Pieris transplant

Hello everyone.I transplanted a Pieris from a pot into the ground the other day. It was quite a large specimen, would anyone know whether it is wise to prune it now to concentrate growth in the roots. Im not sure whether these things flower from old wood, new wood etc would really appreciate some guidance!!

PS sorry have been out of circulation for a couple of weeks!!

 

I did the same last yr with one that was in my MIL old a garden before she moved house I got her plant and put it in a container about 5yrs ago.

Until I decided to permently put her in the ground last Autumn
I did prune the dead bits of wood off.

And now she is giving new growth and happy in her new bed.

Shall take a photo over the weekend an dpost it later for you to see BS.Post a photo of your plant also.

 

Here they are does this help you BS

 

Thanks guys, very helpful. I think I will just give it a bit of a tidy up. I have my own one also(I think) in a pot which I inherited. Looks really lacklustre and never flowers. Do they "Exhaust" their ericaceuos reserves? Or maybe it just needs some general plant food?...

 

Hello All, I bought a Pieris about a month ago but am scared to plant out up here in the North East. Are they frost tolerant

 

Hello, Jasper, and welcome to GC.

Yes, Pieris are very hard. Note that Scotkat above has them in Scotland.

The thing to remember though is that they prefer peaty soil like rhododendrums, azaleas and the like. If your soil is poor, I would suggest you add peat to the area where you intend to plant your Pieris.

Enjoy the site!

 

Hello

Can you tell me if a pieris can turn into a tree? I have inherited two trees/shrubs that are about six foot high that have leaves and flowers exactly like the pictures above.

 

Hi, JEN.K. Pieris japonica can reach 12 foot but rarely goes much over six. One of the P formosa varieties can reach 15 foot.

They are shrubs but you can just about "standarise" anything. I have two shrubs here, a Myoporo (which is a hedging shrub) and a Solanum rantonetti (a shrub) and they are both now small trees!

You just remove any unwanted branches from the lower part of the trunk up to where you wish the tree to start.

 

OK that's great thanks I was a bit confused as to what they were. The only ones I'd seen before now were little shrubs no higher than my knee.

 

I transplanted 2 pieris from pot with ericacious compost to the garden full of limey soil, then a tractor ran over one and broke the top off it! Both now look lovely - they are toucher than what they look.

I also remember going into the wood garden at Castle Howard where as LoL points out the pieris must have been 15 foot high and looked like trees.

 

Bunslip - I "top dress" my containerised pieris every year, and I give it a good old slug of sequestered iron too.
Make sure that you don't use tap water when you water it, and adding some miracle gro for ericaceous plants seems to keep mine in good condition.
I do this for my potted blueberries too.
Enjoy!

 

Ahhh .... Pieris Japonica
What a glorious plant

 

Lynne, why not tap water? I gave it a good soak with the hose pipe yesterday to soak the feed in...doh...does it reduce the acidity?

 

Lovely pics W, are these in containers or in the ground?