Posted by Emery Davis on July 11, 2011, 11:41 am
Hoping someone will have some experience with this one.
I have a Kalopanax pictus var maximowizcii (ex Kalopanax septumlobus)
which has suffered greatly in the drought. It has been established for
around 5 years and is maybe 3 m tall, but still has a fairly small (and
thorny) trunk diameter. It put on about 2 feet of growth early and
looked quite good, but has since shed leaves on most of the upper part
of the tree. We've had a little rain but it's still very dry -- I just
dug up a suffering Acer erianthum and the ground was like rock -- so I
have been watering it.
The question is am I likely to see regrowth of leaves on the now naked
part, it being still early, or will I now probably lose that part of the
tree?
Thanks,
-E
Posted by Jeff Layman on July 11, 2011, 2:37 pm
On 11/07/2011 16:41, Emery Davis wrote:
> Hoping someone will have some experience with this one.
> I have a Kalopanax pictus var maximowizcii (ex Kalopanax septumlobus)
> which has suffered greatly in the drought. It has been established for
> around 5 years and is maybe 3 m tall, but still has a fairly small (and
> thorny) trunk diameter. It put on about 2 feet of growth early and
> looked quite good, but has since shed leaves on most of the upper part
> of the tree. We've had a little rain but it's still very dry -- I just
> dug up a suffering Acer erianthum and the ground was like rock -- so I
> have been watering it.
> The question is am I likely to see regrowth of leaves on the now naked
> part, it being still early, or will I now probably lose that part of the
> tree?
> Thanks,
You could try emailing the holder of the National Collection of
Araliaceae. Address can be found on this webpage:
http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id 912
This is an excellent garden with a very helpful owner.
--
Jeff
Posted by Emery Davis on July 12, 2011, 5:40 am
On 07/11/2011 08:37 PM, Jeff Layman wrote:
> On 11/07/2011 16:41, Emery Davis wrote:
>> Hoping someone will have some experience with this one.
>>
>> I have a Kalopanax pictus var maximowizcii (ex Kalopanax septumlobus)
>> which has suffered greatly in the drought. It has been established for
>> around 5 years and is maybe 3 m tall, but still has a fairly small (and
>> thorny) trunk diameter. It put on about 2 feet of growth early and
>> looked quite good, but has since shed leaves on most of the upper part
>> of the tree. We've had a little rain but it's still very dry -- I just
>> dug up a suffering Acer erianthum and the ground was like rock -- so I
>> have been watering it.
>>
>> The question is am I likely to see regrowth of leaves on the now naked
>> part, it being still early, or will I now probably lose that part of the
>> tree?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>
> You could try emailing the holder of the National Collection of
> Araliaceae. Address can be found on this webpage:
> http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id 912
>
> This is an excellent garden with a very helpful owner.
>
Thanks Jeff, I may do that.
Went to water it last night and noticed that the moles -- uncatchable
this year -- have dug up all around and through the mulch. Of course
where there's moisture, that's where the worms go I expect. They've
been busy at this everywhere that's been watered this year, which of
course means any new planting.
-E
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> I have a Kalopanax pictus var maximowizcii (ex Kalopanax septumlobus)
> which has suffered greatly in the drought. It has been established for
> around 5 years and is maybe 3 m tall, but still has a fairly small (and
> thorny) trunk diameter. It put on about 2 feet of growth early and
> looked quite good, but has since shed leaves on most of the upper part
> of the tree. We've had a little rain but it's still very dry -- I just
> dug up a suffering Acer erianthum and the ground was like rock -- so I
> have been watering it.
> The question is am I likely to see regrowth of leaves on the now naked
> part, it being still early, or will I now probably lose that part of the
> tree?
> Thanks,