Leaves Yellowing/Bambusa Emeiensis F & V; Chungii
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:38 pm
Good afternoon--
I posted on here a few months back about an abnormally high tide surge (zone 10a, island in FL off of Gulf of Mexico) that caused irreparable damage to my B. e. Flavidorivens that had been thriving. Sadly, it died after a steady decline.
To prevent this from happening in the future, I have built up that side of my yard with double-stacked railroad ties and filled the area with literally tons of dirt. At the very left of the attached photos you will note the black Lako/Timor bamboo that I had the foresight to plant in a 6' x 6' box made of 2x12 pressure-treated lumber. Next to that you will see (L to R) a new 20gal Emeiensis Flavidorivens, a new 20gal Emeiensis Viridiflavus, and a 20gal Bambusa Chungii that I planted @6 months back that miraculously suffered no damage from being submerged in 100% salt water for many hours at a time over the course of 2 days.
The blue chungii--that I actually dug out two weekends ago to raise up to the height of the new bed with added dirt--looks green and healthy. The two emeiensis bamboos, however, are showing yellow leaves that have me worried.
I have been watering @5 times per week since having planted these two weeks ago. Is overwatering the cause? The fact that the landscapers buried the root balls under @8" of dirt? That I put organic potting soil in the bottom of the holes before transplanting? That temps got to the mid-40s for a few nights last week? Is this just standard transplanting shock, in which case these will bounce back and I have nothing to worry about?
Any/all advice welcomed. Thank you!
I posted on here a few months back about an abnormally high tide surge (zone 10a, island in FL off of Gulf of Mexico) that caused irreparable damage to my B. e. Flavidorivens that had been thriving. Sadly, it died after a steady decline.
To prevent this from happening in the future, I have built up that side of my yard with double-stacked railroad ties and filled the area with literally tons of dirt. At the very left of the attached photos you will note the black Lako/Timor bamboo that I had the foresight to plant in a 6' x 6' box made of 2x12 pressure-treated lumber. Next to that you will see (L to R) a new 20gal Emeiensis Flavidorivens, a new 20gal Emeiensis Viridiflavus, and a 20gal Bambusa Chungii that I planted @6 months back that miraculously suffered no damage from being submerged in 100% salt water for many hours at a time over the course of 2 days.
The blue chungii--that I actually dug out two weekends ago to raise up to the height of the new bed with added dirt--looks green and healthy. The two emeiensis bamboos, however, are showing yellow leaves that have me worried.
I have been watering @5 times per week since having planted these two weeks ago. Is overwatering the cause? The fact that the landscapers buried the root balls under @8" of dirt? That I put organic potting soil in the bottom of the holes before transplanting? That temps got to the mid-40s for a few nights last week? Is this just standard transplanting shock, in which case these will bounce back and I have nothing to worry about?
Any/all advice welcomed. Thank you!