Re: [gardeners] Re: This weekend
Casella (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 7 Mar 1998 16:14:37 -0500 (EST)
Sounds like you may have hit the nail on the head. I haven't really
fed my tree in ages; it probably just gets its goodies from the
fertilizer I apply to the lawn. The soil may also need aerating.
I'll check my local nursery for a good tree food and proper time
to aerate and feed. Thanks a lot - look foward to its blooms and
smell. Spring can't be too far away for us.
Long Island George
On Sat, 7 Mar 1998, Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
> >>.....
> >>Magnolia souleiana (can't spell)
> >
> >Sounds like a great Spring so far with everything blooming. Read that
> your Magnolia is
> >in bloom and thought you may be familiar with a problem I'm having with my
> Magnolia
> >tree, which I believe is a Star Magnolia. For the last 3 years , after
> it has bloomed and the
> >leaves have started to grow, the leaves start becoming wrinkled and seem
> dry. They
> >remain green all season and don't fall off til the fall. The tree must be
> at least 25-30 feet
> >tall and seems very healthy. The owner of a local nursery tought it may be
> a fungus caused
> >by the leaves starteing to grow before the flower petals have completely
> fallen off. He
> >couldn't offer a treatment. Will try our county cooperative extension
> again(didn't get a
> >reply last year). As an aside, a smaller tree(~3feet) that I started from
> seed doesn't have
> >this problem, but it hasn't bloomed yet. Wondering if my tree misses the
> south and just
> >doesn't like these northern winters. Good luck with your garden this year.
> >
> >Long Island George - Zone 7
> >
> Is your tree getting enough water? Are the nutrients in the soil okay, or
> have they been depleted? This is supposed to be a trouble-free tree,
> according to Dirr. It should be all right in zone 7, according to
> ForestFarm, whose catalog has three different magnolia stellatas, two hardy
> to zone 5 and one to zone 6. Margaret
>