Japanese maples ...a lesson

Grannie Annie · Sep 9, 2012

Spruce said: ↑
Anne

I have made it easy for you its in a pot it was originally the size of a twig when I bought it from Parkers mail order its on its 5th home and has travelled some mile with me.

What part? of Wales, you can take me for lunch.

Spruce
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WI hol in Tenby. So if you see a coach full of WI Ladies - I'll be the one carrying the Japanese Maple!!!!!!!!!!

ladyc · Sep 10, 2012

Spruce said: ↑
How new is the paving that you have laid ?? did you lay them in on cement how much soil if any was removed , do use weedkiller on the patio ?.

To be honest I top dress the one's in the borders with the old tomato compost, occasionally I do have a branch that dies out on mine but I cut back to the main stem , Acers/Maples do suffer from lots of diseases , Verticillium Wilt being the main one but this can take hold when the tree gets stressed out. Thats why I am asking about your patio.

TLC and a low nitrogen feed in the spring , every 2nd year the whole garden gets a "bonemeal" feed late March early April.
Yes they are fussy the diva of shrubs but get the planting spot right and the variety and like your's look amazing.

All shrubs and trees have good and bad years we have had a hot couple of weeks in the spring will hardly any rain fall for weeks then as we all know had the wettest year ever for well over a 100 years all adds up to some winners and losers I have 1 apple on my tree last year over 50 and thats all because of the late frost we had.

Spruce

ps forgot to mention other plants can suffer VW what is the other tree on the left hand side of the photo , plus it all depends what you next door is growing as well as its a root problem
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Hi Spuce
The tree on the left side of the garden is another variety of acer but that seems to be alright. We don't use weedkiller and the patio was here before the trees were planted 12 years ago. When the trees were planted 12 years ago we shipped in new soil.
Cheers,

Caroline

Tony07 · Sep 12, 2012

Picki of my new leaves, I am well pleased as I thought my little tree was a goner.

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