Japanese Holly Rescue

FredL

Chip, I think you have a pretty good shot at saving them because of the rootbound condition they were in. This should provide some of the same effect in conserving water within the rootmass as would being in their original cans.

I would treat them pretty much as I would any other repotted tree. I'd put them out in the sun on cloudy cool days and under light or partial shade on warm, dry days. I water all my trees with a garden hose every morning unless it has been exceptionally wet or cool, in which case I will skip a day or water in the evening, skipping the next day. I've had very complaints from my trees. I'd do the same with these. I would not fertilize until the trees appeared to be resuming normal growth. I'd be real surprized if this didn't happen within two months. I haven't tried this species, but it appears to me to be more resistant to the effects of drying than many species, so I would be patient with it, making certain it was dead before throwing any out.

Good luck! This is a nice species and I've seen pictures of many really excellent examples of it as Bonsai.

Fred