Adamski77
Chumono
Just let it be... can't do much more. What is the soil status? It likes to be on the dry side when new roots search for water...
Just had to share a picture of this yamadori
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Yeah ive dug out a few of these and they can be hard to read soemtimes. Ive had some come back to life after all the foliage dies and ive some that just keel over and die.
Id just keep at it until you start to see the bark not being green after a scratch. Make sure youre getting all sides of the root ball, Sometimes only one side of the roots will survive and you dont want to miss the one side that lived. Learn from my mistake lol
Id just keep at it until you start to see the bark not being green after a scratch. Make sure youre getting all sides of the root ball, Sometimes only one side of the roots will survive and you dont want to miss the one side that lived. Learn from my mistake lol
DeepSouth
Yamadori
I would have completely defoliated it and cut it back hard, personally. I've had pretty good success this time of year with full defoliation and potting in near 100% inorganic soil, placed in filtered sun.
The tree's roots were significantly reduced. It does not have enough to push water all the way up to the canopy and those taller trunks. All those leaves do (did) was increase the rate of water loss from the tree.
This is a classic case of how important locality is to collection. In the deep south, by the time mid April rolls around, the new Spring foliage has already hardened off and helped rebuild energy lost from the initial flush. You can fully defoliate and the tree will only put out as much new foliage as it can with its reduced root system (and it has the energy to do so).
I collected 38 trees in late February (this is the ideal time) and 36 made it. I collected 5 in late March (none made it). I collected 8 in late April and 7 made it and are growing vigorously.
The tree's roots were significantly reduced. It does not have enough to push water all the way up to the canopy and those taller trunks. All those leaves do (did) was increase the rate of water loss from the tree.
This is a classic case of how important locality is to collection. In the deep south, by the time mid April rolls around, the new Spring foliage has already hardened off and helped rebuild energy lost from the initial flush. You can fully defoliate and the tree will only put out as much new foliage as it can with its reduced root system (and it has the energy to do so).
I collected 38 trees in late February (this is the ideal time) and 36 made it. I collected 5 in late March (none made it). I collected 8 in late April and 7 made it and are growing vigorously.
gschup
Yamadori
I think that anything you do now will only weaken the tree further. I would just keep up the watering, but otherwise leave it alone and be patient. The tree will show you which areas it decides to keep and which to shed.
Franklikestrees
Sapling
Thank you all for the advice and reassurance. Fortunately, it's companion I collected at the same time is pushing new growth. Not from the really thick trunks yet, but I'm hopeful. It started budding on the smallest branches coming from the base of the trunks, then recently started budding on some thicker branches further up the trunks, if it continues this way it may keep some of its good thick trunks.
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