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need help with a stunted bush
Posted on 10/21/23 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 10/21/23 at 2:47 pm
i planted azaleas across the front of my house, but the one on the end looks like charley browns christmas tree.
i didnt know it wasnt getting water at first so that had to have been why its looking sick. but its been getting regular water for a month now and its still not growing new branches and leaves.
its only got 40% of the leaves of the other bushes and looks half naked
is there something i can do to give this bush some extra growth? or should i just replace that one bush?
i didnt know it wasnt getting water at first so that had to have been why its looking sick. but its been getting regular water for a month now and its still not growing new branches and leaves.
its only got 40% of the leaves of the other bushes and looks half naked
is there something i can do to give this bush some extra growth? or should i just replace that one bush?
This post was edited on 10/21/23 at 2:49 pm
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Posted on 10/21/23 at 3:29 pm to keakar
Lightly scrape the bark away on some of the branches with no leaves and to see if you have a green cambium layer beneath the bark, if so, then the branch is living and will eventually grow leaves and fill in. If there is no green, just brown beneath the surface bark, and you easily snap the branch(es) then those branches are dead, and it would be best to replace that one bush with one of similar size.
I’ve had azaleas in the past that exhibited the same after drought - some recovered, others did not and needed replacement.
Here the article from which the photo was obtained LINK
I’ve had azaleas in the past that exhibited the same after drought - some recovered, others did not and needed replacement.
Here the article from which the photo was obtained LINK
Posted on 10/21/23 at 4:53 pm to CrawDude
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If there is no green, just brown beneath the surface bark, and you easily snap the branch(es) then those branches are dead, and it would be best to replace that one bush with one of similar size.
well it had a few dead branches that fell off and it dropped most of its leaves, but once i got its water back, it re-grew about half its leaves.
the bush looks healthy as far as green bark and healthy color, it just that there doesnt seem to be any attempt to fill back out like it used to be.
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I’ve had azaleas in the past that exhibited the same after drought - some recovered, others did not and needed replacement.
thats what im worried about.
since its the last one on the corner, its the one thats most visible.
they were the 1 gallon bushes so they are small, the other bushes are roughly basketball size with leaves, yet the one on the corner is softball size, but still looks healthy as far as being alive.
wasnt sure if there was gator-aide for bushes that i could add, maybe something like dilute fertilizer in water or something to give it some growing juice
This post was edited on 10/21/23 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 10/22/23 at 6:47 am to keakar
Brawndo, it’s what plants crave
Posted on 10/22/23 at 7:39 am to keakar
I had something similar happen. The failing bush was next to a driveway. The soil there was too alkaline due to leaching.
Posted on 10/22/23 at 12:46 pm to keakar
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the bush looks healthy as far as green bark and healthy color, it just that there doesnt seem to be any attempt to fill back out like it used to be.
Well that’s a good sign.
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wasnt sure if there was gator-aide for bushes that i could add, maybe something like dilute fertilizer in water or something to give it some growing juice
Not really - we are going into winter and you not going to see much additional growth /leaf formation in azaleas until spring - most of their energy is going into bud/flower formation for spring bloom.
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they were the 1 gallon bushes so they are small, the other bushes are roughly basketball size with leaves, yet the one on the corner is softball size, but still looks healthy as far as being alive.
To be honest, given that they that small, personally I’d just replace that one bush, finding one close in size to your others - Nov is an excellent time to plant woody shrubs & trees. A 1 gallon Azalea is $10, 3 gallon $20 - replace it and save yourself some aggravation in regards to the aesthetics (I assure you, I’ve been there, done that, I’ve learned from experience).
Posted on 10/22/23 at 1:11 pm to CrawDude
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To be honest, given that they that small, personally I’d just replace that one bush
ya, thats what i just decided to do. i just ordered one to replace it. they were out of stock everywhere but amazon said they had it in stock, so i bought it there.
most places its out of stock right now.
its the Encore Azalea Purple Autumn Majesty, which is a dwarf bush only getting 3ftx3ft max.
i bought all of them in those 1 gallon pot size less than 6 months ago so the new one should be the same size.
its like one half is still alive and the other half is completely dormant, but looks healthy as far as not being dead, but if its not gonna fill in, i dont want a sick pathetic, half alive looking bush, sticking out like a sore thumb after i completely redid the whole flowerbed
This post was edited on 10/22/23 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 10/22/23 at 2:05 pm to keakar
If you're in the Baton Rouge area, Louisiana Nursery on 42 in Prairieville has a ton of Encore and normal indica azaleas right now and they all look great. I just bought several 1 gallons for $9.99
This post was edited on 10/22/23 at 2:07 pm
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