Re: Spring?/ now redbud trees
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  • Subject: Re: Spring?/ now redbud trees
  • From: T* <p*@sbcglobal.net>
  • Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 08:03:00 -0500
Yes I have lost several. 2 of them were pretty old but came back from
suckers. I love them in the spring but hate them when they come up
everywhere from seeds or when the leaves get all tattered from
Leaf-rollers.

I have a Forest Pansy Redbud now that died to the ground, I cut it off
and let it come back as a multi trunk tree. This year I had to cut out a
big sucker that had green leaves instead of the purple. It may have been
from a seedling though.

I love the purple color in the spring with Snow-in-summer growing underneath it.
My peonies are just about to open up. They are one of my favorite blooms in spring.

sent from my i-phone 
 Patricia Dickson

On May 2, 2011, at 5:57 AM, Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:

> That sounds like you have lost them, too, so maybe it's just the
> nature of the tree not to be long-lived.  There are a couple of suckers
> from this one, so maybe we will have a tree again someday.  
> APL
> 
> In a message dated 5/1/2011 11:55:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> pdickson@sbcglobal.net writes:
> 
> Sometimes I have had redbud trees come back from the root.  It takes a 
> while 
> but they seem to be stronger since the roots are strong.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 5:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Spring?
> 
> 
>> Spring finally seems in full swing here.  The sun has finally put in
>> an appearance for a couple of days.  It's not really warm, but nice
>> enough to be out without heavy coats - 60s and not too windy.
>> 
>> I've had my hands full making up the folders, exams, etc. for our
>> Horticulture School this coming week, I have neglected the garden
>> dreadfully, but finally got my onions in this afternoon.  Of course, here,
>> with spring weather you get shad flies which make itvery uncomfortable
>> to be out very long.
>> 
>> All the fruit trees are in full bloom.  The dogwoods look much better than
>> last year.  The magnolia, for once, made a good showing without being
>> frost-bitten.  Most years we have a frost just as the buds are opening, 
>> and
>> they are all blackened.  One very sad note, however, is that my redbud
>> (Cercis canadensis) seems to be completely dead.  It was especially
>> nice last year, so I can't imagine what did it in, unless it was the
>> extremely
>> cold weather.  Most of my perennials came through the winter in 
>> surprisingly
>> good shape, which I attribute to the very thick snow cover that we had all
>> winter long.  Since the redbud was above the snow, maybe it just isn't
>> that hardy.
>> 
>> APL
> 
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