dawn redwood--where to go?

[sorce]

I wonder if without paste....
It would have less of a good environment to build so much tissue?

Maybe avoiding watering the trunk too?
So it's not so moist....huhu....moist.

Sorce

 

[Mash]

As a data point. I use the cut paste that is like soft rubber. My water is set up so it never hits the trunk other than at the very base possibly. I do have it set to water them twice a day. Only thing that seems to hurt these trees is drying out.

 

[butlern]

Problems drying out? What?!

Yeah, I drench this specific tree with water 4 times per day in the summer here in OKC.

Earlier this year I was only watering twice, before work and after, and all the new growth went crispy, in a single day in late May, just like that. It's always windy here, which exacerbates and accelerates desiccation.

It's since recovered and happy once again.

They do love H2O and humidity.

 

[Mash]

just an update so this tree will be 2 1/2 this fall. Even with aggressive root work they grow fast. The scaring is allot less with the early low branch removal.