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Posted by devonsabshin (My Page) on Tue, Jan 12, 10 at 8:37
| Does anybody know where I can find mature field dug native azaleas (east coast would be ideal but we would go pretty much anywhere at this point)? |
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RE: field grown native azaleas
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- Posted by kwoods Cold z7 Long Is (My Page) on
Tue, Jan 12, 10 at 14:54
RE: field grown native azaleas
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All of the Native Azaleas grown by Lazy K (Ernest Koone) are potted. There is another wholesale nursery near me that sells Native Azaleas and they also grow them in pots. Native Azaleas are not typically field grown because the long lateral, shallow tap root would make them difficult to machine dig without excessive root damage and once extracted by hand digging, would have to be transported bare root, unless they are small plants.
I have rescued many from construction sites and if soaked and replanted within a few hours, the survival rate can approach 100%, but if the roots are allowed to become thoroughly dried, survival rate declines significantly. An alternative method of field growing trees & shrubs is using an especially developed bag to contain the roots and makes machine extraction relatively simple, but I'm not aware of anyone using the method for Native Azaleas, as they enjoy only a limited market, primarily individual gardeners. |
RE: field grown native azaleas
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- Posted by kwoods Cold z7 Long Is (My Page) on
Wed, Jan 13, 10 at 11:05
| Ernest Koon is a very good resource and will respond if you contact him by email. He may have sources for you. There was a nursery in MA that was also extremely helpful to me when i was sourcing azaleas a few years back... Weston? Clarence Towe's book American Azaleas has an index of sources if I remember correctly. |
RE: field grown native azaleas
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| devonshashin - where are you located? That might help to know. |
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