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| I have a small fukien tea i decided to slip pot into another bigger pot.. i did this inside no sun and cool..the next day all the leaves were drupping down a few are turning black.. there was no root pruning and i was very careful not to disturb them very much.. the tree was fine just needed another pot. what went wrong??? this is strange to me..advice please john |
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| No sun and cool = no good for such a tropical that loves heat, humidity and sun. It's not the same as a large tree outdoors that you would put in light shade for a season, but the black leaves tell me it was either already too wet before repotting or got soaked afterward (and overwatering is not easy for F. teas that usually take a lot). I also wonder what kind of mix you put it into - that could also have made a big difference if it was not only very different (a bit of the 'old' stuff is sometimes a good idea near the roots - as with inground trees) but somehow intrinsically wrong for it. |
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- Posted by moyogijohn (My Page) on Mon, Jul 26, 10 at 21:46
| LARKE,,I ment i repotted it inside the house,,,,no sun and cool during the repotting..i left some soil on the roots,,all i really did was slip pot to a bigger pot for more growth.the mix is the same thing it was in since i got it.. can,t figure this one out..thanks john |
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- Posted by head_cutter (My Page) on Mon, Jul 26, 10 at 22:17
| Not really 'Larke', I have a couple of large FTs and this isn't always the case. Almost any change in the environment of the tree will cause it to pitch a fit...anything at all. Overwatering and underwatering will cause the leaves to yellow and drop, underwatering will (or from my observation) cause leaves to turn black and/or yellow and drop. Moving the tree a few yards will cause the same thing. Turning the tree will also cause it to pitch a fit. There is a happy medium in watering which I have yet to find. What makes a difference here is the size of the tree but I'll explain this a little. John has a small tree, a major change can completly defoliate the tree in a few days. As long as it's healthy it will come back. It should anyway. The mix doesn't seem to matter all that much as long as it drains pretty well (so the roots don't sit in water) but should stay evenly and slightly moist between waterings. My one is growing well in a mix of sand and basalt chips, the other is in sand and what looks like rice paddy mud. Both trees grow about the same -- and pitch regular fits over nothing. They are just a very finicky tree. You will always have problems with it in your area and the survival will be in question. I was working on the big one last evening, after 2 days of solid rain here. It had yellowing leaves--black leaves--leaves with yellowing margins but also has a ton of new growth--covered with flowers (which the mites will destroy before they are open for a few hours) and some fruit. This morning it had more yellowing leaves, probably because I did some wiring and pissed it off again. They are just a big pain in the butt, whatever you do will cause problems. The good news is that they will probably survive it because they will acliamitize to the changes. Bob |
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| Well, I guess I've just been lucky with them... but that's not necessarily saying a lot as I'm just as unlucky with supposedly ridiculously easy stuff. I understand you repotted inside, but also thought you meant you then put in a cool and dullish place afterward (inside or otherwise). Really all I could do was give a few guesses, right? I'm very fussy about humidity and light however with them, and they keep growing... just my experience here. |
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- Posted by moyogijohn zone 6 (My Page) on Tue, Jul 27, 10 at 18:56
| THANK YOU,,Larke and Bob,, well the tree now has no leaves,bare branches..do you think it will leaf out again or not??? also where should i put the poor thing?? you both know i just killed two larch trees,,they were suppose to be easy too ha ha.. good thing my elms are good and the maples..thanks john |
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- Posted by head_cutter (My Page) on Tue, Jul 27, 10 at 19:08
| I figure that you watered it good after repotting...I'd place it in an area where it gets partial shade all day and leave it for a while. It can help to wet down the area around the tree a few times a day for humidity. Even with the break in the weather here I'm still hosing down the back courtyard a few times a day. Bob |
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- Posted by moyogijohn (My Page) on Tue, Jul 27, 10 at 20:12
| THANKS BOB,,The little tree is not much but i just don,t like to loose trees unless it is my choice..i follow all your post but you know that already..we will see how the tree goes for the next few weeks..take care john |
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| I don't know if I'd wet it down, but would put it in the hospital (a glass bell that I have, or clear baggie, but keep a very close eye out for the first sign of mildew). |
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- Posted by head_cutter (My Page) on Tue, Jul 27, 10 at 23:28
| I'm not talking about wetting down the tree but the area around it to create more humidity, a large area and i'd keep it fairly wet most of the time (again not the tree). I figure he watered the tree after re-potting, it won't need any more water till it starts to leaf out again. While the glass bell or a baggie MAY be a good idea and may work, I have never done that for the reason you mentioned...mildew. |
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