Death of a Rhododendron

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Death of a Rhododendron

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In '70 or '71 my mom and dad took a road trip as far North as Vancouver Island, where there is the world famous Butchart Gardens.
They brought a small souvenir Rhododendron home and for nearly 50 years it's been a cheerful explosion of color greeting visitors to our front door and supplied blossoms for the cemetery which I suspected mom would have liked.
Until today.
I don't know if Rhododendrons succumb to old age or if the drought got the better of it-----Fresno isn't where Rhododendrons are supposed to be growing anyway, but this one lasted quite awhile.
I'm sorry to see it go.
Next week I'll dig up the stump
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I'm sorry to read of that, Hovannes. We grow fond of things, particularly meaningful things.
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Yeah they need to be watered in dry conditions. Vancouver island is pretty .... damp.
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Sorry for the loss of a comforting memory. I pray next spring you have a new one to carry forward. Just as the old passes away, we have new life in Christ Jesus. Plant the new one for the testimony of what lies ahaed.
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So sorry to hear this. Plants can become such a fixture in our lives and leave such an empty hole when they're gone.
SW Pennsylvania, where I grew up, is a hotbed for wild Rhododendron. They would find a perfect spot in the woods and just take off. A grove of wild rhododendron is beautiful.
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Post by sweetandsour »

Sorry for the loss.

I'm not familiar, and had to Google rhododendron. Perhaps you can save the wood and repurpose. I've done that with various trees lost from hurricanes.
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