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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comI have a Magnolia stellata, which I purchased from mail order. Have had it for about 18 months (planted in the garden) but it did not hardly develop. Now I have moved it in a pot with some sand to improve drainage, but I think it is still struggling as the roots are in a clay ball. Could I uproot it, wash the clay from around the roots, and then replant it in a alkaline based soil? Can I add lime to the soil to make it alkaline? What should be the pH?
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#1 Comment By AnnsGreeneHaus On 04/21/2013 @ 8:17 pm
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If your plant is only 18″ tall, you might consider planting in a nursery pot with a 50-50 mix of good topsoil and potting soil until the root system is more developed. Even after planting a tree with a good root system it can take 2-3 years before you will see optimum growth. (Rule of thumb: first year, it sleeps; second year, it creeps; third year, it leaps.)