My rubber tree won't grow
Marlene (Zone 6b Boston, MA)
4 years ago
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Magnolia Tree won't grow or fill out
Comments (6)Laura, Magnolias have roots that are close to the surface and spread out. They are different from other trees in this way. They don't like anything by their roots either. That is why they plant them for erosion control, their roots are close to surface and spread out nice and wide, holding soil on a hill. They can't take transplanting easily because their roots can't take it, being ripped up like that. THey need some room at the ground level around them, and no weed wacker near them, or running a lawn mower around the bottom of the tree either. They need mulch. Desperately, and a good watering schedule, and that tree will definately fill out for you. If there are bushes close to the bottom of that tree, that isn't good. Remove the bushes from around the bottom. Take away it's competition, and it will flourish. Water deeply once a week, go buy a round sprinkler and place it under the tree and leave it on for a couple HOURS. Mulch, mulch, mulch. They are such grand beautiful trees, and I think you will love it when it starts to fill in a bit. It's not the soil PH, or it would have withered away, it's already 10 years old. Good Luck....See MoreFig Tree won't grow figs
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Comments (9)If the other 2 are the ones pictured, I'm guessing they were containerized. Hurricane cut palmettos will take a long time to establish and grow extremely slowly. Unfortunately, in many cases they don't make it. 2 months is not a very long time, and I'm no expert based on where I live alone, but it seems it may have been planted a little late in the season depending on where you live in NC. Make sure you keep it well watered and you'll probably need to protect a bit this winter from freezing precipitation. As long as the center spear is green, you'll be fine. Even next year though, you might only get a couple of fronds....See MoreGrass won't grow -- Tree feeder roots?
Comments (7)Had a similar situation once and got tired of beating my head again the wall... Finally decided to mulch a much larger area beneath the tree and dressed it with a whole variety of hostas ( aside from deer, I've yet to see a spot that will get the better of a hosta...!). Threw down some decorative pathway slabs... About 12" square each with the mulch between each "step". A couple of those cast/concrete semi-circular benches for morning coffee... A decorative, brightly colored wheel barrel (another fun kid-project) placed on its side (as if tipped) with seasonal stuff "spilling". That was my wife's gig... Pumpkins and stuff in the fall... Potted flowers in the spring/summer... Christmasy stuff in the winter. Well, you get the idea... Even the kids got to pick out a garden gnome to tuck in somewhere (only one each and it was fun(ny)... Like you, couldn't do a darned thing with the area and finally figured, if you can't beat it... Treat it like an oasis of sorts...See MoreMarlene (Zone 6b Boston, MA)
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