Sorry to be slow getting back, this PC is shared by whole family so have to wait my turn [with older girls home from Uni thats 7 of us]. When I said get rid I meant if vigorous branches with normal green leaves were taking over. Like rose suckers these must be removed completely. If the tree doesn't have the problem then great and just deal with the problem branch. A normal Norway Maple will grow up to 50-60 ft with heavy shade, but your variegated tree is much less vigorous and suited to a garden.
It's now been approximately nine months since my last post on this tree. I always like to give updates so, if nothing else, people can get closure .
Having pruned the tree hard in December to reduce it's overall size I can report that the majority of the tree is now in very strong bud. It looks healthy, but for the one branch that was struggling last year.
However, the branch that looked like it was struggling last year has no buds on it at all. I'm going to give it a few weeks and see if there is progress, but I suspect a bit of surgery on this branch may be required.
It's unfortunate as cutting the branch off will make the tree look unbalanced and untidy.
If there is anything I can do to save it I will. I'll post images once the leaves start to show and it takes better pictures. In the mean time does anyone have any thoughts? Is it normal for single branches to struggle on the tree whilst the rest of the tree looks healthy?
It's possible that removing the unhealthy branch may trigger new growth on that side of the tree, because of more light getting to it and the stimulation of being cut back, because you will need to cut back into healthy wood.
There's an old gardening saying, 'Growth follows the knife' so your tree may well balance itself out over time.
Thanks for keeping us up to date
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
One month on and I have a couple of pictures. It starting to grow the same as last year. A few branches with very little in the way of leaves or buds, whilst others do OK.
Going through previous comments, am I right in thinking that the struggling branches need to come off?
You can clearly see that the struggling branch has fewer buds and the leaves are already yellow. I just wish I knew how to fix this. The tree, as it is, is well balanced. It's been pruned slightly so I'm expecting good growth back from the cuts.
As ever, your thoughts and wisdom is very much appreciated.
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Sorry to be slow getting back, this PC is shared by whole family so have to wait my turn [with older girls home from Uni thats 7 of us]. When I said get rid I meant if vigorous branches with normal green leaves were taking over. Like rose suckers these must be removed completely. If the tree doesn't have the problem then great and just deal with the problem branch. A normal Norway Maple will grow up to 50-60 ft with heavy shade, but your variegated tree is much less vigorous and suited to a garden.
It's now been approximately nine months since my last post on this tree. I always like to give updates so, if nothing else, people can get closure
.
Having pruned the tree hard in December to reduce it's overall size I can report that the majority of the tree is now in very strong bud. It looks healthy, but for the one branch that was struggling last year.
However, the branch that looked like it was struggling last year has no buds on it at all. I'm going to give it a few weeks and see if there is progress, but I suspect a bit of surgery on this branch may be required.
It's unfortunate as cutting the branch off will make the tree look unbalanced and untidy.
If there is anything I can do to save it I will. I'll post images once the leaves start to show and it takes better pictures. In the mean time does anyone have any thoughts? Is it normal for single branches to struggle on the tree whilst the rest of the tree looks healthy?
It's possible that removing the unhealthy branch may trigger new growth on that side of the tree, because of more light getting to it and the stimulation of being cut back, because you will need to cut back into healthy wood.
There's an old gardening saying, 'Growth follows the knife' so your tree may well balance itself out over time.
Thanks for keeping us up to date
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
One month on and I have a couple of pictures. It starting to grow the same as last year. A few branches with very little in the way of leaves or buds, whilst others do OK.
Going through previous comments, am I right in thinking that the struggling branches need to come off?
You can clearly see that the struggling branch has fewer buds and the leaves are already yellow. I just wish I knew how to fix this. The tree, as it is, is well balanced. It's been pruned slightly so I'm expecting good growth back from the cuts.
As ever, your thoughts and wisdom is very much appreciated.
Last edited: 12 May 2016 20:50:08