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    2 Brazilian rain tree questions

    I see. They are uncommon here, I think, but mostly I want to play. Why spend a couple bucks when I can work countless hours over a decade or two for the same thing? Michael
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    Emergency summer repot?...Oil Dri mess

    I have a little pumice, but haven't found it as that brand in this part of the state yet. I'll definitely check NEBG for the lava. I've got a Turface supplier now. No scrambling next spring for a change. I'm wary of the Napa product, though I have seen it recommended by many. This whole...
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    2 Brazilian rain tree questions

    Thanks. I have never tried a large hardwood cutting. Have you tried anything smaller? I don't quite have the growing season you down there, so I only have a few tropicals, including this rain tree. My wife is wild about BRTs so it would be great to start a baby one or two. Michael
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    2 Brazilian rain tree questions

    Hello, I have a largish BRT that routinely loses leaves just before buds break in those spots. It doesn't concern me, but would like to remove them as they happen. Once they have yellowed, I assume they are not making energy for the tree and could be removed, being cautious for die-back. Am...
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    Bougainvillea in Memoriam

    Tom, Thanks for sharing that. Sorry for your loss. I don't do bougies, so no advice. When my in-laws moved into a house 6-7 years ago, they asked me to remove a little berberis, which I transplanted to my house. My Boxers pulled it out of the ground with their tie-outs--twice. The...
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    Emergency summer repot?...Oil Dri mess

    Yes, I sifted out the fines with window screen. Particle size didn't merit screening out +sizes. This was very light in color, not quite as white as my pumice. It's been in some cacti since the fall with no problem. I think the very wet spring had a lot to do with the breakdown, but am...
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    Emergency summer repot?...Oil Dri mess

    Good points, Osoyoung. This was the same package as you show, xray. Mileage varies, as they say.
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    Emergency summer repot?...Oil Dri mess

    As for repotting - what kinds of trees are we talking about? Nursery trees being grown out, finished bonsai in bonsai pots, what species? Are they looking healthy or stressed? I'll pretty much always err on the side of repotting if the tree looks to be going downhill, but if they seem healthy I...
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    Emergency summer repot?...Oil Dri mess

    Thanks for the welcome! I guess "root pruning" would have been more accurate. The roots, indeed, would need to be disturbed somewhat. There's a young boxwood and a juniper that seem to be thriving in the stuff...for now. I also started some 1gal pots with seedlings of JBP and some kind...
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    Emergency summer repot?...Oil Dri mess

    Hi all, I used some Oil Dri in my mix for a few trees in nursery pots this spring. Though I did a (too) brief test with freeze/thaw cycles which looked okay, this stuff has turned to a horrid clay mess in pots which have never even frozen yet! This was a hard lesson learned. I found a...
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