Yamadori Tea Tree

[MattA]

WOOHOO!!!..

I always love seeing a collected stump when it bursts back into life. It is looking great with all those new shoots, however, this could be the result of stored energy within the trunk. Many plants can on collecting or severe root work after repotting come back into growth and do great then stall then all of a sudden 6mths 12mths or more down the track they can drop dead. You have done nothing different or wrong, its just that the tree hadnt made roots but was living off stored energy. I have had this happen with natives more than exotics.

Lets hope this baby is setting lots of roots, now the hard part... being patient enough to not touch them for atleast a year or more. Unless the growth has slowed because the roots are too congested I would leave it alone for as many years as you can, 2yrs is my prefered minimum time from collecting to repotting for a first time, some trees have been done in 6mths, others left up to 5yrs, the tree will tell you when it needs new soil or more room.

Look forward to seeing some more photos from different angles.

Matt

[benny350]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for all the advice, some had me a bit worried though

Now that you have told me, I do think that all the initial growth was from stored energy but while I was worried and looking over the tree I noticed it is pushing out a second round of new shoots everywhere! So hopefully all is good. As Matt said I will be leaving the beast at least 2 years with maybe just some branch selection as it grows.

As promised here are some more pics from the side/back.


Left side:

Right Side:

Back:


Cheers, Ben