On May 15, 6:50=A0pm, "David E. Ross" <nob...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On 5/15/2008 9:10 AM, vrj...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > Sadly this evergreen has not yet flowered this year.I don't know if
> > there is anything wrong with it..
>
> > Here's a link if anyone would like to take a look and give us their
> > opinion.
>
> >http://share.ovi.com/channel/twangling.gardening
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > VJ
>
> Where are you? =A0That is, what climate? =A0Ceanothus is hardy only to
abo=
ut
> 20F and then only if temperatures below freezing are of short duration.
>
> Ceanothus is indeed evergreen, but your photos indicate it is quite
> leafless. =A0It also looks as if it were severely pruned. =A0While
Ceanoth=
us
> can not only be trimmed but even sheared, I don't think it thrives if
> pruned back to major limbs. =A0Sunset recommends against cutting any
> branch more than 1 inch in diameter.
>
> Sunset also describes Ceanothus as relatively short-lived, surviving
> only 5-10 years.
>
> Ceanothus requires very good drainage and only occasional watering.
=A0In
> its native environment in California, it receives only winter rains and
> survives without additional water for several months during rainless
> summers. =A0Over-watered, it will not survive even 5 years.
>
> --
> David E. Ross
> Climate: =A0California Mediterranean
> Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
> influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
> Gardening pages at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/>
Hi David,
Thanks for the reply..we're located in the east of england..we have
had this shrub for over 10 years..this is the first year it has
behaved like this.
Is it dead?
Kind Regards,
VJ
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