tulip tree problem
Fred Albini
3 years ago
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Comments (2)Ok I have an idea for you. it would really help if I knew what zone you were in. Try planting them is some dirt in a cool spot. thats dark, if you plant them and put them is a sunny spot thats warm they will grow too quickly and not produce any roots, what you want is for them to produce at least some roots, then they should be fine. Try putting them in pots and put them in the fridge Away from fruits, you can also put them in a garage thats dark. With any luck they will develop enough roots to grow and even bloom!, calistoga is right, not planting them will likely result in the death of the tulips. I hope this help give you some ideas, if you need more information on this idea just ask!...See MoreTulip Tree Snapped in Half - Why?
Comments (4)I had a vigorous water tupelo that I grew in a pot about a ?year before I planted it in the ground. I amended the potting soil in the container with chicken manure, so it grew very tall very rapidly. It continued to grow well after I planted it this spring, but I found it snapped a few weeks ago. I think it happened because it was top heavy, and the trunk was too skinny to support all that weight. It actually snapped after we'd had a big rain, so I guess the weight of the wet leaves was too much. Anyway, I checked on it the other day, and it's making a new leader. It looks real ugly now, but I've seen this happen before with other trees, and it's not long before you can't tell the tree was ever broken. If your tree is overly tall and full with a thin trunk, this could be the cause. Sherry...See Moretulip Poplar with an obvious problem? please help
Comments (6)This looks REAL familiar to me. Look at those tulip tree leaves, and any leaves of plants, small trees, etc. under or near them. If the leaves feel sticky at all, something called honeydew, you have tulip tree scale. VERY Bad! This will spread to all under or nearby plants and kill them. I lost a beautiful, old plum tree, planted near my neighbor's 60 foot tulip tree, last year. It's very common here in VA. If sticky, take your hose and very thoroughly wash all leaves, including under plantings, anywhere near your tulip tree. and throw away any tulip tree debris that have fallen. Then you must spray everything with insecticidal soap. In the EARLY spring before new leaves, you have to spray the tulip tree with horticultural oil, even if the tulip tree is very tall. Read the label for control of scale. Hope this is not actually your problem! What a huge headache last year for us. By the way, the under plantings survived beautifully just being well washed and srayed with the insecticidal soap....See More? on topping a tulip poplar (aka tulip tree)
Comments (6)Where I live is covered up with tulips, and those that escape the loggers can get very tall. The branches are brittle, summer thunderstorms usually bring down limbs, but the trees themselves are very wind firm. I don't think I've ever seen one uprooted. The trees are rapid growing even into old age, trees that have lost their tops replace them rapidly. But crowns that have been removed by man or nature still tend to be poorly attached and may continue to suffer from storm damage. Why temp fate? If you are worried about the trees maybe have them removed, topping is NEVER a good thing....See Morewhaas_5a
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