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Red Robin tree
Krishmister
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in Plants
Hi all
I bought a Red Robin tree last year for my late W
ifes Ashes( Ashes in a vase) However I covered with a frost blanket, but the snow has squashed the plant and looks awful. Any advice roots of leaves look black.
I bought a Red Robin tree last year for my late W
ifes Ashes( Ashes in a vase) However I covered with a frost blanket, but the snow has squashed the plant and looks awful. Any advice roots of leaves look black. 0
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If you can plant it out, water it well first and then prepare a good planting hole twice as wide and just a bit deeper than the pot it's in. Mix some garden/multi purpose compost and/or well rotted manure with the soil you've dug out and then tease the root ball loose if it's compacted and going round and round then plant at the same depth it was in the pot and water it well.
Leave it for a while till the worst of the frosts are over then prune off the dead stems with a pair of clean, sharp secateurs. keep it watered in its first year and it should be fine and put on fresj new growth with the red colouring.
It was looking fine until I put the frost cover on and the snow built on top and squashed it.
As for watering stupid me just thought winter her plant would be ok.
I have nowhere else to plant it as its all paved.
Shall I prune back or just snip leaves of?
Don't prune at all till the worst of the frosts are over and then prune back to just above a live leaf bud.
Putting fleece on in winter can actually make things worse if it's touching the plant and a photinia Red Robin should be hardy enough to cope with snow and frost. If it's set to get very cold you can tie bubble wrap round just the pot to help stop the roots being frozen.