Mineral deficiency?

[David Humphries]

Here's a Cercis siliquastrum, that I planted four years ago.

 

Although the tree has a northern aspect, it does get a good deal of daylight.

Watered regularly.

 

It has never flowered and has now suffered two consecutive years of something that looks akin to mineral deficiency.

It is however, putting on new extension growth to compensate.

 

I'm leaning towards either a lack of zinc or magnesium.

Very happy to be corrected and/or educated otherwise.

Any opinions?

[Andy Collins]

Could try some Wrights sulphur tablets for a quick fix, then regular treatment with Miracle-Gro to maintain the feeding. However, you may not wish to encourage the tree to become dependant on an outside source of nutrition. How is the soil make-up there?

[David Humphries]

Could try some Wrights sulphur tablets for a quick fix, then regular treatment with Miracle-Gro to maintain the feeding. However, you may not wish to encourage the tree to become dependant on an outside source of nutrition. How is the soil make-up there?

 

The dreaded London Clay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[MR JD]

Looks a bit neglected.

 

Too many cappuccinos?

 

Is the tree tie structural?

 

How about removing some of that grass competing for the nutrients and a good old mulch.

 

Maybe some manure.

 

HEE HEE

[David oakman]

they like a nice sandy loam and dislike your london clay i think we have one and we are on boulder clay i will try and find it and see what it looks like.

[David Humphries]

Looks a bit neglected.

 

Too many cappuccinos?

 

Is the tree tie structural?

 

How about removing some of that grass competing for the nutrients and a good old mulch.

 

Maybe some manure.

 

HEE HEE

 

It is mulched, honest.

 

And I'm going for that wild flower, meadow look.

If I wasn't on here all the time I'd get round to cutting it.

 

Veg up the Allotment gets the manure.

You should see me taties. (potatoes that is, not man boobs)

 

 

 

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[Lee Winger]

imo magnesium and iron, easy to treat and best not left too long, Judas trees like very free draining soil and rarely flower in this country, so i'm led to believe!

 

A scant amount off pelleted chicken poop around the roots wouldn't hurt either...

[toprotter]

They love the full sun but what about its drainage?

[David Humphries]

Here's a Cercis siliquastrum, that I planted four years ago.

 

Major Ooopps !

Don't I feel like blushing Bride.

 

Was sold this Tree with a Cercis siliquastrum label on it.

Guess the moral is, don't aspire to be a professional, then put a thread on a public Forum, miss-identifying a trees species.

 

 

Ofcourse what it should read is................Cercidiphyllum japonicum

 

 

 

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[Amelanchier]

Ah and you stole the puchline for yourself damn! I was scrolling down looking forward to a smug bit of schadenfruede!!!