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Gardening

Botany

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6. It is toast

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2018, 09:09 PM

Aug 2018

What you are seeing is sprouts that are coming up from the root stock.* The top part that gave the growth and leaves that you liked is dead.

My suggestion is to replace it with a native plant but if you as want a Japanese maple get one that is grown locally. The majority of Japanese males are started in Oregon and struggle when moved as part of the nursery/landscape industry.

* it is a grafted tree.

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Dwarf Japanese Maple help requested [View all] FSogol Aug 2018 OP

Scrape some of the larger limbs with your fingernail or a knife (just a small abrasion). fleur-de-lisa Aug 2018 #1

Northern VA. We usually gave it a light trim in the fall after the leaves drop. We can probably do FSogol Aug 2018 #2

My go to site for all garden questions iamateacher Aug 2018 #3

Yup, they had my exact question: FSogol Aug 2018 #4

Thanks for reminding me of our great ones, FS. elleng Aug 2018 #5

It is toast Botany Aug 2018 #6