Newbie looking for help with a Maple

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Re: Newbie looking for help with a Maple

Post by ma7t »

Boics wrote:Here is one of the threads i spoke of.
Not sure if I've seen any of them this year yet.
I sincerely hope they don't turn up!

The little buggers didn't kill anything but ruined many of my trees nonetheless.
Thanks Boics, you were on the money with attacking them with confidor, fixed the problem right away.

Thanks a heaps mate
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Re: Newbie looking for help with a Maple

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Poor things coped some leaf burn, I've put it under shade cloth for the rest of the summer and the new leaves are fine. Was just wondering if I should do anything about my burnt leaves? Are they going to affect my trunks growth?
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Re: Newbie looking for help with a Maple

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ma7t wrote:Haven't seen any, but I'll keep an eye out.
It had a pot change around 3 weeks ago, watered mornings and afternoons, sun from morning till about2, and fed once a fortnight with seasol.
Hi, just remember Seasol is not a fertiliser, and so you are not feeding with it as such. Try powerfeed, made by the same crowd that make seasol.
After roughly 20 years of growing bonsai, I reckon I might just be starting to get the hang of it...
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Re: Newbie looking for help with a Maple

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Cheers Trident, will do.
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Re: Newbie looking for help with a Maple

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Bumping, regarding the leaf burn.
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Re: Newbie looking for help with a Maple

Post by MoGanic »

ma7t wrote:Bumping, regarding the leaf burn.
It doesn't look bad, the shade will help and keep the seasol and fert up to encourage healthy growth of new foliage.

I have a Japanese maple that has had its leaves burned almost completely and it simply put out a new set to replace them. It did this 3 times this year!! (This is not something we want to let happen and it only happened with me because I have no shadehouse in my new home haha).

Just keep an eye on the heat as maples burn quickly during hot windy days or days with high sun/UV ratings.

Note your maple is young and as such should bounce back quicksmart.

Regards,
Mo
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