Japanese Maple Dying
It could indicate that the tree is not getting enough water.
Japanese maple dying. Japanese maple birthday cake. Is my japanese maple dying. Occasionally japanese maples are troubled by aphids scale or powdery mildew but these are easily treated and seldom kill the tree. Among the usual suspects for dying leaves are several fungal diseases and aphids.
Maple trees can have any number of diseases and other problems that can cause leaves to develop spots turn yellow or brown or die. I wrote off that trouble as an isolated winter weather killing event. Japanese maple acer palmatum is a sturdy little ornamental tree popular for its graceful shape deep fall color and delicate lace like leaves. Posted on november 26 2011.
These factors can increase the risk of a potentially fatal branch dieback in most japanese maples. Posted on december 1 2011. That coincided with the arrival of a january polar vortex the fashionable term for a blast of sudden and brutal cold from the north. Pruning or trimming japanese maples.
Japanese maple death has been going on to some degree for decades but i started getting a lot more reports about 3 years ago. The japanese maple branches can start dying as a result of age fungal disease such as verticillium wilt and even physical damage or sun burn. Your japanese maple may be dying from root rot or wet feet amend the soil by digging in one part peat and one part sand to one part topsoil until the soil drains well when you pour water on it. Cultivate the soil with a garden spade to keep it loose and aerated.
If the leaves on the japanese maple tree dry curl or look scorched around the edges it may not mean the tree is dying. Posted on january 25 2012.