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Questions tagged [wind-damage]

For questions about plant damage caused by strong winds.

Strong winds can cause plant damage - especially to weaker, ornamental plants. Many plants can recover to being battered by wind. Others need surgery (eg. removal of damaged tree limbs). It is also possible to defend against potential damage by using stakes, wind breaks, etc.

Use this tag for all questions about wind damage that has occurred, or trying to prvent wind damage in the future.

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Why did my new pear tree snap hours after planting?

I bought a new pear tree, Williams Bon Chretien, from a local garden centre yesterday and put it in the ground following the instructions. Watered roots while in its pot before planting, dug the hole suitable size and filled with the recommended…
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Is it normal for citrus to lose some leaves when moved outside?

Several days ago I moved a calamansi (calamondin) potted tree into an open terrace for the first time. According to meteorological reports, there was a wind of 3 mps (three meters per second) yesterday. The wind turned over several larger leaves and…
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Severe wind has stripped leaves from lemon & lime tree

I purchased a lemon and a lime tree and potted in Autumn this year. They are in full sun and have been looking great however we have had some severe winds and this has stripped the leaves from the trees. Both of them. They look like they have…
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Is my Acer dying?

I have the most stunning Acer in my garden that is now about 14 years old. This year about only 50% of it has leaves. Is it dying? I do not want to cut it back if there is a chance it will recover and I don’t want to risk traumatizing the…
Julie
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Sun exposure of potted saplings

I have 3 potted citrus trees (or maybe more precisely saplings: two are 16 inches high, the youngest is maybe 6 inches high), that are growing on my window ledge. I am a little concerned, however, by the fact that they are growing very lopsided, due…
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lag screws vs through-bolts when cabling to prevent a split at the crotch

When cabling a tree with two main leads to prevent it from splitting at the crotch, is there any advantage to the tree to using a lag screw rather than a through-bolt, or vice versa?
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Cherry tree leave droopy and dried up

I recently bought a cherry tree in a wine barrel and now noticed its leaves are more droopy than usual and and are drying up. we water it everyday till water runs out the bottom of the barrel and the soil is moist. We live in Cape Town and have a…
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Mango tree not bearing any fruits after cyclone

We have a relatively young (<15 years) mango tree in my hometown and it has beared fruits for more than 5 years. However two years back there was a cyclone(also known as hurricane/typhoon depending on the region). Although the tree didn't suffer any…
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Do my tomatoes have aminopyralid herbicide damage?

Photo below of my tomato plant. This was planted in 3 inches of miracle grow with composted horse manure below, sourced locally. Everything was fine for about 2 weeks, then this morning I noticed that all of the new plant growth at the top has this…
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Gardening in windy areas. Is investing in climbers a mistake?

I have this really ugly looking wall that 8ft tall and runs 18ft long facing south. I really wanna cover it up but im not sure what would be the right option for me. The area gets 12 hours of sun but more importantly, strong winds. I had planted a…
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