Hey all! I hope this is the right forum for this thread, if I need to post to a different one no worries.
Looking for advice on how to keep my last three year-old Dawn Redwood seedlings alive. I’m unsure if the browning and shedding of leaves is from dehydration, lack of fertiliser or lack of outdoor exposure. I began to acclimatise all 20ish of them to the outdoors in spring but they got zapped by a heatwave and only these 3 really recovered. I worry that keeping them indoors for most of a year has had adverse effects? Pics below. It’s been a very gradual decline over the last two or so months. Many leaves fall off at the slightest touch.
For reference I’m in Ireland and it is winter.
Similar situation for the Oak below, I got the acorn from a friend on the camino in Spain (maybe spanish oak then?). I have kept it indoors since germination last April and the original shoot turned the same pale green before shedding its leaves, it sent this current shoot subsequently up and now the same has happened, is this likely dehydration?
The curling and pale colour here makes me think dehydration, but seeing as the green is retained it may not be too late? The leaves are crinkly to touch.
Any and all thoughts appreciated! Thank you.
Looking for advice on how to keep my last three year-old Dawn Redwood seedlings alive. I’m unsure if the browning and shedding of leaves is from dehydration, lack of fertiliser or lack of outdoor exposure. I began to acclimatise all 20ish of them to the outdoors in spring but they got zapped by a heatwave and only these 3 really recovered. I worry that keeping them indoors for most of a year has had adverse effects? Pics below. It’s been a very gradual decline over the last two or so months. Many leaves fall off at the slightest touch.
For reference I’m in Ireland and it is winter.
Similar situation for the Oak below, I got the acorn from a friend on the camino in Spain (maybe spanish oak then?). I have kept it indoors since germination last April and the original shoot turned the same pale green before shedding its leaves, it sent this current shoot subsequently up and now the same has happened, is this likely dehydration?
The curling and pale colour here makes me think dehydration, but seeing as the green is retained it may not be too late? The leaves are crinkly to touch.
Any and all thoughts appreciated! Thank you.