Sickly Acer

[May]

Sorry for the delay in replying to everyone who was so kind as to answer.

We have since brought the Acer inside and will give the Rootgrow a try, to try and get the roots up and going if that is indeed the problem.

It now has no leaves, but that's usual I suppose, what with the time of year, though our friends Acer is fully leaved still. Would a difference of a degree or two of temperature cause ours to lose all its leaves while there are others still leaved? It's rather cold in our village, we're pretty high up you see.

[aeshna5]

I wouldn't worry about the leaves having dropped, as it's a deciduous species; individual plants will vary when they drop according to a number of factors including location, weather, etc. At work I have a Norway Maple "Crimson King" which has an infection + many leaves have shrivelled + died on the tree + are not falling as healthy leaves would. Last year just one branch was affected + I sawed this off, now it's spread through the tree, so will have to come out at some point.

[Dan Salter]

someones probably already said this but it was too much to read but acers if not in the ground prefer to be pot bound ..or more to the point only ever go up one pot size per year if you pot it up dont go from the tiny one it comes in then take it home and put it in a pot the size of a buick.

having only had them in pots i cant help you about in ground but i know they dislike strong winds or drying out....some dont mind part shade but it will effect the colour of the leaves....an acer palmatum which i think is purple will be green in shade etc.

saying that...all of mine got devoured in a flash by a zillion vapourer moth caterpillars !