Re: cult:Cutting Fans /Yellow leaves
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- Subject: Re: cult:Cutting Fans /Yellow leaves
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 15:57:42 -0600 (MDT)
> loss.
>
> The bottom line-- if you cut off 2/3 of the foliage, you also get rid of
> 2/3 of the stomata and reduce water loss until the roots can re-establish
> themselves.
>
Bill Shear
In windy areas fans are trimmed in order that the newly-planted
iris won't be top-heavy and fall over.
Irises having been fanned and shaved of roots planted two weeks
ago are now sending up a new central leaf. Neither the fanning nor the
shaving has set them back in my climate. It might be a different story in
hot, dry, windy climates.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, Ms 7/8
