What is happening to my Japanese Maple
Carolina Girl (Zone 8b)
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We’ve had plenty of rain so no water shouldn’t be an issue. And, some limbs look fine with no browning or dropping of leaves.
any ideas?
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Comments (1)It is a branch that has grown from the rootstock below the graft line. Personally, I'd keep it, as it looks better than the grafted cultivar on top. But if you prefer the purple cultivar, you'll need to prune out the green branch. Resin...See MoreI think my neighbor killed my Japanese Red Maple
Comments (22)I don't have any expert advice for you, but I just wanted to say I feel really bad for you. I can just imagine her spraying the Roundup like she was putting out a fire. Roundup and weeds are all she knows. I love my trees. I've lived with them for many years and have an emotional attachment to them. As far as dealing with her - find out what the laws are first. Then read her the riot act, calmly but assertively, and tell her what the law requires. (Maybe give her a photocopy or a phone number to call if she has questions.) Give her a deadline to make the corrections, and tell her you will take further action with an impartial third party if she does not do so. If she makes any remarks other than "I'll take care of it immediately!" then just tell her clearly that she does not understand how serious a matter this is, and that her actions are a clear-cut violation of your property rights. The longer she ignores it, and the condition of your property continues to deteriorates, the more difficult it will be for her to resolve financially. If she gives you a hard time, tell her that her attitude is unacceptable, and forces you to put the matter into the hands of a third party immediately. And follow through, of course. This approach has worked for me, and I have never had to take legal recourse, because my no-nonsense attitude gets their attention. It is also civil discourse, and there have never been left over bad feelings. Good that she is moving, but you need to think and quickly if you want her to correct the damage that has been done, that you can at this point document, before she is gone and can ignore you. Good luck. Stick up for your trees!...See MoreI need advice on what to do with my Japanese Maple
Comments (4)I appreciate the advise, but think many of the roots have been severed. I am low on funds and made a deal with a young man to move these trees into a containers for an exchange for a pool table. He sounded like he new what he was doing. I now fear that the job was too much and that he and his help did not get enough of the root system. They cut many of the large roots to fit into one of those 58 gallon containers. The top off the container was cut off about 1/4 way down and several holes drilled in the bottom and filled about 1/4 way with pine mulch. The containers were pretty tall but not very wide. I am now afraid that in my haste and knowing that this need to be done ASAP that they may not survive. Checking on their progress I saw that they had cut many large roots that were pretty close to the tree to able to fit the diameter of the container. Both trees took them all day to do and I watered both imediately after being put into the containers. It is now several hours later and the one seems fine so far, but the first one dug appears to be wilting. Is this normal do to the shock or have I made a grave mistake. I was advised not to fertilized them, so that I would not burn them. Is there anything I can do to help with the root system? It seems to me that a lot of the root system was cut and only a small ball transported with these 3ft trees that have been in the groung for approximately 10 years. I would appreciate any advice. I will feel horrible if these trees die, when I could have left them on the existing property. I just really wanted these trees for my future home....See MoreSplitting damage Japanese Maple
Comments (7)One possibility would be sunscald. It's more common on southern facing sides of the trunk but can occur on west facing. It happens in the late winter or early spring and much less commonly in the fall. You can't rule out any older damage to the trunk that has now become visible either. Canker is also possible, however I don't see much there that makes me think that is likely. It appears you have good callous growth so the tree is healing over the wound. It is worth contacting your local Extension to be sure there is no disease....See MoreCarolina Girl (Zone 8b)
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