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bringing Camellia back to life

Posted by southerncrossag NSW (My Page) on
Wed, Mar 7, 07 at 19:47

I have recently moved two advanced Camellia's. Unfortunately it had to be done in the height of our Australian Summer and at the end of our 1 in 100 year drought which obviously was not ideal circumstances. Even though I have kept up with watering and regular applications of seaweed solution both Camellia's have lost all foliage and show no signs of new growth. Interestingly though if you scrape at the bark it is still green underneath. Does this mean that the plants are still alive and I should not give up on them and if so when are they likely to show new signs of new growth as it has now been a month or two since I moved them


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RE: bringing Camellia back to life

Hi I often move shrubs and roses and have even moved a 4mt Fig tree in the Summer here in Brisbane and all have survived. I have moved Sasanqua camellias but not a Japonica if you did all the right things before you dug it up it should survive did you prune it by 1/3 to compensate for root loss

Camellia love a slightly acidic soil, pH between 5-6 they like moist soil but not wet soil so do not over water, you could be killing it with kindness if its two months I would stop feeding it with Seasol. Leaf drop is caused by either over or under watering.

Hubby and I dug up and cut down a 3mt Red Frangipani so we could work on the site for our new tank that was five weeks ago and last week it was sprouting new leaves on the bare 60cms high stems, of course that shrub is nothing like a Camellia I am just telling you so you can get a idea of how long .. Good luck with your two plants..


 
 

 

 


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