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Problem w/A. shirasawanum 'Aureum'

21 years ago

I bought this beautiful little maple about 1 month ago. I repotted it and placed in on my covered (above) patio. It gets light, but no direct sun onto the tree itself.

A couple of weeks ago I noticed that the new growth/tips weren't looking so hot. As the days progressed, I noticed that the ends, where the stem is very green and new that the leaves were either not opening and the stem (new) is black and mushy.

Today I went ahead and removed all the black little stems. It has not gotten a lot of water...the soil is moist but not wet. I've only watered it twice since I've gotten it.

I have 22 total JM, and this is the only one that looks sick. I called the seller and she is going to look into it, talk to the grower and get back to me next week. I really would love to keep it and get it back to health...Any ideas or advice?

(The tree is about 2 feet high, but I have no idea of the age)

Thanks!

Comments (4)

  • 21 years ago

    This cultivar is a little harder to grow than most maples. I don't know why but it is true. I have lost 2 of them over the past 10 years that I had about $450.00 invested in. I have now had one in the ground that has been in the garden for 4yrs. and it is doing great. I have two more in containers that I have had for three yrs. and they are doing fine. One of them has lost some branch tips in the past two springs and I would not be suprised to see in continue to decline until I lose it. I hope it doesn't happen but as I mentioned earlier everyone I have spoken to say they can be difficult to grow. I know this is not any helpful advice it is just my experience with this tree. I hope you can get though this period with your tree and it be long lived and healthy. They are beautiful trees.

    Kent

  • 21 years ago

    unfortunaltely Ken is right. Aureum is a tender maple, but additionally, it is a maple that has a reputation for being dirty. We often lose branches on this tree as a result of Verticillium and sometimes temporary symptoms like you are seeing from other pathogens that plague this maples. We can keep it healthy, but it is not easy and actue or prolonged stress can get the best of this one.
    I have noticed that the root system is very fussy and if not in just the right conditions, the tree will begin to decline. I is best out of afternoon sun and very well drained soil that is not too moist. In most cases, it does not seem to respond well to fertilizers high in nitrogen, but some P-K seem to strengthen the tree when used in the fall.
    Blackened tips could be poor drainage, root damage, frost, or just the way it is. I am having a very good year with mine, but I have already lost one, and nearly lost the one I am growing two years ago. Next year might be different.

    Michael

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  • 21 years ago

    Thank you Michael and Kent.

    I received a call from the nursery this morning and they have requested that I bring it back and let them nurse it back to health. They are a great outfit and although I am sad to return it, it may have a better chance under more knowledgeable hands. Maybe in a couple of years, after I learn more about these trees I will invest in another one. In the meantime I will enjoy all the other cultivars I have!

    Thanks again!

  • 21 years ago

    Unfortunately Daconil can be useful . I lost a 3' Acer conspicuum 'Phoenix', but I acted too late . Acer's can all be fussy . Nip it in the bud . Clean pruning equipment to reduce the spread of disease . We have over 60 different maples and A. shirasawanum is indeed the trickiest with conspiccum being a close second then tegmentosum, davidii, and pennsylvanicum .

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