This guy didn't make it
It was already super weak and there was a big heat wave in late July while I was out of town and had a neighbor watering for me. Probably would have succumbed even if I was home.
TLDR: I got greedy and went too hard on the roots two years in a row and then did additional pruning this spring while it was weak. It probably would have been ok if I had done one, but not both of those insults this spring. RIP
BUT, I've learned a lot about pruning, repotting, and shaping azaleas! Thanks
@Pitoon for organizing this contest!
Last year I bought a couple more small ones and 3 of them are still alive...but I don't think I want to jinx any of them by entering them in this contest
