Neil Sperry: Redbud trees have a long life expectancy in Texas
Q: We bought a house with a redbud tree near our driveway about five years ago. It seems like it’s going downhill. It hasn’t bloomed as well the past two years, and its leaves turn brown around their edges by late summer. Any idea what their life expectancy might be?I’m a fan of redbuds and have been growing them in Texas conditions all of my life.
Let’s just assume you might have thatch in your St. Augustine. If you were to dethatch your lawn, you would be tearing the runners apart to loosen the thatch. That’s a quick way to ruin your turf. Even with Bermuda, if you have a buildup of actual thatch, a core aerator that pulls plugs of soil and thatch up and out of the soil would be a far better solution. That’s something you would do in mid-April or later. But again, it’s unlikely you will ever need to do that with a St. Augustine lawn.
The fungus remains dormant in the soil for many years. Houses get built in old cotton fields, and when we plant ornamental plants that are susceptible to it, it may only be a matter of time until they succumb. Roses of Sharon are a form of hibiscus. They’re in the cotton family, so they share its high degree of susceptibility.
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