This Acer was damaged by frost and is only now trying to grow some shoots. Should I leave taking the frost damage off until later or could I take off the damaged ends now?
2007-05-24 00:06:23 · 6 answers · asked by deece272 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
You can prune dead & broken branches at any time. When you prune, prune back to living wood just above a bud or just outside the collar where a branch meets a stem. Do not leave a stub of dead wood. This can become an entry point for disease or insects as it will not heal. Only living wood will produce callus wood to heal over the wound. Do not use tree heal sprays. They interfer with the tree's natural healing process and can, in some cases, cause problems.
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2007-05-24 01:05:51 · answer #1 · answered by A Well Lit Garden 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pruning Acer Palmatum
2016-10-13 10:48:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An o.ok.or the different tree,won't stay interior a similar length pot for some years.The food interior the potting compost will quickly be exhausted,the tree will outgrow the pot. advise the tree roots are gently shrink back,with the exception of the faucet root (The longest,thickest substantial root).Then pot the tree up interior the smallest pot which will conveniently take the roots while totally prolonged. Use a clay pot for stability,place a layer of unpolluted pebbles interior the backside to be certain stable drainage.John Innes potting compost must be used,positioned the tree centrally interior the pot,trickle compost around firming nicely Water thoroughly,enable the pot drain then stand in a saucer and place able with stable easy. Repeat the above technique,each year,shifting as much as the subsequent length pot.in this way the tree will stay till it extremely is planted outdoors.
2016-10-05 23:07:26 · answer #3 · answered by goodfellow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I remember, the maples look after itself, They lose what they do not need and does not require any intervention from you. at all. Give it some fertilizer in their water now and another feeding while it is still spring.
My maples always look scraggly and damaged after every winter but after a few weeks grow to be just as gorgeous as ever.
2007-05-24 00:18:58 · answer #4 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then ends are dead, so I don't see why not. Just don't cut into the living portion of the tree limb. Cut the tips off about an inch above where the dead portion and live portion meet.
2007-05-24 00:33:11 · answer #5 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they will take care of themselves, leave the old be.
2007-05-24 02:01:00 · answer #6 · answered by kanei 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋