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| I'll start off by posting what is already obvious - No, I shouldn't have even thought about transplanting a large shrub in the middle of July, but its too late now, whats done is done, and if it makes it out alive, we're all good.
About 10 days ago, I transplanted a large (8'x8'x8') dappled willow shrub from the front of my house to the side. The initial 2-3 days it was in the ground were (while still hot) cloudier and rainier so that was good. I did give it a trim just after moving it - down to 3'x3'x6', and the tranplantation went fairly well - with a decent root ball left intact.However, the last week has not been good. Despite twice daily deep waterings, about 95% of its leaves are brown. All hope is not lost. there is still some green left, clustered mainly on one of the 3 main branches. All the branches look to be like the buds are becoming more prominent, and I suspect in the next week or so it'll put out some new leaves. My questions are this:
By the way, the butterfly bush I moved into its place is doing just fine. |
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- Posted by ians_gardener (My Page) on Sat, Jul 31, 10 at 1:30
| I would wait to see how much of the willow dies back before pruning any more......don't give it any fertilizer unless you want to give it some liquid transplant ferilizer for root development (or bonemeal).........keep it moist without drowning it and wait for the new growth to appear.....Willows have a very aggressive root and will recover..... Ian |
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