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Acer disease

BluesBlues Posts: 49
in Problem solving

Only one branch out of four has dead leaves, can anyone explain this and what should I do? Should I remove the effected branch or can it be treated?image

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

    I had a sort of similar problem with my acer katsura.
    Dark 'bruises' appeared on some stems and the upper growth was poor with some dead branches and poor leaf development.
    One of the forum members suggested verticillium wilt - and regrettably it seems he was right.
    I very much hope yours doesn't have that as it will kill the tree eventually.

    Some info here
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=255

    Hoping yours will be ok


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  • treehugger80treehugger80 Posts: 1,923

    remove the branch back into health wood and hope for the best

  • per.hardinper.hardin Posts: 1
    May I give you guys some light into the devestating world of verticillium wilt?! A coupel of years ago I planted an Acer Osakazuki in my backyard. It did’nt took long before I found drying and dying leafs on the small tree. Later in the fall I had to cut away twigs and branches due to verticillum wilt fungus.
    Then just out of the blue I remembered a natural disseffectant I’ve been using for treatment of cold, stomac flu, candida etc. Its more of an natural antibiotics and its called Colloidal silver.
    You can probably find it in a well sorted health shop.
    Well, anyway, since it works very well on fungus, virus and bacteria I thought it was worth a try to use it on my verticillium wilt infected japanese maple.
    Colloidal silver is a water like medium with a concetration of silver ions in it and silver is and have always been a remedy for bacteria, fungus and some virus.
    I thoroughly watered my maple with a mixture of colloidal silver and water the following spring and to my surprise that summer the japanese maple never showed any sign of verticillum wilt :-)

    I haven’t done this treatment on any other tree yet but thought this information was worth spreading.

    Cheers! :-)
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    @Silver surfer?
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