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    japanese maple tree sudden leaf wilt

    Looks like it is just leaf burn. I've got some trees with it, and others without. It is a matter of how each tree reacts to the sun. (For...
    Post by: John Hosie, Aug 14, 2012 in forum: Maples
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    japanese maple tree sudden leaf wilt

    I had gotten several bare-root red leaf Japanese maples and white birch recently. All the leaves were drying up when they got here - from two...
    Post by: John Hosie, Jul 12, 2012 in forum: Maples
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    japanese maple tree sudden leaf wilt

    Spacehog, Full Moon maples have been a problem for me, and I've never been sure why. With Full Moon (Acer Shirasawanum) they have been delicate....
    Post by: John Hosie, Jul 8, 2012 in forum: Maples
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    japanese maple tree sudden leaf wilt

    AlastairBird, It may have been bad toward the end of June, but it has been torture the last couple of days. Yesterday the ACTUAL temperature was...
    Post by: John Hosie, Jul 8, 2012 in forum: Maples
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    What causes white birch to become white?

    I'm sure everyone is familiar with the white birch trees and how beautiful they look with the bright white bark. But what causes it to become...
    Thread by: John Hosie, Jul 5, 2012, 4 replies, in forum: Plants: Science and Cultivation
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    japanese maple tree sudden leaf wilt

    Believe it or not, you're blessed. Here in the DC area the temperature hit 98, with a Temperature Humidity Index making it "feel like" 110. I was...
    Post by: John Hosie, Jun 21, 2012 in forum: Maples
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    japanese maple tree sudden leaf wilt

    OK. Vancouver, BC. Right. The area has fairly mild winters, but a lot of rain. Soil did look too high. I have most of my JMs either potted or...
    Post by: John Hosie, Jun 19, 2012 in forum: Maples
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    japanese maple tree sudden leaf wilt

    Bubbasweet, How is the tree doing now? I've been challenged with my trees - losing a bunch in unseasonably warm and dry late winter/early spring...
    Post by: John Hosie, Jun 19, 2012 in forum: Maples
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    japanese maple tree sudden leaf wilt

    AlastairBird, The one thing I left out is whether you should plant another JM in the same place. I'd say no - not unless you know what caused...
    Post by: John Hosie, Jun 19, 2012 in forum: Maples
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    japanese maple tree sudden leaf wilt

    AlastairBird, Here are a few things to think about. First of all, get a pic of the base of the tree - where the soil comes up to the base....
    Post by: John Hosie, Jun 19, 2012 in forum: Maples
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    Acer palmatum 'Red Dragon'

    I have found there are two great places for picking up JMs, both dissectum and otherwise. First of all, eBay has some great one and two year...
    Post by: John Hosie, Jun 9, 2012 in forum: Acer palmatum cultivars (photos)
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    Acer palmatum 'Red Dragon'

    Red Dragon are wonderful. I have 3 of them - 2 in the ground that have been there for about 15 years, and one in a pot that is about a 3 year...
    Post by: John Hosie, Jun 8, 2012 in forum: Acer palmatum cultivars (photos)
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    japanese maple tree sudden leaf wilt

    Good to have somethign of a closeup. From the small part of the tree you have shown, with contrasting background, it looks like the main trunk,...
    Post by: John Hosie, May 28, 2012 in forum: Maples
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    japanese maple tree sudden leaf wilt

    The white powder bothers me. Powdery mildew?
    Post by: John Hosie, May 28, 2012 in forum: Maples