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Acer Palmatum
Chris Kennedy
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I have a 15 year old Acer Palmatum in a 20" wooden tub.
The leaves are drying, curling and dropping.
I have watered and fed regularly.
Any advice on how to revive/save my Acer?
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Chrissie B & Pansyface,
The Acer has stayed in the same position for many years shielded by a 6ft laurel hedge from the prevailing SW winds. Recently a nearby Oak tree has been severely cut back giving more light to the area and exposing the Acer to the elements a bit more.
Will certainly repot and hopefully the present condition is not terminal.
Thanks for your advice.
Too hot and too dry, perhaps? We nearly lost one last year when we didn't water it enough in hot weather. It dropped most of its leaves in the middle of the summer, but it seems to have recovered well. I think ours will need repotting eventually - every year the pots are more root-filled, so they dry out more quickly and suffer in the heat.
I have just repotted two of mine today..the wilsons pink dwarf leaves were curling and i checked the pot and the roots were bound at the bottom.. so out they came and into a bigger pot with ericaceous comp and John innes No3.. that should do them.. here's hoping!