Is my Japanese Maple Tree dead? Did I poison it with Preen?
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7 years ago
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My newly dug japanese maple tree is wilting...help!
Comments (5)I just wanted to thank everyone for their advice. I trimmed the branches as directed and I moved them to shade. I had a neighboring landscaper replant the trees under the shaded area this morning. They did a great job and finished off the job with mulch and placed burlap over the trees to help protect them from burning. This landscaper had driven by property over the weekend and saw that I had these trees in the drums and thought to himselfÂ"Those trees are going to die, if not already dead." However, he informed me this morning that he was happier with the condition of the trees and root system, then what he anticipated. The next several days are vital and I need to spray the leaves often throughout the day, but he feels that these trees are going to make it. He charged me a $100 bucks and was here with 2 other workers for almost 2 hours. What a great price and he now has a customer that will by future trees from him. He stated that the trees were worth $500 - $600 a piece. I told him about this forum and he was glad that I took the advice to plant them in the ground. He will move them again for me next March. Thanks again!!...See MoreIs this Japanese Maple dead?
Comments (5)Buds should be present NOW, even if a bit too early to leaf out. JM buds are formed in fall and should continue to develop through winter and swell in spring. You can check to see if any viable buds are present by looking at the stems and seeing the paired growth nodes - these are where the buds should be. Gently rub one off and see if the tissue is green and healthy or brown and dry. Brown and dry is not good :-( Any adventitious buds appearing from the base will most likely be rootstock, not the named form grafted on top. And that may or may NOT be what you want :-)...See MoreI think my neighbor killed my Japanese Red Maple
Comments (22)I don't have any expert advice for you, but I just wanted to say I feel really bad for you. I can just imagine her spraying the Roundup like she was putting out a fire. Roundup and weeds are all she knows. I love my trees. I've lived with them for many years and have an emotional attachment to them. As far as dealing with her - find out what the laws are first. Then read her the riot act, calmly but assertively, and tell her what the law requires. (Maybe give her a photocopy or a phone number to call if she has questions.) Give her a deadline to make the corrections, and tell her you will take further action with an impartial third party if she does not do so. If she makes any remarks other than "I'll take care of it immediately!" then just tell her clearly that she does not understand how serious a matter this is, and that her actions are a clear-cut violation of your property rights. The longer she ignores it, and the condition of your property continues to deteriorates, the more difficult it will be for her to resolve financially. If she gives you a hard time, tell her that her attitude is unacceptable, and forces you to put the matter into the hands of a third party immediately. And follow through, of course. This approach has worked for me, and I have never had to take legal recourse, because my no-nonsense attitude gets their attention. It is also civil discourse, and there have never been left over bad feelings. Good that she is moving, but you need to think and quickly if you want her to correct the damage that has been done, that you can at this point document, before she is gone and can ignore you. Good luck. Stick up for your trees!...See MoreJapanese Maple - Did I butcher it?
Comments (3)David, Thanks for your positive response! No, I'm not picky but paranoid a bit after reading all the do's and don'ts of trimming, pruning, etc. on this website. After my husband and I did yard work for her in PA (we live in Jersey - 2hr drive) for almost five hours only for her son being the lard ass do nothing but go fishing person that he is - commented the next day on how more could have been taken from the bottom, I needed the opinion of someone who actually knows how it should be done. Then reading bits and pieces on this website I didn't know what to make of it. The only green thumb I have is when I chop basil for hours . . . (I had visions of this tree standing on its last branch when I go out there again in a few weeks waving its last red leaf at me saying "I knew you had it in for me". . - and, no I'm not crazy. I'm the only sane one in the family on the East Coast, my cousin is the only one on the West Coast.) Again, thanks! I have some piece of mind now. Cathy...See Moreagentchu
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