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Cheryl Severeide
Farmgirl in Training
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Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
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 Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 8:36:21 PM
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My husband & I just purchased a small cherry tree *with 4 varieties grafted on it..from a local nursery, There are no cherries on it..( next year ws our hopes. It's probably a couple years old. It really has some drooping leaves and looks kinda limp.. could it be in shock
from transporting it and planting it a week ago? We have given it plenty of water..?
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Jul 18 2008 : 07:59:14 AM
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It could be in shock. When transplanting anything, I always dig the hole first, fill it with water and let it drain, unpot the plant/tree/bush and stick it in the hole. Then, fill the hole, with the plant in it with water again and allow to drain. Then fill the dirt back in and water that. All of this is done in the early morning when it's coolest. I seldom get shocky plants that way. It still happens, but not very often. Keep tending to your little tree, but don't over-water it. It should bounce back once the roots get over their traumatic transition.
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homemakerkate
True Blue Farmgirl
143 Posts
Kate
Ewen
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2008 : 01:49:19 AM
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| this happened to my apple tree. Use lisa's advice, I also will cover my soil with a mulch to hold in moisture. |
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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
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connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2008 : 06:29:27 AM
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| i would be interested in hearing how the tree produces after it matures a bit! we have thought to graft fruit stock onto birch roots so they might make fruit here. peace connie |
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