Thanks so much for your advice! It looks like I'am hitting all the diseases maples can have (verticilum on a tree at the back of the garden (not...
Thanks Derek and Emery for your information! That's what I feared it would be. :-( Getting some already. and that's not even really winter yet....
Hi all The very cold snap has ended (for the time being!), and I went out to check my trees. To my despair, I've found many trees with some dark...
I am in Bristol (surburbs, and about 7 miles from the Bristol channel), so I guess it's a bit warmer than in the countryside :-). I can see how in...
That's funny that some Japanese maples still have their leaves at this time of year whilst other have lost theirs almost a month ago! This was...
I've asked the Chatbot what to do month by month to maintain a japanese maple. I got this answer: January: Prune any dead or damaged branches...
Thanks @Sébastien , I didn't know that! They are still in the tray so maybe they will come up next spring (unless they've been fried during the...
That was the second year I grew small pines from seeds. I got seeds of Japanese Red Pine (Pinus Densiflora), Japanese Black Pine (Pinus...
Finally I am able to come back to the forum :-) Life was quite busy recently! Colors this year seem quite different from previous years! For...
@Sébastien, last year I put lots of seeds in trays outside from november 2021. The soil I made was a mix of compost + bark + perlite. Next time I...
@Cattwooduk , I really like that Acer! if you don't mind me asking, which nursery did you find it at? (you can pm me if you want), thanks!
@Lisa Harry , You've got such a nice collection of trees!! Edit: well actually, now I am scrolling up, all of you have!
oh! @emery. did you see a real difference? I've got a small one from last year, and this year it's not as full, and I had to put it in the shade...
This is a great idea! I'll keep them, and see what happens next year. I'd like to have at least one of those
