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francisco_gw

rotting yew roots

francisco
22 years ago

hi there

I keep planting specimen yew cones only to have them wither and die in a few months. the roots are invariably rotten. yet they were good at planting time. the soil is heavy subsoil clay.

any thoughts?

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