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ykerzner

Transplanting a tree from 5-1-1 into ground

ykerzner
12 years ago

I know it's a bit early in the season to ask about transplanting trees into the ground, but it's better to get this out there now. I have a citron in a pot of 5-1-1 that's been doing okay for the last eight months or so. It periodically loses a quarter of its leaves every few months for no obvious reason, but did have a good growth spurt in the summer. However, it's getting too big for the container and I'd like to put it into the ground, which is heavy gumbo here in Houston. How should the pine fines be separated from the root system to prevent differences between the current and future soil when watering, and also to make the transition as smooth as possible? (Citron is like citrus in its care.)

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