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Japanese Azlea #28547 January 27th, 2005 at 07:01 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Manchester. England princessazlea OP Member
OP princessazlea Member Joined: Oct 2004 Manchester. England	Hi I have a Japanese Azlea which I got last year. I have noticed that the root is pushing up to the surface. Is this normal? should I push the root back down into the soil or should I just leave it?

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Re: Japanese Azlea #28548 January 29th, 2005 at 12:53 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Knoxville, TN A alankhart Member
alankhart Member A Joined: Aug 2002 Knoxville, TN	Azaleas have shallow roots, but none should be above ground. You should push it back down or cover it up with a little bit of soil...otherwise the root could dry out and possibly harm the plant.

Re: Japanese Azlea #28549 January 29th, 2005 at 02:00 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Manchester. England princessazlea OP Member
OP princessazlea Member Joined: Oct 2004 Manchester. England	Thanks Alankhart for the advise

Re: Japanese Azlea #28550 January 30th, 2005 at 01:36 AM
Joined: Apr 2004 Copper Hill, Virginia O obywan59 Member
obywan59 Member O Joined: Apr 2004 Copper Hill, Virginia	If the soil the azalea is in is clay, it might not have enough drainage. I've planted azaleas and rhododendrons with as much as half of their rootballs above ground to provide better drainage. But you still need to cover the rootball well with mulch.

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