Kanorin's "Azalea 2020-2025" entry

Pitoon

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This guy didn't make it :(
It was already super weak and there was a big heat wave in late July while I was out of town and had a neighbor watering for me. Probably would have succumbed even if I was home.

TLDR: I got greedy and went too hard on the roots two years in a row and then did additional pruning this spring while it was weak. It probably would have been ok if I had done one, but not both of those insults this spring. RIP

BUT, I've learned a lot about pruning, repotting, and shaping azaleas! Thanks @Pitoon for organizing this contest!
Last year I bought a couple more small ones and 3 of them are still alive...but I don't think I want to jinx any of them by entering them in this contest ;)
Sorry to hear that it didn't make it. But now you have a foundation to work with for the new ones you got, and you'll have these threads to refer back to. It's a learning curve we all have to go through. Thanks for participating in the contest.
 
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