Now that yall have taught me how to root Rhododendron, etc. I have found that the same techniques work well for Camellia and Holly and a few other shrubs. But...
I have read that winter sun can cause the bark on rhododendron twigs to split. Is that true of evergreen azaleas? Deciduous azaleas? Also, are azaleas as...
Laura Wetzel
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Apr 1, 2004 5:57 pm
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Please give me your tips on rooting. I am very interested in this process. Deloris Smith 7935 Bethel Road Gainesville, GA 30506 Zone 7 ... From: "john barnes"...
DELORIS SMITH
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Apr 1, 2004 6:02 pm
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... The soil ... although not ... well. ... As someone who has grown hundreds of azaleas in the Dallas area for many years, may I suggest that it is not what...
I get a lot of "Azaleas 101" questions from folks who are not members of the group, because my email address is on the azaleas website. Some I try to answer...
I don't root a lot of Kalmia, primarily Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel) since I encounter so few distinct forms in the wild, but find it probably easier...
John, Kalmias are notoriously hard to root. Even seedlings will go through a phase where they get up to about 1/2" tall and stop growing. I usually put the ...
Joe Schild
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Apr 1, 2004 7:39 pm
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Well, here is a shot of one azalea in full bloom. It is R. kiyosumense, grown from seed from the ARS Seed Exchange about 1989. It has been in flower for about...
Joe Schild
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Apr 1, 2004 8:40 pm
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Hi, The latest discussion of rooting reminded me of a question that came up during an earlier thread but I never had time to ask it. There was some discussion...
Joe, what are the leaves like in this kiyosumense (an azalea I have never heard of). I am rooting some cuttings of a similar looking (flowerwise) very hardy ...
Mike, R. kiyosumense is actually now classified as a variety of R. reticulatum, though when I first sowed the seed it was listed as I wrote it. The leaves grow...
Joe Schild
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Apr 2, 2004 5:05 am
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... for ... how ... given ... to ... the ... bark ... used ... alkaline ... medium ... respond ... exposure, ... with ... Hi Rick, Thanks for the helpful...
We recently learned about bark split in azaleas. you bet!!! We had a very mild Fall here in Portland Oregon. It was 70s, sunny, shorts weather. Everything was...
vanveennursery@...
Apr 2, 2004 4:52 pm
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Okay, here is the full size shrub of my R. keyosumense in full flower as of yeasterday. It is about 7' tall by 4' wide. Joe Schild Hixson, TN USDA Zone...
Joe Schild
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Apr 2, 2004 4:56 pm
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... Rich, The gulf coast region has a number of deciduous azaleas growing in the wild so I see no reason why one should have any serious difficulty growing...
I am wondering if unfertilized (or lightly fertilized) azaleas and rhododendrons are less prone to bark split tthan those growing pretty much nature's way. If...
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Laura Wetzel
azalea@...
Apr 3, 2004 3:03 am
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Last week, I received a notice from our Tennessee Department of Agriculture Regulatory Services, Plant Certification, that on March 19, 2004, they declared a...
Joe Schild
azaleajoe@...
Apr 3, 2004 4:05 am
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I am sorry, but this is much over done. It is not the problem the press would like to make it. I know I will be accused of making light of a subject, because...
Hi Kathy . . . . . . I note your problems with bark-splitting . . . . . . your e.mail does not say if you have taken any remedial action . . . . . . I bind...
John Hammond
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Apr 4, 2004 6:56 am
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On Saturday, April 3rd, a group of 15 of us left Chattanooga at 7:30 am and drove to the Atlanta area for a garden tour of private gardens. We were about 14...
Joe Schild
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Apr 4, 2004 9:34 pm
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JOe, glad you had a great trip to the Gardens in Atlanta and Pine Mountain. Are the azales at Callaway open yet? I would assume they are about the same as...
Booper5@...
Apr 4, 2004 10:03 pm
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The early Kurumes are open, but most of the later cultivars are not. Since I was last at Callaway, they have changed the entrance and it is now on the other...
Joe Schild
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Apr 5, 2004 1:30 am
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I am interested in the definite name for I would like to contact them also. Could you please research and let me know for sure. The azaleas are really...
DELORIS SMITH
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Apr 5, 2004 2:04 am
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Hello Joe - We too toured Callaway yesterday and found the flowers to be beautiful. We stopped by to see Ernest Koone also and had a very nice visit. He told...
DELORIS SMITH
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Apr 5, 2004 2:05 am
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In prior years I used the above subject line to discuss my predicition for the FFF of a Coral Bells plant I have, so I decided to keep it. I use the linear...
Joe, please recheck the two book prices below. Are they hardback and if so how long have they spent in a rainstorm? My wife paid something around $65 for the...
At 3:05 PM -0700 on 4/4/04, Colleen or Henry Gaines wrote ... Thanks for asking us. All good questions, and I'm sorry we have a confusing writeup. To...
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