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| I got two of these little trees from Wal-Mart. The one pictured seemed in fair health when I brought her home two weeks ago (the other in poor health a week ago) Oh, the picture is quite large, but the trees are only about 12inches or so The little plant spike said she is a "European Tree" good for indoors, growing 18inch - 36in(i believe). We put them in a sunny windowsill. Due to recent weather, the sunlight has not been very harsh. Both trees are doing very poorly, and drying out really bad. Please help! (P.S. I googled "European Tree" and it seems as though there is not a specific tree called a "European Tree" so I have no idea what these little guys really are) |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Dec 17, 12 at 19:55
| link look familiar .. and if not.. those might be juniper cones .. so switch the search accordingly ... frankly .. they are disposable xmas plants ... and not grown nor potted for long term growth .. they are probably drying out.. because there is no media left in the pot .. tip out the plant and find out ... and let us know.. i dont know if i would spend more on them to up-pot them ... but if that is the root of the issue [see what i did there???] .. then we can make some suggestions ... that being the queen and i and anyone else who rolls thru ... ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
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- Posted by TheMidnightGarden none (My Page) on Mon, Dec 17, 12 at 20:15
| From the link you provided, the "Cypress European Tree" looks like it could be what I have! When I get home from work, I will take one out of the pot and take a picture, so you can see the roots for your self, instead of me trying to describe. |
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| I agree with Ken that it could be a Juniper, or perhaps a Chamaecyparis. In either case, I think it would not do well as an indoor plant at all. |
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| Ellwood cypress. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Wed, Dec 19, 12 at 8:05
| trees from Wal-Mart ==>> what can i say .. lol .. treat them like poinsettia ... in the sense that they are mass produced for the holiday.. and meant to be throw away by the end of winter.. BTW.. bboy is correct .. as usual .. lol like a poinsettia ... there are many of us.. who can torture them forever.. trying to make them into what they really arent ... which we want them to be a long lived house plant ... but that is your choice ... regardless.. they are conifers which belong OUTSIDE .. but for the holiday season ... whether or not they are proper for your z9 is beyond me.. bboy???? most likely .... that pot is so choked with roots.. that sooner or later.. it will fail ... an at that point .. or just prior.. you either free it to mother earth.. where it belongs.. or you throw it away ... basically.. its a disposable plant ... now.. all that said.. the reason it is cheap and disposable .. is that it roots freely ... and can be massed produced with a small investment.. perhaps you could try rooting some pieces ... if you could find some brown wood that would actually root.. before it rotted ... boy has that thing been hyper-fertilized ... anyway.. enjoy it.. but dont let it break your heart .. if and when it starts going downhill ... ken |
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