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I’m wondering why my quince suddenly stop budding out leaf..it’s been almost 4 weeks now...should I repot this..
It’s still green when I did the scratch testDead?
Dead?
Dead?
Yes that's the most recent one. last month I defoliated all the leaf because its all scorching and dried up on the tips. So I did took all the leaf and cut some unnecessary branches, but since then it's not budding out any leaf. I water them when needed. All branches are still soft and green when I scratched it. Its almost fall, wondering if it will still bud out.Are those the most recent photos? I would think it should be I'm full leaf...
What's the back story??
It doesn't look good. Quince are pretty sensitive when it comes to being too dry and too hot.Yes that's the most recent one. last month I defoliated all the leaf because its all scorching and dried up on the tips. So I did took all the leaf and cut some unnecessary branches, but since then it's not budding out any leaf. I water them when needed. All branches are still soft and green when I scratched it. Its almost fall, wondering if it will still bud out.
what do you think I should do? Should I check the roots and maybe repot it?It doesn't look good. Quince are pretty sensitive when it comes to being too dry and too hot.
Two possibilities:
1.It feels autumn coming and is conserving eneegy for spring budding....in which case trying to force it to bud would kill it.
2. It's dead but hasn't realised it yet.
No way man. If a tree is already week then messing with its roots is a big no no. Best bet now it to give it partial shade especially from the hottest periods and water well. They drink a lot.what do you think I should do? Should I check the roots and maybe repot it?
No way man. If a tree is already week then messing with its roots is a big no no. Best bet now it to give it partial shade especially from the hottest periods and water well. They drink a lot.
Oh yeah and get rid of that fertiliser it's going to do more harm than good at the moment.
Here's a quince and me showing you how it's done.
No probs. Hope it pulls throughthanks man
Depending on when you defoliated, it might just need time. You said you did it last month (August), today is Sept 16, usually when I defoliate a deciduous tree it takes 4 to 6 weeks for new buds to open and leaf out. If you defoliated after August 15 it is not surprising you don't see anything yet. If you defoliated August 1st, then its not looking good.
Defoliating trees is only done to healthy trees, and it is not done routinely. Usually with quince only parts of the leaves are removed (leaves cut in half) or only half of the leaves are removed. I don't think removing 100% of the leaves is a good idea. Defoliation is a major stress for the tree, and a weak tree should not be defoliated. A tree suffering heat stress will naturally drop some leaves, no need to remove more than it drops.
I would keep the tree out of the hot sun. Keep the soil moist but since it has no leaves it is not using as much water as before. Do not disturb the roots. And just wait. It might leaf out after it cools off some as you approach autumn. If your locality is too hot to grow flowering crab apples as a landscape tree, it is probably too hot for Chinese or Japanese quinces.
6.5 to 7.5 is finedoes it like slightly acidic water?