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fall-planted shrub.. is it dead?
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Posted by
motria z5 Chicago (
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Fri, Apr 14, 06 at 18:30
| The clethra I planted in fall '05 shows no sign of life. The ninebark and purple sand cherry are leafing out, not to mention the late-emerging perennials (balloon flower, baptisia, etc.) are sending up shoots. The clethra has no leaf buds, but I should note that the twigs are not brittle and they are green on the inside. What do you think? |
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RE: fall-planted shrub.. is it dead?
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| Clethra can be really slow to leaf out in the spring. I think mine were not fully leafed until about the middle of May last year (Minneapolis). If the stems are flexible and still green I wouldn't give up on it yet. |
RE: fall-planted shrub.. is it dead?
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| Thank you ginkgonut. I watered it a bit and resisted the temptation to dig around the roots for a peek. Fingers crossed. |
RE: fall-planted shrub.. is it dead?
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| Second year for mine and I am just starting to see some life. First year I thought mine was dead also. I cut a low growing branch to see if it was green and sure enought it was alive but it is very slow to wake up. Be patient! |
RE: fall-planted shrub.. is it dead?
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| Mine *just* started to leaf out also. First year I had it so I thought it was dead too. I broke a tiny twig, saw green and apologized to it. LOL |
RE: fall-planted shrub.. is it dead?
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- Posted by motria z5 Chicago (My Page) on
Fri, Apr 21, 06 at 20:53
| Okay, it's officially a false alarm! Today I found the tiniest of leaf buds. It's really amazing how tall some plants are getting while the clethra sleeps. Thank you for the reassurances, everyone. |
RE: fall-planted shrub.. is it dead?
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| YAY! Admit it, you almost did a happy-dance. LOL ;) |
RE: fall-planted shrub.. is it dead?
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- Posted by motria z5 Chicago (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 22, 06 at 23:25
| Oh, yes, there was some dancing here. :-p |
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