Posted by SarahH on November 17, 2003, 1:48 pm
We have a lovely mature (10-15 years old) Camellia very close to the
boundary of our property near the house. Its around 10 foot tall now, Im
planning on pruning it back to 8ft after its flowered.
We are in a semi-detached house. The attached neighbours are planning a
single storey extension at the back. If the foundations go to the
boundary and cut off half the roots how likely is it that we will have
an ex-camellia? Is there anything we can do to save it?
Thankyou
SarahH
Posted by K on November 17, 2003, 2:12 pm
: We have a lovely mature (10-15 years old) Camellia very close to the
: boundary of our property near the house. Its around 10 foot tall now, Im
: planning on pruning it back to 8ft after its flowered.
:
: We are in a semi-detached house. The attached neighbours are planning a
: single storey extension at the back. If the foundations go to the
: boundary and cut off half the roots how likely is it that we will have
: an ex-camellia? Is there anything we can do to save it?
:
: Thankyou
: SarahH
:
I was in a similar situation, but we were having the extension built. I
moved mine but lost it. Probably because it was the wrong time of year to
move it, but I can't really remember as it was a long time ago.
We now have another to replace it and it is beautiful and about 7 ft tall.
K
Posted by Rod on November 17, 2003, 2:26 pm
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 18:48:30 +0000, SarahH wrote:
> We have a lovely mature (10-15 years old) Camellia very close to the
> boundary of our property near the house. Its around 10 foot tall now, Im
> planning on pruning it back to 8ft after its flowered.
>
> We are in a semi-detached house. The attached neighbours are planning a
> single storey extension at the back. If the foundations go to the
> boundary and cut off half the roots how likely is it that we will have
> an ex-camellia? Is there anything we can do to save it?
>
> Thankyou
> SarahH
I'm guessing your plant is not right *on* the boundary so it's going to
lose much less than half of its roots. Assuming also the extension isn't
so close that it will stop water reaching the plant and that the plant
won't be in full shade (they'll tolerate but not like, quite a lot of
shade)
Then I would just hope for the best. If you attempted to move it you would
almost certainly get more root loss than you will get by leaving it where
it is. Since it's going to lose some root then your planned pruning is more
likely to be beneficial than not.
For insurance and a treat - could you find room somewhere for another one?
15 quid isn't a lot for such a beautiful plant - and they grow quite
quickly.
Rod
Posted by Martin Sykes on November 17, 2003, 2:43 pm
> On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 18:48:30 +0000, SarahH wrote:
> > We have a lovely mature (10-15 years old) Camellia very close to the
> > boundary of our property near the house. Its around 10 foot tall now, Im
> > planning on pruning it back to 8ft after its flowered.
> >
> > We are in a semi-detached house. The attached neighbours are planning a
> > single storey extension at the back. If the foundations go to the
> > boundary and cut off half the roots how likely is it that we will have
> > an ex-camellia? Is there anything we can do to save it?
> >
> > Thankyou
> > SarahH
> I'm guessing your plant is not right *on* the boundary so it's going to
> lose much less than half of its roots. Assuming also the extension isn't
> so close that it will stop water reaching the plant and that the plant
> won't be in full shade (they'll tolerate but not like, quite a lot of
> shade)
> Then I would just hope for the best. If you attempted to move it you would
> almost certainly get more root loss than you will get by leaving it where
> it is. Since it's going to lose some root then your planned pruning is
more
> likely to be beneficial than not.
> For insurance and a treat - could you find room somewhere for another one?
> 15 quid isn't a lot for such a beautiful plant - and they grow quite
> quickly.
> Rod
Would there be a problem with contamination from the foundations which might
damage the tree through chemical rather than physical means?
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Posted by Jaques d'Alltrades on November 17, 2003, 3:27 pm
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> Would there be a problem with contamination from the foundations which might
> damage the tree through chemical rather than physical means?
Camellias (IIRC) like an acidic soil. The foundations might tend to make
it more alkaline, though not a lot.
You could put down some gypsum (calcium sulphate), acid peat or other
sulphates if it shows any signs of distress in the future.
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> boundary of our property near the house. Its around 10 foot tall now, Im
> planning on pruning it back to 8ft after its flowered.
>
> We are in a semi-detached house. The attached neighbours are planning a
> single storey extension at the back. If the foundations go to the
> boundary and cut off half the roots how likely is it that we will have
> an ex-camellia? Is there anything we can do to save it?
>
> Thankyou
> SarahH