Shady Lemon Myrtle: December 2022 update.

Like Hippy, this was bonsaied in September, and hasn’t been doing well. But it’s been doing slightly better that Hippy. Which is to say, Shady is showing signs of not being dead. But there’s a rough summer coming.

October 6, a few weeks after potting. heavy signs of drying out. I think I pruned heavily and added some fine diatomus earth (fired clay)

December 10, and there’s signs of life:

Base and one trunk are alive.
Going to be a while before this is Shady again.

December 20, and still going:

Still there.
All this stuff at the base will go eventually… I don’t want more bulk there. But for now, let it grow.

December 27, and there’s been a few hot days, where the leaves show their fragility.

Still hoping.
this could be interesting if it fully recovers.
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