Hello Everyone,
I have a few deciduous trees ( Quercus Robur, Maples, LA, Mulberry..) that are very confused this year as our "winter" has been warmer than usual. If they don't go dormant and keep their leaves, should I therefore treat then as evergreen and do the root pruning/re-potting in spring?
I guess I am obviously the confused one, not them...?!
Thanks again in advance,
Pierre
How to care for Deciduous Trees in Brisbane?
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Re: How to care for Deciduous Trees in Brisbane?
G'day Pierre,
I wouldn't change your regime, they're plants after all and don't spend too much time 'thinking' about the meaning of life...
How it affects each individual plant will reveal itself, if at all, a little down the track.
Cheers
Elmar
I wouldn't change your regime, they're plants after all and don't spend too much time 'thinking' about the meaning of life...
How it affects each individual plant will reveal itself, if at all, a little down the track.
Cheers
Elmar
Cheers
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Re: How to care for Deciduous Trees in Brisbane?
It's still early. If they're still holding leaves at the end of August then we can talk about managing light and temperature.Pierre wrote:..are very confused this year as our "winter" has been warmer than usual. If they don't go dormant and keep their leaves,
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Re: How to care for Deciduous Trees in Brisbane?
Any deciduous trees I have that haven't lost their leaves get stripped when I repot them. Has always worked for me
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Re: How to care for Deciduous Trees in Brisbane?
thank you Tony, do you wait till a certain time to strip/repot (in mid august..) ?Bougy Fan wrote:Any deciduous trees I have that haven't lost their leaves get stripped when I repot them. Has always worked for me
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Re: How to care for Deciduous Trees in Brisbane?
Yes I would usually wait until then - unless they have already lost their leaves in which case I would do them now
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Re: How to care for Deciduous Trees in Brisbane?
Winter is short and sweet for us SE QLD'ers. Last year everything was dormant and repotted in late July.
I am a FIFO worker and need to utilise what time I have, so I have just finished repotting everything now. Of all my deciduous trees, only 1 Dwarf Crepe Myrtle had dropped its leaves. The rest were defoliated upon repotting. Your trees should be fine. Remember to cut back on watering until they show signs of awakening, then introduce a fertilising regime in mid spring.
I am a FIFO worker and need to utilise what time I have, so I have just finished repotting everything now. Of all my deciduous trees, only 1 Dwarf Crepe Myrtle had dropped its leaves. The rest were defoliated upon repotting. Your trees should be fine. Remember to cut back on watering until they show signs of awakening, then introduce a fertilising regime in mid spring.
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Re: How to care for Deciduous Trees in Brisbane?
Hi Jeremy, Thanks for the info. I guess I will get started soon then. Seems like the cold might be on its way now...jezz_39 wrote:Winter is short and sweet for us SE QLD'ers. Last year everything was dormant and repotted in late July.
I am a FIFO worker and need to utilise what time I have, so I have just finished repotting everything now. Of all my deciduous trees, only 1 Dwarf Crepe Myrtle had dropped its leaves. The rest were defoliated upon repotting. Your trees should be fine. Remember to cut back on watering until they show signs of awakening, then introduce a fertilising regime in mid spring.
regards,
Pierre