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Stressed Desert Willow
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Posted by GardenNovice z7TX (My Page) on Mon, Jul 14, 03 at 11:12
| I planted a desert willow last year with the intention of letting it grow to a small tree. It grew quickly last year and bloomed like crazy - the more I watered it, the more it bloomed.
This year, it's been slow to bloom, leaves are turning yellow and dropping although it's putting out seed pods. I've planted some flowers in the same bed and the tree gets watered and fed along with them.
Any ideas? |
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RE: Stressed Desert Willow
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| "I've planted some flowers in the same bed and the tree gets watered and fed along with them." Probably too much water, too shallow watering, and too often. Desert willows need deep infrequent soakings. They also don't like much fertilizer. |
RE: Stressed Desert Willow
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| I am having the same problem. My chilopsis has been planted for at least 3 years. Usually it is lush and full of blooms. I think our record-setting rainfall in June is the reason. They don't like much water, and it got too much in June. I was starting to wonder if it needed fertilizer or something. It is about 15 ft tall and I would hate to lose it now! |
RE: Stressed Desert Willow
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| By all means leave out the fertilizer ... and I agree check your soil moisture. Good Day ... |
RE: Stressed Desert Willow
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| I have noticed some that are in my area that have been beautiful in years past. They do not look good this year. Lots of brown leaves and not blooming as they should. I would suspect it is caused by all the early rain we had and then suddenly no rain at all. I only have a small one that I planted last year and it is doing fine. It is planted in unimproved soil and not watered. Patsy |
RE: Stressed Desert Willow
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| I agree - everything is stressed right now, even the desert plants. My Desert Willow seems to be just conserving energy at this point, but I have had it for six years and know that as soon as the weather cools its leaves will come back and the flowers will start up again. I have been told not to fertilize anything this time of year - it encourages growth, which just ends up getting burned up. Let it go dormant for a bit. I give it a good 4-6 hours of watering every month, seems to work. |
RE: Stressed Desert Willow
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| I normally don't frequent this forum, but have to chime in that our two desert willows did not bloom at all this year and look less than healthy. I also noticed the ones where I worked don't look good either.--Lots of brown leaves. Thanks for this post.--It answers my questions as well. |
RE: Stressed Desert Willow
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- Posted by judy_38 Dewey, az 86327 (My Page) on
Fri, Aug 27, 04 at 23:13
| My willows were planted last year, the one on the north of the house side is blooming, the one out in the sw sun wilts every time I look at it Can't seem to water anything out there enough. Have two Lady banks roses, the one on the west is OK, on the east it looks dead. The only things that are doing well are Yuccas, and rosemary |
RE: Stressed Desert Willow
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| If your Willows are in a xeriscape watered with drip emitters make sure to check that enough water is really getting to the root zone ... it is very easy for water to get soaked up by the upper level soil and never enet the soil surrounding the trees roots ... deep watering with a hose is very helpful during summer make some aeration holes into the root zone with a digging bar before watering. Good Day ... |
RE: Stressed Desert Willow
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| I have a small one I planted this spring. It's doing well and is beginning to bloom. |
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