On 5/20/2008 12:18 AM, vrj201@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On May 15, 6:50 pm, "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? That is, what climate? Ceanothus is hardy only to
about
>> 20F and then only if temperatures below freezing are of short duration.
>>
>> Ceanothus is indeed evergreen, but your photos indicate it is quite
>> leafless. It also looks as if it were severely pruned. While
Ceanothus
>> can not only be trimmed but even sheared, I don't think it thrives if
>> pruned back to major limbs. Sunset 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. In
>> its native environment in California, it receives only winter rains and
>> survives without additional water for several months during rainless
>> summers. Over-watered, it will not survive even 5 years.
>
> 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
Sorry for the delay in replying. We were on vacation for over 2 weeks.
You've had this shrub for over 10 years. Yes, it's likely dead of old
age.
Also, your climate is quite different from the native environment of
Ceanothus. It might have died from too much moisture. It thrives in my
climate, growing wild in the hills near my house. We generally get less
than 20 inches of rain per year, never more than 35 inches in rare wet
years. And the rain falls only between November and April, with no rain
in the summer.
--
David E. Ross
Climate: California 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/>
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