Suggestions for why desert Ash isn't thriving

[Rare plant Pat]

Hi everyone.

Thanks for a great forum - new to bonsai and my firstish post.

I bought a group of deciduous trees from a retiring collector. Just before bud burst I repotted all of them in the same mix after bare rooting and giving them all a comprehensive root prune. All but the ash jumped out of the pots. They are all in the same mix, same water and fertiliser - Osmocote plus weekly liquid feed.

The ash has not thrived. Buds have hardly opened, no stem elongation at all. Strangely good callus has formed on a pruning scar and the pot is full of healthy roots.

Any suggestions?

[SteveW]

Looks fine. May be slow as it recovers from the repot.

[Matt S]

Your tree looks healthy enough but it obviously hasn’t grown much. I’d say it’s recovering from the repot but next year it should bounce back, they’re tough trees.

Matt.

[MJL]

What Steve and Matt said.

And welcome to the Ausbonsai community - nice tree too!

Yep, I reckon your tree will flourish as it settles.





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[Rare plant Pat]

Thanks, I wondered if that was what was going to happen, but couldn't figure out why other trees had put on such good growth while this one was significantly different.

[Akhi]

I had the same experience with my ash. I had also done major root pruning so am suspecting that’s it’s a result of the teee investing in roots first??


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[Rare plant Pat]

its certainly has put new roots on