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booboomoomoo

Misquete Tree

21 years ago

I should also say that we have the most beautiful Mesquite tree in the front - early this year I posted because that had lost all - and I mean ALL - it;s leaves. The ground was just inches deep in the dropped leaves - not a pod drop, I mean the actual fern like leaves. The tree was just bare sticks and branches. I was so upset.

Anyway - I followed the advise given here, and although it took a few months, I went out one morning, and almost overnight it seemed it had grown back! It wa amazing!! Now my problem is the opposite - I can't slow down the growoth - it's gone NUTS - I have chopped it back goodness knows how many times, but I just blink and it is touching the sidewalk again.....

Better that than leaf-less though!

BooBoo

Comments (6)

  • 21 years ago

    Thanks for posting - you always hope the advice given is good on this forum, but often times you never actually hear about the results. Glad it worked for you!

    As for the rampant growth, you might want to cut down on the water some, it's likely getting too much if it's going that crazy. You don't want to lose it in high winds like some of had tonight if it gets too top-heavy.

    Good luck, glad it's working for you !

  • 21 years ago

    Since I didn't read the original message I assume that what threw the tree into shock was overfertilizing. By watering the tree heavy you flush the excess chemical from the root zone and allow the tree to resume normal growth. I can't think of anything else that would cause a tree to behave like that and then come back healthy.

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  • 21 years ago

    .... unless it just happens to deciduous, maybe? ....

  • 21 years ago

    I think originally we had gone on vacation for 5 weeks, and - DOH - turned off the water system, so it didn't get a drop of water, and it just was thirsty.....I assume, with no other reasonable explanation...? So, when I came back and watered, it just sprang back to life.

    Yes - tonight the winds were wild, but it stood up to them. I still have the wooden stakes in there. I know, I should probably take them down, but I'm glad to have them...the guy over the road is out there as we type - his tree is flat on the road!

    It's not funny really, I would hate it if it were me, but the scene itself is quite comical with him running around with an axe!

    Boo

  • 21 years ago

    The biggest problem with mesquites is that people water them way too much and don't put the water where the roots need to grow. They water the trunk but magically think the roots will grow out and deep to anchor the beast of a tree. They put hundreds of them in new developments where usually the residents are new to AZ and don't know anything about gardening here. Then they think they are saving water by planting them. They water them every other day for years and years. When you add it all up the guy who actually knows what he's doing down the street probably uses less water on his citrus trees, enjoys a much more attractive tree and plus doesn't freak out when a windstorm comes in.

  • 9 years ago

    BooBoo, please tell me the advice you received so long ago on your mesquite tree.

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