David Chauvin

4/00- Azalea- overwatered
5/00- Japanese red maple- Defoliated and never refoliated?
6/00- Mugo Pine- Too agressive on pruning
7/00- Procumbens Juniper- planted on rock and then droughted
8/00- Procumbens Juniper- 1st try at carving shari...failed miserably
2/01- Procumbens Juniper- poor job of repotting
6/01- harland boxwood- pruned too hard, never recovered
8/01- trident maple- pruned too hard?
2/02- Procumbens Juniper- pruned too hard and repotted

This is only a partial list. In total I've killed 23 trees in 2 1/2 years. Most were small garden center stock trees and became victims of stupid mistakes, usually the result of being over aggressive. Three of the lost trees still hurt... the japanese maple, a small trident maple and a really nice procumbens. I'm not counting another half dozen or so collected trees. I'm happy to say that most of the losses came in the first year or so. It eases the guilt a little to think that I've learned something from each death.

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