I heard an expert say that the most common mistake people make with new
trees is not enough water. This guy said no matter how much it rains,
newly
planted trees must be given a gallon of water for every foot of height
every
week (I hope I'm remembering that formula correctly). I noticed that even
after all the rain we had the first week of August, the soil in all my
beds
is dry like powder now.
"Rob" <rob.mccarthy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:1187186455.823105.29430@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I planted a Golden Chain tree back in May. It was growing great up
> until about a 3 weeks to a month ago. It had all kinds of new growth
> and very full. Then all of a sudden the leaves started dying and
> dropping off. I've visually inspected it and found no trace of any
> bugs on it. The only thing I have noticed recently is a weed growing
> up around the base of the tree. When I first noticed it was very small
> and I just pulled it out. But yesterday I checked it and it had start
> filling in all around the base of the tree much thicker. Do you thing
> this weed could have something to do with the growth of the tree. I
> tried pulling it out, the leaves pulled up but it definitely did not
> get the root, must be below the surface several inches at least. If it
> is this weed causing the problems, how do I could about killing it
> without harming the tree? What else could it be if not the weed? It
> was growing so well for several months.
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
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