fertilizing companies recommend feeding in both spring and fall ==>> did you expect anything else ???? have a soil test done.. amend pH ..no guessing here ... [contact your county extension office for tests] and if you have an otherwise healthy soil.. the thing will probably never 'NEED" anything ... though a little this or that wont hurt .... dont guess.. and dont think they are children that need to be FED .... acid loving plants.. need an acidic soil.. NOT FOOD!!! .. do you see the dichotomy???? make sense ... ken ps: i bet you wont find an acid soil company.. lol ....

i cant reply to GWeb emails .... if you dont allow emails on your members page ... trees/conifers/shrubs.. in pots.. need fert.. because watering flushes out the good stuff in the media ... i just dont see where any of the named plants NEED anything from you.. but water.. to get over the fact you transplanted them ... are you suggesting.. your county is barren of native plants.. for lack of feeding.. your county soil so sterile.. that nothing you plant will survive without you juicing them??? listen.. i am a cheap SOB... i am leery.. of anything the guy sells, who recommends it ... its nonsense.. that plants are like children..and need to be fed .. that said.. a little of this or that wont hurt anything.. they just dont NEED it ... also.. if planting under aggressive trees.. such as maples.. when you dig a hole.. you sever maple roots.. and they will grow new feeder roots into your plant.. more so.. if you put plant food there.. and if your plant fails.. its usually from the maple sucking the life/water out of the soil ... in other words.. you fed the tree.. not your plant ... transplant are stressed.. from the transplant.. water helps them grow the roots .. to get over it.. feeding them does NOT help them get over it ... do whatever you want... but do it for the right reason ... rather than some gut feeling.. that you need to feed your children.. plants are not children ... ken

I have the straight species of lex verticillata. I bought them from Possibility Place over in Monee, IL. I love mine. They're in full sun. They require full sun and they are site specific. I don't have a picture of mine at photobucket, but they do grow slowly. They are the same size as they were when I purchased them in April of '06. These are shrubs. Fall color is yellow, nothing special. Website for PP is http://www.possibilityplace.com/ Click on catalog and look around at all the plants they offer. I like crowded, so I'm probably not a good person to answer, but I saw the question is from last week, so I did anyway ⺠Viburnum dentatum is a good choice for the requirements you're describing (as do the other plants you've listed). Prairie Moon has them also. They're small, bare rooted plants, barely 18" tall, but mine has grown to over 5' in 1 year (mostly shade, north side of house). I purchased another dentatum (south side, but under a few trees) from Possibility Place for cross pollination that it might need and I'm happy report that they both are bearing berries this year. Birds love them too. Best thing to do when you've got sun/shade issues, is to ask a lot of questions, do a lot of reading and research. Here is a link that might be useful: Prairie Moon

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