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Location: North Dallas (McKinney/Melissa)
The kids and I bought this Black Tulip Magnolia for my wife for Mother's Day, and planted it at our new-to-us house. It had seemed to do just fine thus far, been in the ground about 10 weeks.
I watered it really well for the first 6 weeks. Kept the soil moist, but not wet. Added a little tree fertilizer and a good layer of mulch.
The past couple of weeks, it has really been showing a lot of stress. To be fair- most Mag's I see in our area look very similar right now. Most of the leaves that were on the tree when purchased/planted are pretty crispy, and turning brown/black. Some have white spotting appearing. Some are brown and totally fried. There is also new growth apparent. Fresh green leaves of varying sizes, have been emerging consistently.
Is this just stress from the drought? Stress from being planted? I had backed off the water a bit (just getting lazy), but still giving it a thorough watering once per week. Should I increase it to twice per week and water slower/deeper? Should I remove the really brown/black leaves? Any other diagnostic or treatment advice?
TIA for the advice.
Location: North Dallas (McKinney/Melissa)
The kids and I bought this Black Tulip Magnolia for my wife for Mother's Day, and planted it at our new-to-us house. It had seemed to do just fine thus far, been in the ground about 10 weeks.
I watered it really well for the first 6 weeks. Kept the soil moist, but not wet. Added a little tree fertilizer and a good layer of mulch.
The past couple of weeks, it has really been showing a lot of stress. To be fair- most Mag's I see in our area look very similar right now. Most of the leaves that were on the tree when purchased/planted are pretty crispy, and turning brown/black. Some have white spotting appearing. Some are brown and totally fried. There is also new growth apparent. Fresh green leaves of varying sizes, have been emerging consistently.
Is this just stress from the drought? Stress from being planted? I had backed off the water a bit (just getting lazy), but still giving it a thorough watering once per week. Should I increase it to twice per week and water slower/deeper? Should I remove the really brown/black leaves? Any other diagnostic or treatment advice?
TIA for the advice.