Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Jul 13, 2012 12:53 pm Hi all hoping someone with a green thumb may have some advise. one side of our backyard has clay in the soil, right in the corner we are having drainage issues, about half way down, nearer to where the garden is not affected, we planted a mop top about 6 months ago. im wondering if it has drowned because the lawn around at times can be a bit water logged and it lost its leaves early in the season (a couple months before our weeping mulberry lost its leaves) i pruned it, but i really dont know if its still ok or dead? i dont know if i should risk moving it? or if its too late? or if moving it may kill it, if its still going to come back? it was $130!!! i hope its not dead we had one in our last house and it was so lovely to get it as a baby and see how huge it was 6 years later Re: Can I save my mop top??? i think it drowned :( 2Jul 14, 2012 5:32 pm Is this a robinia? Also, did you have heavy soil in your other garden? When you pruned it did you see green wood or not? I am not sure if the early leaf fall is a problem or not, because the way the weather is, a lot of plants are out of whack with the seasons. You need to look at the overall health of the plant before deciding. Check that the leaves which fell were pest-free and not diseased looking. Also remove them from around the base of the tree, don't mulch them. IMO without seeing the plant and assuming it was not pests or disease, you might need to replant it into a garden mound for drainage. Even if it survives where it is, it probably will sucker all over the place because of the clay and the suckers can be very invasive as they are off the root stock and very vigorous. It's also better not to grow lawn under it but put a mulch barrier around it instead. The weight of the mower compacts the soil you see and adds to the drainage or in summer, the "suffocating" problem of clay. Re: Can I save my mop top??? i think it drowned :( 3Jul 31, 2012 12:10 am http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/objtwr/impor ... 04_019.pdf As nice as they look, they are an absolute menace in landscapes. i deal with disputes regarding these at least every few weeks. There are no easy answers to the suckers that come up. I'd look at other options. If you move them, they should transplant ok enough. you may get suckers coming up where the tree was planted from the remaining root system. I've just had a look at the website. The company are just building broker's. There are plenty of similar companies that basically draw your plans (they own them so you… 8 10927 No. It's not original. Circa early to mid 90s would be my guess and maybe even as late as early 2000s 1 6632 Building Standards; Getting It Right! These can be easily filled and repaired and it doesn't cost them much to do. Id get the builder to do this first and if the repair is not suitable then a replacement is… 12 31266 |