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Old 04-30-2011, 04:42 PM
 
Location: Just transplanted to FL from the N GA mountains
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Around north Georgia, we have beautiful mountain laurel all over the mountains. Sadly.. I have none on our property. Does anyone have any experience with transplanting or starting laurel from cuttings? If so, how would I go about doing this?
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Old 04-30-2011, 10:31 PM
 
Location: Out there somewhere...a traveling man.
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Check out this site first, then decide what you want to do. Sometimes it's easier and cheaper to buy some at the Garden Center/Nursery.

Propagating Deciduous and Evergreen Shrubs, Trees and Vines with Stem Cuttings
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Old 05-01-2011, 07:04 PM
 
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In Pa we had our dogwoods bloom finally. I'm going to have to drive up the mountain behind us to see them in the woods. By Mountain laurel, is that wild rhododendron or wild azalea? My dad was from the mountains of Pa and alwasy liked seeing mountain laurel but I was never sure what it was.
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Old 05-01-2011, 07:08 PM
 
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Default Georgia Mountain Laurel

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Old 05-02-2011, 06:09 AM
 
Location: From TX to VA
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Oh my - I looked at those pictures. What an unusual looking plant. Yet they're so pretty. I wish I had some in my yard.
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Old 05-02-2011, 12:07 PM
 
Location: Land of Free Johnson-Weld-2016
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I have five mountain laurels that I bought 1-2 years ago. Here's the rundown:

1. Mountain Laurel in dry-ish field near large white pine - This one's new leaves are red. I think it may be a cultivar, but I can't remember the name. It's doing OK, but growing slowly. Bought at about 1 foot tall.

2. Mountain Laurel in moist-ish shade garden - It's the brother of the laurel in the field. It seems to like the extra water AND being sheltered on 3 sides. Growing faster. I dug it up and moved it from the field last Fall.

3. Three Bigger Laurels - I planted two 3 ft laurels in my shady side garden. I also have another one that I recently moved to my new Shade garden. All three all had tip browning! I think it may have been a fungus (look this up, Mt. Laurel's can get a couple of different diseases)...either that or their soil dried out before I bought them. Now, all three have LOTS of new light-green leaves. Thank God for all the rains we've been getting.

In general.

The first year I transplanted my mountain laurels, I gave them generous water once a week. I transplanted all in Autumn...except for the one I transplanted to my NEW (excited) shade garden a couple of weeks ago. Note, after planting you need to water deeply once a week (or as needed depending on heavy rainfall) until the ground freezes.

After planting, I mulched around each plant with pine bark mulch and/or pine needles. Basically, I followed the directions for planting...dug a big hole blahblahblah...but I didn't use any soil amendments. I planted the shrubs a tiny bit above grade and then put mulch around--but not touching--the trunk.

Finally, I believe Mt. Laurels like acidic soil.
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