Old landscape juniper, procumbens nana

[Lazylightningny]

OK I took the bag off. We've been getting a lot of rain lately, should I bring it in when it rains?

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Catfish, If that trunk is up against the side of the box, which it appears to be, I'd drill a couple of holes and wire it to the box to minimize root movement.

 

[leatherback]

OK I took the bag off. We've been getting a lot of rain lately, should I bring it in when it rains?

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Do the roots pretty much fill this box? It seems overly large to me, which makes it more dificult for the roots to recover, oddly enough. They like their roots to be snug..

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

OK I took the bag off. We've been getting a lot of rain lately, should I bring it in when it rains?

No, I wouldn’t risk moving it around.

 

[catfish chapstick]

Do the roots pretty much fill this box? It seems overly large to me, which makes it more dificult for the roots to recover, oddly enough. They like their roots to be snug..

The roots are crammed in. Basically was one long root with some small roots. I bent it/them around in the box. There was no other way unless I had a bigger box or cut some roots off which I was afraid to do. Definitely was not a compact root situation. Basically it's main root had elongated horizontal to the soil line for a pretty good distance.

 

[catfish chapstick]

I have it under a tree so it only gets filtered light. The plant appears to be growing. Should I feed it this year at all??

 

[Johnathan]

I have it under a tree so it only gets filtered light. The plant appears to be growing. Should I feed it this year at all??

I would not

 

[Dav4]

I have it under a tree so it only gets filtered light. The plant appears to be growing. Should I feed it this year at all??

You should have it in full sun and be feeding it regularly by now.

 

[MrFancyPlants]

I wouldn’t move it around.. rain is good.

Edit: not meaning to pile on with experts giving good advice, I just mean don’t move it out of the rain.

 

[Johnathan]

You should have it in full sun and be feeding it regularly by now.

I defer to @Dav4 then lol

How long after a tree is collected do you begin fertilizing?

 

[Dav4]

I defer to @Dav4 then lol

How long after a tree is collected do you begin fertilizing?

Typically 4-6 weeks after, but if it’s clearly beginning to grow, I’ll fertilize sooner.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

I’d be inclined to hit it with some fish emulsion, but wouldn’t move it yet.

 

[catfish chapstick]

Ok its alive and was doing pretty well but I've seen some spider mites! What should I do???

 

[PiñonJ]

Ok its alive and was doing pretty well but I've seen some spider mites! What should I do???

I used this and it worked well: https://www.bonide.com/products/insect-control/view/428/eight-garden-and-home-rtu. It is a synthetic version of pyrethrin, which is an insecticide derived from chrysanthemums.

 

[catfish chapstick]

I used this and it worked well: https://www.bonide.com/products/insect-control/view/428/eight-garden-and-home-rtu. It is a synthetic version of pyrethrin, which is an insecticide derived from chrysanthemums.

I sprayed it with some similar product and that seems to have worked for now. I had started to panic when I saw the bugs.

I picked off some of the foliage that had died off. I wish I could see what the roots are doing. Top is active and I'm about to give fish emulsion for a second time. I have it under a tree so it gets some light but mostly filtered.

 

[We're all Mad Here...🎩]

What happened with this tree??