing other signs of stress ... so no full sun ... but a few hours at dawn or dusk would..imo.. be irrelevant ... and in fact.. probably a good thing ... ken...See MoreIs Rising Sun Redbud actually full sun?
Comments (9)RS Redbud is a stunning plant, isn't it? One of our neighbors has one in their side yard; and I always slow down to admire it. Oh....their full blazing sun, Alabama clay soil side yard...no irrigation but a nice layer of mulch. This cultivar has been bred to be resistant to both heat and scorch but bears watching. I remember the day we drove through the Tennessee nursery area on our way to experience a 100% solar eclipse, we passed by many rows of RS Redbud being grown in nursery after nursery after nursery.....all under the full sun. Purple leaved loropetalums also do beautifully in full sun. I've used them in sunny landscapes in South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama when a bright touch of color is needed with great, long-term success. I have some in my own full sun front bed, no irrigation, and clay soil. So, Logan....please try to refrain from giving advice unless and until you've done some research. I've had over 35 solid years of experience with plants on top of a university education but still review recent research, plant introductions, and advances in science every single day. There are so many factors to consider, provenance being one of them....See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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