Leafcutter bee circles in plant leaves. They are good guys. |
Its okay but you need compost, soil amendment added to the soil to make it alive again. |
Q. The first picture is leafcutter bee. I advocate to do nothing. They are vegetable pollinators primarily since they come out late.
As far as the plant health, this is EASTERN redbud. It doesn’t care
for our desert soils much. If you put it in soil covered in surface rock mulch
get rid of it and use woodchip mulch. Before you apply it, put about ½ bag of
good compost like Viragrow’s Soil Pro and water it in.
Next time you plant, use
half and half soil from the hole and compost and then plant it as you water it
in the soil making a slurry. Then cover the rootball area with woodchips and not
rock. Eastern plants like Eastern soils. Next time try a Western Redbud. Likes
our soils much better.
Check and make sure it is getting enough
water each time its watered. Not frequency, how often it is applied, but amount
of water.
I planted an Eastern redbud tree a couple years ago and it is lush and green. I live in Henderson and so far no problems.
ReplyDeleteI have concerns using this tree in alkaline, dry landscapes particularly when planted using rock mulch after year 4 or 5. This is when the soil amendments used at the time of planting start running out and we start to see yellowing, scorched leaves, and poor health. Western redbud us much harder to find but I believe a better choice for dry, desert landscapes.
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