Hi Ken,

Thanks for the reply, I will wait and see. I always test with a finger before watering and usually let them get pretty dried out.

Thanks again,

s

Socalgreenthumb,
It looks like your shrubs are dried out.
Did you use perilite in the potting mix? Does the
water run through the pot pretty fast?
Personally, I wouldn't grow these in pots. I think they
are much happier in the ground. (at least for me they are, they get big very fast).
Mabey research for a plant that will do better in a pot for your zone.
Some shrubs and trees do fine in pots, and some are extremely hard to keep in pots. Like Rhodos, and gardenias.
They will live in pots when they are little, but really, they are never really happy in a pot.
Do you know what I mean?

This is a very vigorous shrub that will get 10-12 feet in the ground and I agree with previous poster that it is not very well suited to container culture. The severe heat may have come at exactly the wrong time (i.e. immediately after re-potting) especially if you disturbed the root ball to any degree, which is always better done during the dormant season. They're tough but should go into the ground as soon as possible, if possible, but your reference to a second story balcony may mean that you don't have an 'in ground' garden.

Good luck!

Sara

I have the same issue with 55 Pit-Marj-Channons and discovered a green twist tie girdling the plants. Plenty of water and great drainage but were doomed. I can sent pics if anyone is interested.

I have a similar issue. Just planted Pittosporum Marjorie Channon in the ground in 50/50 mix 3 weeks ago and the leaves are now browning, drying out and dropping. Looks like they are dying. Wondering if I should've just left the roots in their original pot soil instead of loosing them up when planting. Maybe this new rich soil is too much shock for them?

I am keeping an eye on the soil moisture to make sure I am not over-watering either. Any advice will be highly appreciated.

Kuykendall, there's not a week that goes by that I don't remind someone in one of the Gardenweb forums to remove the ties from their woody plants, including young trees. Crazy!