Rob submitted this idea :
> Thanks for your replies. I believe the issue now is watering. Although
> I have watered, i was doing it much more regularly when I first
> planted the tree and have slacked off as the summer has progressed. My
> bad. I will increase the watering and hopefully that will help the
> problem.
>
> On Aug 15, 11:46 pm, "Jeff" <jck...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> 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.mccar...@[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!
Build a moat around your tree and fill it daily.
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Cheers
Todd
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