What's happend????.............

Oh! no, does this mean this tree isn't ever going tobe happy growing in my garden?? sniff sniff......

No Peas, just means you need a bigger pot with better compost mix, and a way of keeping its roots moist. They are usually sold as innocent looking standards grafted onto a more vigourous root/stem but they are still potential whoppers and need proper tree care to flourish. I would repot with a tree/shrub compost and extra (levingtons multi compost my favorite) a handful or two of JI3 some grit, mini bark and a good helping of peat. I will probably get slated for the peat but most sources now are from designated sources. In addition chicken pellets in the mix and obviously crocks in the bottom. You will at some point get to a stage where it needs repotting again or passing on and getting another but pruned and looked after it should last many years in a good pot. I would start with nothing less than the 100 litre pot here. http://www.thegardensuperstore.co.uk/acatalog/Extra_Large_Plant_Pots.html

In addition dress the top of the pot with pea shingle to keep in the moisture. Yearly I would remove and replace the pea shingle having put fresh peat/compost/chick pellets on the top of the old compost.

It should become more tollerant with this care as will it as it matures. I hope this helps and I stand corrected if anyone else would like to give any other/different advice. :D

 

hope you get your tree sorted i am not much help as i am having problems with my patio pear tree.
hope one of the members can give you some great advice. good luck from rosa

 

That sounds good advice. There are many plants which will struggle or die when they are small in conditions that they will cope with quite happily when bigger. It's getting them bigger which is the hard part.
BM, that's a good site for pots etc.!

 

Hi Liz, yes I had good service from them. I bought about 20 43 litre pots when I went canna crazy, make good weeding buckets too. :D

 

Thanks for all of your help. I'll do what you suggested BM and i'll let you all know how i get on.

Watch this space................

 

My very pleasure peas, good luck :D

 

Hello.

Have I got the same problem? Quite a few of my Acers leaves have gone crispy as if I haven't watered it? I trimmed the culprits off, then felt guilty and thought I'd better ask you guys. (I think it's either a 'Inabashidare' or 'Crimson Queen'). It's around 5' high, the canopy around 4' in diameter and it sits in a pot around 50cm in diameter, 40cm in depth. It sits infront of my house which is in full sun from dawn til' around 4pm.
I water it every other day and feed it every 2 weeks with ericaceous feed.
The same happened last year. I noticed scale insect so I've treated it with Bayer 'Provado - Ultimate Bug Killer'. As far as I know, it hasn't been re-potted in the last year or two?
I'll try and add some images when I can fathom it out!

:confused:

monroe

 

Acers don't really need ericaceous feed - so maybe that's part of the prob? Also, if they haven't been re-potted in 2 years, they could do with having the top inch or so of compost removed and replaced with fresh, and/or osmicote pellets popped in, to help with nutrients. But, of course, none of that will help if the poor plant is getting too much wind! :rolleyes:

 

Welcome monroe. Pics would be better for a more considered diagnosis :D

BM

 

dendrobium I agree with you wholeheartedly, when I pressed 'add reply' your posting came up before mine, there were no reponses when I decided to respond so please don't think I was suggesting your posting was not considered :D

BM

 

:D

 

Hello, Monroe, and welcome! I have been doing Bonsai for many years and have two Acers in the same pot (29x19x8cm) about 50cm tall and mine look exactly as you describe yours. I repotted "the twins" in the Spring which initially perked them up. I can put my condition down to dry air and so mist them several times a day and, of course, water daily. It does sound like too much wind or dry air to me so perhaps misting would help freshen them up.

 

Thanks guys!
Hopefully these pics will show you what I mean:

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hhmmm, that did'nt work as planned! Will try again tomoz. :rolleyes:

 

Is there a simple way (for a simple person) to upload an image? I'm using a Mac. :D