Mimosa Overfertilized: Recovery Watering Protocol

Situation

5-ft mimosa, 1 year old, overfertilized with crepe myrtle fertilizer → lost flowers/leaves. Overwatering in panic. Now showing new sprouts.

Corrected Care

• Water: 1" every 3 days (pan test) for month, then weekly.
• STOP fertilizing—mimosas need little; excess burns roots.
• Hardwoods re-foliate—new sprouts confirm life.

Key Lesson

Trees don't need fertilizer unless showing deficiency (thinning, yellowing). Mimosas especially—low fertility mimics native habitat.