I've seen some beautiful specimens of this plant in Florida and wanted the same effect here in Central OH. Given our abundant alkalinity...Read More I planted seven of these with plenty of sulfur added into the soil but apparently this was not enough (the pH didn't really budge). Solid sulfur should probably not be used underground.
It's necessary to more agressively acidify your soil to get this tree to do much more than sit there, slowly dying. I've been using a combination of ammonium sulfate (acidification and nitrogen) dug into the drip zone and a generous amount of solid sulfur dispersed onto the top surface (where incoming rain can be acidified and carried down into the soil) and have finally been getting a reasonable growth rate. Hopefully they'll really take off (they advertised a 4 ft/year growth rate) next year now that I'm doing this.
I've seen some beautiful specimens of this plant in Florida and wanted the same effect here in Central OH. Given our abundant alkalinity...Read More