Question by Helen B: How to care for a dragon tree?

I bought a youngish dragon tree a few weeks ago, I’m following the instructions about watering and sunlight, but the tips of the leaves are going dry. What am I doing wrong?
I’m at uni, it’s got to stay in a pot!

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Answer by feyanni
From the web site:

http://www.dragontrees.com/

Plant your tree in full sun and watch it grow 12-15 feet its first year! When mature, the decorative or ornamental Paulownia Kawakmii tree reaches a height of 30 ft. in 3 years, and the Paulownia Fortunei, and Paulownia Elongata trees, reaches a mature height of 75 ft. in ten years!
The Paulownia not only provide shade, but are a source of hardwood, cleaning the air, soil, and water, and a source of feed fodder for animals.
Soak deeply once/twice a week for the first two years. When mature, water requirements are very low. Not recommended for overly wet soil or salty sea air.

Here is another site you might wish to visit for more info:

http://www.dragontrees.com/dragonhi.html

Basic Planting Instructions (see attachments for detailed instructions)

1. Plant your Dragon tree in full sun. Partial shade will work but full sun is best.
2. Dig a hole two feet square and two feet deep, are larger if soil is poor.
3. Fill with good topsoil mixed 50/50 with potting soil and or peat moss.
4. Make a dished out area in the top of the soil mix and plant your tree in the center.
5. Fill the dished out area with water and soak all new soil deeply.
6. Be sure to let soil dry out in between watering, soak deeply each time you water.
7. In the heat of summer (90 and above) water 2 to 3 times a week. (soak deeply)
8. To feed your tree, add high nitrogen fertilizer to water once a week for first season.

Feeding your tree is not a requirement, but is needed for best result.

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