Sunday, May 16, 2010

I purchased a 3 g. Jane Magnolia early spring. We had several cold evenings before I planted it in April.?

It had about 4 flowers that were fading. Since I've planted it in the ground Mothers day, no leaves have appeared. Could the cold 40 degree evenings have killed the Jane?





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I purchased a 3 g. Jane Magnolia early spring. We had several cold evenings before I planted it in April.?
You had it out of the ground in a pot for over a month?





If you weren't watering it frequently (every few days while it was cool, every day if it was hot), then it may have died of thirst. It's much harder to keep a shrub alive in a pot than in the ground if you forget the watering.





The 40 degree evenings wouldn't have affected it a whit. If it dropped below freezing, it may have nipped the buds. But it would have leafed out.





If the branches snap when bent (instead of flexing), they're dead.
Reply:Most magnolias can take down to minus 10 deg f so I don't think this is the trouble.





Have you been keeping the water up to it? New trees shouldn't be allowed to dry out completely for the first year or two.





If you fertilized it at planting you may have burnt it.





I would water deeply and get some Seasol or other sea weed extract from your garden centre. This will help with transplant shock and encourage root growth without burning the plant. Mulch and keep moist but do not overwater and see what happens, you have nothing to loose


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