Thanks for the RHS link Alina. I didn't realise that the roots of maples in pots are vulnerable to frost over winter. It suggests wrapping containers with a sheet of bubble wrap, held in place with garden twine. Easy to do and well worth doing.
Good link thanks , I will check to make sure that the plant is not waterlogged. I planted it on a slope so hopefully it's not too waterlogged. I have some ericaceous fertilizer that I have for a Nadina that has to be in ericaceous compost, I will add some of this to the Acer which should lift the acidity a little, as the link mentioned they like slighty acidic conditions. My wormery is producing some fantastic compost so I can use this as mulch and I often use the rotting leaves dropped from the tree next door to create mulch for the other plants, so I will add some of this to ensure that the base of the tree doesn't get too frosted. Hopefully this will work!! It is in the corner of my garden which gets the less intense afternoon sun and is fully protected from wind, so this should be a good spot for it! Thanks for the advise.
Really!!! I put it in a pot and pretty much left it!! I don't think I even potted it in ericaeous compost until I realised you were supposed to. My isn't very big, as I keep it in a pot, I didn't want it to grow really big, as I was living in a flat when I first bought it and it stayed outside the front door. I sprinkle a handful of ericaceous fertiliser on it once a year. it is a Nadina Domestica (heavenly bamboo) the pot stands in a reletively sheltered spot with some afternoon sun. Sounds like I have been really lucky!
We have a large acer which looks in trouble. Some top branches are bare. I trimmed back some of what looked like dead wood earlier in summer. There is now more on its way. The leaves looks diseased to me. Picture of healthy and not so healthy. Any ideas from you acer pundits?
Is it in a very breezy position? I have found that I get dieback in the part of a plant that grows above a fence - the section sheltered by the fence is fine.
Most Acers are killed or damaged by overwatering or waterlogging - for example putting in a pot too large for it.
Secondly wind - they hate wind, esp young ones
Third - they do take sun, taking more sun with maturity
Fourth - good draining soil, they really do not need acidic soil. A well fertilised soil is great as they have surface roots that feed. A leaf much and they will be happier still.
I have an Acer Beni schichihengi. Eight feet tall. It has just come into leaf. For the second year running, I am convinced that the pink/green leaves are undersized. They look small and slightly shrivelled to me. In contrast, where there are small stems with reverted leaves (reverted to green) these leaves look full size. What could be wrong? is the tree in too much sun (it was bought from an RHS garden centre two years ago).
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Thanks for the RHS link Alina. I didn't realise that the roots of maples in pots are vulnerable to frost over winter. It suggests wrapping containers with a sheet of bubble wrap, held in place with garden twine. Easy to do and well worth doing.
Really!!! I put it in a pot and pretty much left it!! I don't think I even potted it in ericaeous compost until I realised you were supposed to. My isn't very big, as I keep it in a pot, I didn't want it to grow really big, as I was living in a flat when I first bought it and it stayed outside the front door. I sprinkle a handful of ericaceous fertiliser on it once a year. it is a Nadina Domestica (heavenly bamboo) the pot stands in a reletively sheltered spot with some afternoon sun. Sounds like I have been really lucky!
We have a large acer which looks in trouble. Some top branches are bare. I trimmed back some of what looked like dead wood earlier in summer. There is now more on its way. The leaves looks diseased to me. Picture of healthy and not so healthy. Any ideas from you acer pundits?
Sorry forgot the picture!
Is it in a very breezy position? I have found that I get dieback in the part of a plant that grows above a fence - the section sheltered by the fence is fine.
Most Acers are killed or damaged by overwatering or waterlogging - for example putting in a pot too large for it.
Secondly wind - they hate wind, esp young ones
Third - they do take sun, taking more sun with maturity
Fourth - good draining soil, they really do not need acidic soil. A well fertilised soil is great as they have surface roots that feed. A leaf much and they will be happier still.
@ Robin - looks like wind damage to me
I have an Acer Beni schichihengi. Eight feet tall. It has just come into leaf. For the second year running, I am convinced that the pink/green leaves are undersized. They look small and slightly shrivelled to me. In contrast, where there are small stems with reverted leaves (reverted to green) these leaves look full size. What could be wrong? is the tree in too much sun (it was bought from an RHS garden centre two years ago).