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I called Excalibur and was told that supplementally watering the foliage twice daily for 2 months after transplanting would help moderate shock and leaf loss. No preferred time of year was specified.
Quote from: phantomcrab on August 19, 2016, 06:50:14 AMI called Excalibur and was told that supplementally watering the foliage twice daily for 2 months after transplanting would help moderate shock and leaf loss. No preferred time of year was specified.Watering the soil heavily daily and pruning the tree (branch and leaf removal) should be adequate...2 times a day watering foliage isn't necessaryThe thing to watch out for is wind damage...I've seen trees that declined after planting because of intense wind. They had no support (stakes or tree ties) to stabilize the tree....and the roots get stressed, and the tree died.
Quote from: FlyingFoxFruits on August 19, 2016, 08:34:06 AMQuote from: phantomcrab on August 19, 2016, 06:50:14 AMI called Excalibur and was told that supplementally watering the foliage twice daily for 2 months after transplanting would help moderate shock and leaf loss. No preferred time of year was specified.Watering the soil heavily daily and pruning the tree (branch and leaf removal) should be adequate...2 times a day watering foliage isn't necessaryThe thing to watch out for is wind damage...I've seen trees that declined after planting because of intense wind. They had no support (stakes or tree ties) to stabilize the tree....and the roots get stressed, and the tree died.Any time you move an established tree, keeping the foliage hydrated assists in less stress on the tree (palm trees being more of an exception). I would definitely spray down the foliage early morning and late afternoon, when watering...especially in our current extreme heat and dry conditions.And no, I am not the one who gave him the initial advice at Excalibur.
As the initial post says tree is 3 feet tall, I would not do any pruning.