Information on bay trees?
i have moved a bay tree to a large pot but the tree doesnt seem to be producing new leaves ,is it better in the ground and do they like a lot of sun as my garden gets the sun until 5.00pm then it moves to the front i cant plant it in the front as ive had block paving so i had to remove it from their so i put it in a pot i am very worried as it is a very good size bay and is worth a fortune .ive scratched the tree bark and underneath is still green but theirs not many leaves as i had to cut back quite hard as the leaves went browm please help
Answers:
The Bay Tree is best grown from a cutting. Use the fresh green tip 8cm long, place cutting in a small pot containing 2/3 coarse sand and 1/3 peat moss. Create a little shade house over the top with a plastic bag and wire. Cuttings may take up to nine months to take root before they can be planted in the garden, cutting are taken in autumn and summer. Bays tolerate dry conditions, let the soil dry out between watering.
In the Coastal and Tropical South, bay can become an impressive landscape tree, growing from 6 to 30 feet tall. Its shape makes it ideal as an informal screen or sheared hedge.
Bay is also an elegant container plant, growing a few inches each year and reaching 4 to 6 feet tall. Bay planted in containers has a variety of decorative landscape uses. Prune the tree to complement a formal design or train it to form a topiary. Use it to fill an empty corner of a terrace or frame an entrance. Bay nicely anchors a container or patio herb garden, providing height when smaller herbs are grouped around its base.
Planting and Care
Bay likes a sunny site, preferably protected by a building or a wall. Plant it in rich, well-drained soil with a pH of 6.0. For quickest results, start with a small plant from a nursery. Add a slow-release fertilizer to the soil before or during planting. Be careful not to overwater; let the soil dry out between waterings. You can move bay in a container outdoors in the summer. If you plant bay in a clay pot, you can sink it into the ground until fall to cut down on watering during summer months. Bring potted bay indoors as soon as the weather starts to turn cold. Place it in a cool, sunny room or in a cold frame or greenhouse for the winter.
Mature trees planted outdoors may survive overnight temperature dips to 10 to 15 degrees if they are planted where heat reflected from a wall will keep the plant a few degrees warmer. In the middle and lower South, frozen plants should sprout from the roots the following spring, but it may take years for them to return to their previous size. Feed trees with slow-release fertilizer in March and August.
Start from cuttings of the tips in three to six months, but avoid fresh, new growth as it will not root. Pinch off some of the tips in early summer or late fall. To encourage rooting, gently scrape the bark off opposite sides of the bottom stem to expose the green cambium, or growth layer, just below the bark.my washing machine washes ok, but it only goes round slowly on the spin cycle and does not drain?
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Answers:
The Bay Tree is best grown from a cutting. Use the fresh green tip 8cm long, place cutting in a small pot containing 2/3 coarse sand and 1/3 peat moss. Create a little shade house over the top with a plastic bag and wire. Cuttings may take up to nine months to take root before they can be planted in the garden, cutting are taken in autumn and summer. Bays tolerate dry conditions, let the soil dry out between watering.
In the Coastal and Tropical South, bay can become an impressive landscape tree, growing from 6 to 30 feet tall. Its shape makes it ideal as an informal screen or sheared hedge.
Bay is also an elegant container plant, growing a few inches each year and reaching 4 to 6 feet tall. Bay planted in containers has a variety of decorative landscape uses. Prune the tree to complement a formal design or train it to form a topiary. Use it to fill an empty corner of a terrace or frame an entrance. Bay nicely anchors a container or patio herb garden, providing height when smaller herbs are grouped around its base.
Planting and Care
Bay likes a sunny site, preferably protected by a building or a wall. Plant it in rich, well-drained soil with a pH of 6.0. For quickest results, start with a small plant from a nursery. Add a slow-release fertilizer to the soil before or during planting. Be careful not to overwater; let the soil dry out between waterings. You can move bay in a container outdoors in the summer. If you plant bay in a clay pot, you can sink it into the ground until fall to cut down on watering during summer months. Bring potted bay indoors as soon as the weather starts to turn cold. Place it in a cool, sunny room or in a cold frame or greenhouse for the winter.
Mature trees planted outdoors may survive overnight temperature dips to 10 to 15 degrees if they are planted where heat reflected from a wall will keep the plant a few degrees warmer. In the middle and lower South, frozen plants should sprout from the roots the following spring, but it may take years for them to return to their previous size. Feed trees with slow-release fertilizer in March and August.
Start from cuttings of the tips in three to six months, but avoid fresh, new growth as it will not root. Pinch off some of the tips in early summer or late fall. To encourage rooting, gently scrape the bark off opposite sides of the bottom stem to expose the green cambium, or growth layer, just below the bark.