Re: Tree to Move, Fert first? Help.
this is to remind me to continue the story.
Tree was doing quite well most of the summer, excellent rainy season, unusually wet.
then we got our first 95 degree week with out rain (July?), I put 300 gallons of H2O on it when I saw it turning brown.
later, we had another hot week and it turned more brown, top tip, barely green.
north east side of tree still green on the tips.
I continued to water if we didn't get one rain day a week, usually emptied a 300 gal. tank on it.
Today, 9/19/09, it seems to have stayed the same and stabilized this past month. Green only on the north east side of the tree. a good green. some light green mixed in the the abundant brown on the rest of the tree. Top is basically all brown, south side pretty much all brown. PART of the North east side is the only part that hasn't turned brown.
As I said, i'm not familar with G.S. Does it resprout like Coastal Redwood? I doubt it, doesn't seem like it would.
When about 40% of it was browning up, I was tempted to go in the tree and trim back the dead and trim back the live a bit to let it put more energy into the remaining live areas. that's what I'd do with a deciduous tree and it would normally work. but i wasnt' sure, and work was so busy, i didn't get a chance.
i haven't trimmed any of it yet.
should i cut back the dead, and shorten the live? or do they resprout from the bare or brown areas?
I will really try to post pictures.
thanks,
