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Crazeegang
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Location: Yorkshire lass stuck in Cheshire, UK
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:49 pm    Post subject: It lives!!! Reply with quote
A while ago now I bought a pretty dead looking Chinese Elm from B and Q. It was reduced to £2 and although there wasn't a live leaf on it I thought I would try.

Well, for weeks I watered and waited but nothing happened. The bark was still green though. Finally I re potted it in a better mix, cut back all the branches and watered and watered whenever it needed it with superthrive.

Two days before I was going on my holls it grew buds. A friend of mine was so amazed she took it home with her to "mother".

When I came home I was surprised to find that the buds had opened and now it has quite a few small branches starting with lots of healthy green leaves.

Just thought I would share.

Toni
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Stymie
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:11 pm    Post subject: Re: It lives!!! Reply with quote
I like success stories Cool
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steve
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:55 pm    Post subject: Re: It lives!!! Reply with quote
Nice job. Congratulations
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