Hi. We have many of these trees in our yard. This house is 60 years old. Most of the trees we believe are old. We love them so much. Many of the trees are dying or at least have black bark and some very frail so we will start collecting seeds. Do you plan on planting in the ground? Have you grown any from cuttings? I will try both ways.
I have not done propagation from cuttings, mostly because I don't own a mature tree, but I'm grouting these from seeds. Not all the seeds made it, but the ones that are still growing, I will wait till next season to plant them in soil. They are beautiful trees! If possible call an arborist, so you can know for sure what's wrong with the tree. Some are very expensive, some not so much. The very least check for aphids (if you find them, buy ladybugs from a nursery and open the box at night by the tree, so they stay.) Also get an anti-fungal spray, and test it on the black spots. I am not an expert but I have tried those 2 things and it helps. Do not over water, Mountain Laurel likes dry conditions, so maybe also check that the soil is not keeping water stuck at their base. Also on the other hand, if there are not sprinklers or rain, give them some water every couple of weeks. You'll have to calculate by feeling the soil. They can be dry for a while, but not a full summer. Thanks for visiting and keep me posted! ♥
Did you water that dry potting soil after planting the seeds? I know if it’s too wet it’ll kill the young seedlings. They’ll turn black starting at the root and it’ll travel up the stem. I used damp seed starter mix and lost about half of them to that black rot. The Genista caterpillars are really bad here in north central Texas and I have to keep on eye on mine or they’ll defoliate a small TML in a short amount of time.
I did water it and drained it well... then we had huge rains and all my little pots got flooded till I realized and checked on them. Sadly I lost many of them. Down here I'm not sure what caterpillars we have besides bunch of butterflies and moths, but the cut ants are worse! They keep chewing up pretty much everything. The surviving baby trees are in a very sunny place, I water once a week, very little water. They look healthy and slowly growing.
@@TheLivingBackyard Genista caterpillars feed mostly on TML. It’s the only plant I’ve seen them feeding on here. They’re immune to the TML toxin and when they ingest it they become toxic to most predators that eat them. Not all but some predators. I had to spray mine 4 times this year for them. There’s a nursery near me where I bought my original tree and their TML are always infested with them. They’ll strip them to bare twigs. They make webs also.
Nice video! Thank you showing so much detail. 😊
You are very welcome! Thanks for visiting!
Hi. We have many of these trees in our yard. This house is 60 years old. Most of the trees we believe are old. We love them so much. Many of the trees are dying or at least have black bark and some very frail so we will start collecting seeds. Do you plan on planting in the ground? Have you grown any from cuttings? I will try both ways.
I have not done propagation from cuttings, mostly because I don't own a mature tree, but I'm grouting these from seeds.
Not all the seeds made it, but the ones that are still growing, I will wait till next season to plant them in soil. They are beautiful trees!
If possible call an arborist, so you can know for sure what's wrong with the tree. Some are very expensive, some not so much.
The very least check for aphids (if you find them, buy ladybugs from a nursery and open the box at night by the tree, so they stay.) Also get an anti-fungal spray, and test it on the black spots. I am not an expert but I have tried those 2 things and it helps.
Do not over water, Mountain Laurel likes dry conditions, so maybe also check that the soil is not keeping water stuck at their base.
Also on the other hand, if there are not sprinklers or rain, give them some water every couple of weeks. You'll have to calculate by feeling the soil. They can be dry for a while, but not a full summer. Thanks for visiting and keep me posted! ♥
Definitely need patience for this one 🌱
Yes, it is one of those that will take a while, but they are so beautiful! Always nice to see you Wendi 😄
Did you water that dry potting soil after planting the seeds? I know if it’s too wet it’ll kill the young seedlings. They’ll turn black starting at the root and it’ll travel up the stem. I used damp seed starter mix and lost about half of them to that black rot. The Genista caterpillars are really bad here in north central Texas and I have to keep on eye on mine or they’ll defoliate a small TML in a short amount of time.
I did water it and drained it well... then we had huge rains and all my little pots got flooded till I realized and checked on them.
Sadly I lost many of them. Down here I'm not sure what caterpillars we have besides bunch of butterflies and moths, but the cut ants are worse! They keep chewing up pretty much everything. The surviving baby trees are in a very sunny place, I water once a week, very little water. They look healthy and slowly growing.
@@TheLivingBackyard Genista caterpillars feed mostly on TML. It’s the only plant I’ve seen them feeding on here. They’re immune to the TML toxin and when they ingest it they become toxic to most predators that eat them. Not all but some predators. I had to spray mine 4 times this year for them. There’s a nursery near me where I bought my original tree and their TML are always infested with them. They’ll strip them to bare twigs. They make webs also.
These seeds yellow in the sun; danger tea
You are right! No one should drink or eat these seeds! They are toxic, thanks for your comment! 🐞