Whats Wrong With My Japanese Maple?
Elizabeth Gardner Twin Ponds Landscape 804-883-6765 Even though I’m a wholesale grower, I frequently receive calls from homeowners who are stymied about signs of distress in their Japanese Maples. Many garden centers carry these trees, as their retail appeal is quite strong. Staff at the retail outlet may give advice based on their knowledge of woody plants in general, but which could result in damage to Japanese Maples. For your edification, I will relate a recent conversation with one such homeowner. Susie Q called one morning in August. She had planted her first Japanese Maple in mid-Spring. She was told to plant it in filtered light and thought she had found a perfect spot in her yard. The tree received shade in the morning and sun only from 2:00 P.M. on. Susie took special care to work manure into the planting hole on installation to give it a good start. In late May, she noticed that the edges of the leaves began to bleach out. She again applied fertilizer. During June, July and
