| Spider 2005-06-25, 12:25 pm |
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Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:36:48 GMT, "Derrick Bateman"
> <derrick.bateman@ntlworld.com> wrote:
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> The RHS encyclo says willows dislike shallow chalk soils.
> The wrong plant in the wrong place?
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> Chris
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> E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net
........ also, if there is a lot of sucker growth on the standard part of the
stem, this growth is taking energy from the cultivated crown. Is there any
damage to the graft (the point where the crown is grafted to the stem (the
'crown' is the pretty bit you bought the plant for))? .. if so, this could
explain the poor performance of the crown while the sucker growth is still
strong.
As Chris implies, if the plant is in the wrong soil, it will never grow very
well. I have seen this small tree grown well in a pot, and I suggest this
is your next course of action. Make sure the tree is staked, as windage can
rupture the graft.
Spider
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