Hi There,
I bought this Serissa today because I couldn't resist the start of exposed roots.
I didn't know anything about this tree but know that I get to read a little about it seems that this customer isn't the easiest one.
So I have some questions:
- the soil is obviously not the best one so I was planing to re-pot it, is it too late (or too soon), or could I go for it? (I don't plan to root prune it, just change the soil for a good drainage one)
- the tree is also kind of overgrown with the big stems going up, is it fine to prune it in the meantime?
- living in IL I'm sure it will be faster to put it directly in my compost if I plan to let it spend the winter outside however I read that they have to get a dormancy period anyway and don't like to be inside despite their sub-tropical origin. So it's kind of tricky and I'm better to start thinking about it right now. What will be the best: in my un-heated garage (where the T could go to freezing but not as cold as outside but with close to no light) or in some sunny but not to hot (around 60 may be a little less) room in my house or what? Our place is layered in term of T so it will have the choice: hot but not very much light in the basement, warm and kinda sunny on the 1st floor, really not too hot - I'd say cold but my wife disagrees - but with great light on the 2nd floor.
- last but not least: do I really have to hit my thumb with a hammer as suggested by Sorce in a Serissa related post?
Anyway I also read that these trees are moody and could go berserk only by being moved around so for the moment I will let it some time to get use to the fact that it is it, live or die it will do it here...
I bought this Serissa today because I couldn't resist the start of exposed roots.
I didn't know anything about this tree but know that I get to read a little about it seems that this customer isn't the easiest one.
So I have some questions:
- the soil is obviously not the best one so I was planing to re-pot it, is it too late (or too soon), or could I go for it? (I don't plan to root prune it, just change the soil for a good drainage one)
- the tree is also kind of overgrown with the big stems going up, is it fine to prune it in the meantime?
- living in IL I'm sure it will be faster to put it directly in my compost if I plan to let it spend the winter outside however I read that they have to get a dormancy period anyway and don't like to be inside despite their sub-tropical origin. So it's kind of tricky and I'm better to start thinking about it right now. What will be the best: in my un-heated garage (where the T could go to freezing but not as cold as outside but with close to no light) or in some sunny but not to hot (around 60 may be a little less) room in my house or what? Our place is layered in term of T so it will have the choice: hot but not very much light in the basement, warm and kinda sunny on the 1st floor, really not too hot - I'd say cold but my wife disagrees - but with great light on the 2nd floor.
- last but not least: do I really have to hit my thumb with a hammer as suggested by Sorce in a Serissa related post?
Anyway I also read that these trees are moody and could go berserk only by being moved around so for the moment I will let it some time to get use to the fact that it is it, live or die it will do it here...