RE: Quercus coccifera

Hello Karrie
Thank you for your input.
It appears not to be well rooted in the pot and that is why I thought it might be an idea to let the roots develop. It is in a black pot (long) and I can keep it in a shady area, well watered ..that is no problem. The roots won't be scorched at all. But with the email from Joseph which is just as valid I am now in two minds as what to do!
Pamela
 
Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky,
We fell them down and turn them into paper,
That we may record our emptiness.
-   Kahlil Gibran
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Reid [mailto:pkssreid@comcast.net]
Sent: 06 April 2010 18:51
To: pamela.steele@re-taste.com
Subject: RE: Quercus coccifera

If it isn’t well rooted in the pot, I think I would tend it until fall, as you said.  If it is in a black pot, however, I would wrap it in something lighter colored to keep the developing roots from being scorched by the elevated temperature of the pot if it is in the sun, or place it inside a ‘sleeve’ of a larger pot of a lighter color or ceramic.  I wouldn’t prune anything yet, as the growing tips produce hormones that also promote rooting.

Karrie

 

From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of Pamela Steele
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 4:12 AM
To: Medit-Plants
Subject: Quercus coccifera

 

I have been given a small Quercus coccifera.  It's about 1 meter in height with several small branches but a bit spindly.  I think it has been transplanted into a pot from the ground but I am not sure.  I would like to know whether I should plant it out now or let its roots develop in the pot and where I can look after it over the summer and then plant it in October. Should I prune it a bit?  I don't want to lose it as although there are plenty in the wild here they are not easily available to buy.

 

 

Pamela

 

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