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Potential over watering.

Automaton539Automaton539 Posts: 61
edited August 2021 in Problem solving
Ok, so though I try to be careful to avoid this, there's a chance one of my recently repotted Empresses has been a touch overwatered. It feels a bit softer and colder that it's bigger, heartier sibling and has a slight droop in the lower leaves. (Different to the one I was asking after in a previous post, I have 3 right now).

And as it's only recently undergone the rigours of being repotted, I was wondering if there was a gentler way of getting the excess moisture away than uprooting and setting it out on newspaper for a few hours.

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Scuse my ignorance but what are Empresses? 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Ah yes,  a Paulownia.
    looks like we should all be growing these.

    Quote” Since these trees grow so quickly, they can help you start saving money on utility costs in a few years — not decades. Large trees can shave up to 25 percent off of your heating and cooling bills.” 

    Read more at Gardening Know How: Royal Empress Tree: World’s Fastest Growing Shade Tree https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/royal-empress/worlds-fastest-growing-shade-tree.htm
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Automaton539Automaton539 Posts: 61
    edited August 2021
    Also, never mind. I decided swift action was best and yes, despite my claims of caution, it was most certainly too watered.

    So I took away as much of it's soil as I could, mixed it with some dry stuff so that it had a good consistency and was damp, but not wet then replanted. (Same with the one from my other post)
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