At my place I do the Chinese elms about second week of July,
maples end of July early August, pines about the same time.
Azalea I still haven't quite got a handle on, they seem confused and so am I. ( any tips ?)
Junipers when I have time, but sept is the latest.
Figs and natives around new years.
Hartos wrote:
Azalea I still haven't quite got a handle on, they seem confused and so am I. ( any tips ?)
when they finish flower is when I do mine
Deciduous later in winter, Juniper and pine after them.
tropicals anytime if year so long as the night temps over 15 deg.
Its best to do azalea in mid to late spring after the main flowering period and before the first flush of growth, some of the indica types flower on and off all year round but still do most of their flowering in spring. Kurume and satsuki have a more stable flowering time.
Craigw
Middle of winter in Canberra, frosts still for weeks to come, and my Cydonias are starting to shoot already. Then I'll dig the ground stuff in early August, then elms/maples/plums, then junipers and camellias in September (well, when they look like shooting).My azaleas often shoot leaves before they've finished flowering - I'll repot after flowering unless I'm doing something nasty, then I'll cut the flowers off, and repot right on leaf bud swell. I always forget the olive until it's too late, and it just doesn't give a damn. Canberra seems to be up to a month later than Sydney, except for the cursed Cydonias . Pines? No idea. They just look at me, and want to die. I've only just started on natives, but half of them are growing well in mid-winter, and half are dormant - that's half the Mells, half the Callistemons, half the Acacias and half the Eucs. Makes no real sense - I'll wait till they slow down/start up/grow sideways, or maybe I'll get around to them when everything else is done. Most of the Grevilleas that have been sluggish all year have decided that a mid-frost growth spurt is the way to go. Ask them, I've got no idea.
