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[mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>]

I get this same thing with some of my potted citrus, but I assumed it 
was from being pot-bound & the plants drying out a little too often....

mIEKAL


On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 08:40 AM, Tom Olenio wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> This is my second year having an apple tree in a 30 gallon utility 
> tub, and I have a question.
>
> It is a Court Pendu Plat grafted on M7 rootstock.  The tub has drain 
> holes, broken crockery, and
> 3" of sand in the bottom for drainage.  The soil is very good, and I 
> gave it 1" of compost this
> spring.  This is the second season the tree has been in the tub.
>
> All the leaves on this seasons new, green growth are cupped (curled) 
> upwards.  Leaves on last
> seasons growth are much more flat.  Is this normal in potted culture?  
> I have not seen similar
> behaviour in apples in the ground.
>
> I water (approx) 2 gallons a week, the tree is growing, and there is 
> no yellowing or disease,
> just this cupping upwards of new growth leaves.
>
> Is this something that just happens in potted culture?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom