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Originally Posted by cbobgo
Basically - what I'm saying is watch your watering. Make sure the water is actually getting down to your tree's roots. And make sure it isn't pooling between layers, leading to increased mositure, fungal problems, root rot, etc.
- bob
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id like to second bob's post. in my experience working with japanese flower quince, they seem to be a little intolerant when the soil does not drain well. i had one quince. when i first bought about 2 or 3 years ago, i watered it a regular amount (once a day, every day until i saw water come out the bottom of the pot). later that summer, because it was super hot in tokyo last year, i watered it twice a day, once in the morning and later in the early afternoon. it was not doing well after about 3 weeks of this treatment (leaf fall-off, weird white stuff on the top of the soil, increased insects, etc...). i then changed back to my old watering habits in early september, and the tree recovered beautifully. it's thriving now.
quinces are beautiful trees.
jeff