Tedescojmt
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Hello.. I feel absolutely awful for having to write this but want to try to ask for help before it’s possibly too late.
I bought a Bald Cypress on Facebook marketplace around 5 months ago. Here is a picture on the first day I got it.
A beautiful tree, originally from Florida. I live in an apartment in Denver, CO plant zone 5b.
After speaking with the owner and numerous Reddit posts, I kept the tree in my garage (storage unit) from Feb-April. It was kept in 40-55 degree F temperatures and was pretty much in complete darkness for 3 months for dormant season. I’ve been told this was my mistake and I should’ve exposed it to more sun. I couldn’t plant it in the ground due to not having a yard. I watered the tree every 2 weeks or so to keep the soil damp.
After 1 weeks of being out of the garage and on my balcony, 8 hours of south facing sun, I’m seeing minimal budding on the very tips of a few branches but that’s it.
Here it is today.. only 1 week in the sun so far (during that 1 weeks we only had 2 sunny, hot days) but not looking happy..
When doing the bark test, I’m seeing green on the budding branches but not on the trunk or roots..
Any help/recommendations/advice would be greatly appreciated as again, I hate to be posting this and feel absolutely awful that my tree isn’t happy.
I bought a Bald Cypress on Facebook marketplace around 5 months ago. Here is a picture on the first day I got it.
A beautiful tree, originally from Florida. I live in an apartment in Denver, CO plant zone 5b.
After speaking with the owner and numerous Reddit posts, I kept the tree in my garage (storage unit) from Feb-April. It was kept in 40-55 degree F temperatures and was pretty much in complete darkness for 3 months for dormant season. I’ve been told this was my mistake and I should’ve exposed it to more sun. I couldn’t plant it in the ground due to not having a yard. I watered the tree every 2 weeks or so to keep the soil damp.
After 1 weeks of being out of the garage and on my balcony, 8 hours of south facing sun, I’m seeing minimal budding on the very tips of a few branches but that’s it.
Here it is today.. only 1 week in the sun so far (during that 1 weeks we only had 2 sunny, hot days) but not looking happy..
When doing the bark test, I’m seeing green on the budding branches but not on the trunk or roots..
Any help/recommendations/advice would be greatly appreciated as again, I hate to be posting this and feel absolutely awful that my tree isn’t happy.
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