Leaving Bald Cypress in standing water and MOSQUITOS!

[Mycin]

Perfect. Yes, I've seen many bald cypress growing as Urban plantings. They are hardy to zone 4! Fascinating trees.

I have a few field grown BC coming from a nursery in Michigan (Cold Stream Trees) for $11 per 3-4' tree so not a big deal to throw one in a pond basket on a lark. I'll post a separate thread when they get here.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

I've ordered from Cold Stream in the past, they have good stuff, for bare root nursery stock (meaning it is not grown for bonsai). It comes in healthy, and comes when they promise.

 

[JuniperMasterRace]

Update on my BC for winter. I propped up their pots with rocks so they grow at a slant. Is this normal for their leaves? I’ve taken them out of their water basin.

 

[Dav4]

Update on my BC for winter. I propped up their pots with rocks so they grow at a slant. Is this normal for their leaves? I’ve taken them out of their water basin.

Yep. It's going into dormancy and those leaves will be on the ground in a few weeks.

 

[JuniperMasterRace]

Yep. It's going into dormancy and those leaves will be on the ground in a few weeks.

How do you tell the difference between natural dormancy shedding and lack of water?

 

[penumbra]

How do you tell the difference between natural dormancy shedding and lack of water?

Timing. It is autumn. Time for leaves to drop.

 

[Dav4]

How do you tell the difference between natural dormancy shedding and lack of water?

I assume you've still been watering the pots and haven't allowed the soil to dry out...? Fwiw, drought stressed foliage on many trees develops a dull yellow pallor and tends to curl a bit. Also, only some of the individual needles would brown out as opposed to entire fronds, or that's been my experience. Time will tell with your I suppose, but my one baldie is pretty much all brown except for the very top of the apex... just like yours... and I know it has been watered adequately.

 

[JuniperMasterRace]

So when should I submerge them again? I noticed a little bud on one, but the rest show no signs of breaking dormancy. Also, some thick roots have escaped out of the bottom. Should I trim and repot? They are young.

 

[Forsoothe!]

Oil & water don't mix unless there is an emulsifying agent present, like silicone or soap. The heavier the oil, the more resistant to mixing with the water. If you use a typical light hort oil it will work, but break down sooner. Motor oil will work too, and you don't need to use much to get a nice blue sheen. Whichever oil you do use, pour the water through carefully so as to not break up the surface tension of the oil. That's what you need, an oil spill.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

So when should I submerge them again? I noticed a little bud on one, but the rest show no signs of breaking dormancy. Also, some thick roots have escaped out of the bottom. Should I trim and repot? They are young.

Remove the roots growing out of the bottom. I usually wait until mine fully bud - out before submerging them.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Oil & water don't mix unless there is an emulsifying agent present, like silicone or soap. The heavier the oil, the more resistant to mixing with the water. If you use a typical light hort oil it will work, but break down sooner. Motor oil will work too, and you don't need to use much to get a nice blue sheen. Whichever oil you do use, pour the water through carefully so as to not break up the surface tension of the oil. That's what you need, an oil spill.

Silicone is not an emulsifier.

 

[Dan92119]

I live in San Diego California. I keep my BC’s in water year around(a grow box that’s in a concrete mixing tub). They do well. I dislike watering and the weather can be unpredictable here in the “winter “, 80 one day, 65 the next. Forecast shows rain? Probably won’t get any!

 

[Forsoothe!]

Silicone is not an emulsifier.

You're right, there are many variations, and is a surfactant which is used as an emulsifier with some liquid combinations which tend separate on their own and won't stay in close association long enough for processing.

 

[JuniperMasterRace]

Remove the roots growing out of the bottom. I usually wait until mine fully bud - out before submerging them.

How long until I repot? They are just in a cheap Micah training pot. I’m guessing next year.

 

[Cadillactaste]

How long until I repot? They are just in a cheap Micah training pot. I’m guessing next year.

If the buds have opened to the point you can see the brush of the fronds. Its too late. I had buds...so mine got repotted. Missed the past two years prior. Caught them to late and I had brush for buds showing. And last year we had a milder winter and it appeared not to be fully dormant.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Here is an image where the buds are to far along..."brush" showing.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

How big are they, are the roots pushing the plant up out of the pot? BC are aggressive growers, I get roots growing out of the bottom of the pot about two to three months after repotting. I usually repot every other year.

You can repot when it starts to bud out, but I do it sooner, as soon as I see the areas on the branches where they sprout start to swell, they look like little bumps. They reason why I do this is because the new buds, once sprouted, are very delicate and are knocked off easily.

John

 

[Cadillactaste]

How big are they, are the roots pushing the plant up out of the pot? BC are aggressive growers, I get roots growing out of the bottom of the pot about two to three months after repotting. I usually repot every other year.

You can repot when it starts to bud out, but I do it sooner, as soon as I see the areas on the branches where they sprout start to swell, they look like little bumps. They reason why I do this is because the new buds, once sprouted, are very delicate and are knocked off easily.

John

Makes sense...mine is only 10" so not an issue. But the beasts you have would be more challenging to repot.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Makes sense...mine is only 10" so not an issue. But the beasts you have would be more challenging to repot.

Just a little, lol. I have new pots for two of them this year, right now they are in very large mica pots but I finally ordered some large pots for them. One arrived broken and if the US ever thaws out, maybe the replacement will get here.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Just a little, lol. I have new pots for two of them this year, right now they are in very large mica pots but I finally ordered some large pots for them. One arrived broken and if the US ever thaws out, maybe the replacement will get here.

Oh no! Hate when things arrive with a hiccup to our schedule.