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I have had this plant for almost a year now. It arrived pretty sad, bare rooted, with just about no roots on it. I tried rooting it in soil for probably about a year, to which it responded poorly. It would plump up a tiny bit but then the roots would die off and it would get sadder. Really puzzling to me because I have a slew of other haws which do not rot in the same conditions. I did use different soil, but I used a blend of akadama and pumice. Chunkier, airier, and better than the other half ass mixes that other haws have thrived in for me.

Anyway, after trying to get it to recover in soil for probably 6 months, it became so wrinkled I thought it was on the brink of death (photo 1). I put it in water as a last resort, as I’ve seen other people do this for really dried out plants in an emergency scenario. It worked, but the difference between my situation and other peoples is that it took like 2.5 months, while people usually leave them in water for a few weeks at most? Photo 2 is from today. It hasn’t rotted, it has grown a good bit of roots, and it has sloooowly plumped up. I took it out of the jar to inspect today and decide if it was ready for soil but the outer leaves are still pretty floppy and not turgid at all, and I also accidentally broke off probably half of the roots it had thrown…the water roots are very fragile it seems.

I am wondering if anyone has words of wisdom in this scenario. Anyone been in a similar situation? How did you handle it? For now, I plan to let it sit in water for another few months until I can get it as plumped as possible and hopefully have it shed the stress coloring that it is holding on to.

I love how the ring came out structurally and design wise. I am having a few concerns that are related to the jeweler honestly. In the hidden halo, the left stone on the face in the first frame, is that not a different color than the rest of the halo?? It looks almost like a clear diamond, like they ran out of chips and put one of another color in there…I just need to know if I am seeing this correctly, or if this is just something that happens depending on how it catches the light or is cut or something.

Also, the band appears to be a bit scratched. Particularly on the left side of the face of the band which is shown second in the video. Not the biggest deal, and maybe unavoidable. I have no idea, this is my first time buying fine jewelry.

I intend to propose in about a week and a half, and am wondering if I should see if anything could be done about either of these things within that time frame. I would like to talk to the jeweler about it but just wanted a few other opinions about whether or not I’m being insane, lol.

Thanks.