Thread: My Favorite Oak
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Old 31-Mar-2008   #5
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Originally Posted by zejer
This tree is an example of why you shouldn't give up on an oak for at least 2 years or more. About 10 or so years ago, it lost all it's foliage and appeared to be dead for about 3 years. I didn't give up, and I was rewarded by one new shoot popping out. Then more and more and more. It came back from the dead. I call it "quercus ressurectus"

Mike

What causes the lost of all foliage? How did you nurture it back?[/QUOTE]

It sat on the bench and got treated like all the other bonsai. Fed and watered, etc. Then a miracle occured.

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