Planting a crape myrtle (Dynamite) - Knowledgebase Question

Concord, Ca
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Question by jchunn
August 27, 2007
We are planting a Crape Myrtle (Dynamite) In your regional report you say do not fertilize until you begin to see new growth. Is this correct? We have always added liquid fertilizer before putting the container plant in the hole.


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Answer from NGA
August 27, 2007
I think liquid fertilizer is fine and if you've always used liquid fertilizer when transplanting, I don't see any reason to change. The caution against fertilizing a newly transplanted tree or shrub is that fertilizer promotes growth at a time that is usually stressful. You want a newly transplanted tree or shrub to establish a good root system before active top growth takes place. Between the stress of adjustment to a new site, and the encouragement to develop new growth, a tree or shrub can become overwhelmed and not establish or grow at all. That's the reason behind the caution, and it pertains to granular fertilizer, not diluted liquid fertilizer. Hope this clarifies things!

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