MY PINE TREE IS NOT GROWING... was taking it out of its pot wrong?

Question

i bought a pine tree, and it was fine when it was in the pot, but when i took it out and put it in the ground something went wrong, the trees leaves went all dry and browny looking and no matter how much i water it, it dosent do anything

Answer 1

If your 'pine tree' is a thuja or a juniper it may regrow it's leaves on the current stems.

If you cut back into old wood on alot of confers they just die, they will not regrow on old wood.  also if you prune you may ruin the shape.

It probably dried out in the ground when you replanted.  some conifers never recover from this and it doesn't matter what you do it will still die.

If your drainage is bad you may be overwatering.  Only water when the plant needs it - don't let if dry out, water with seasol (sea weed extract) from Bunnings, woollies etc. and see what happens.  Give it some time to throw off dead leaves and see what happens.  If this doesn't work it's just one of those things.  Buy a new one and be careful not to over or underwater until it is established. Good luck.

Pine trees go better in the ground usually because it isn't as dry as in a pot.

Answer 2

Yes, it is transplant shock. Get some ," Quick Start". That prevents that. You need to trim it back ,but only a little. Don't give it full sun yet,so if you have a shade cloth to drape over it,that would be great. Also keep allot of mulch around the bottom. Byee

Answer 3

The key here is "no matter how much i water it."

Taking it out of its pot was a good thing, overwatering is probably the culprit.

Take a look at the ends of the branches. If there are little buds there, break one open. Green inside means you have a live tree, brown & crispy means it may not make it.

If your tree is alive, it has a slight chance of surviving. If the soil is wet where the roots are, stop watering now. Wait a few days, and then check down in the soil again. Once it dries out a bit, you can water again.

Now, if the soil is dry today then you can give it some water. When you do water, make sure to get the area nice and moist, and then wait as I mentioned above before you do it again.

Good luck!

Answer 4

It sounds like your soil is contaminated with a fungus, a nematode or a bacteria that is striking your pine via its roots.  That is assuming the tree is getting the water, sun and nutrients it was getting before it was transplanted?

You can't really cut back a pine tree, but you can cut back the limbs and encourage new candles to grow.

Answer 5

Got drainage? Is it in sun? How long has it been there? You could have hurt the roots when you transplanted it. There is a possibility that you did not water it deeply enough  to get water to the roots or that there is clay soil with no drainage. The only other thing I can think of to ask you is if the roots looked lively and had little white feeder roots. If you start again with a new pine, improve the soil and make sure it has some drainage. When you purchase a tree, there should be someone there to give you the right info to be successful with your planting.

Answer 6

transplant shock.  cut back and replant firmly

Answer 7

i agree with glenn t do as he said and it should be ok.