That doesn't really answer my question about black tips...
I know it should be outside, and I know it should be without its leaves.
It was bought for me about a week ago and the store owners obviously grew it
indoors.
I do put it outside during the day quite often, and while it is indoors I
keep the humidity elevated and give it artificial light. Other than the
black tips on the leaves it is doing well and growing a lot, getting very
bushy, which is what I'm aiming for.
"Billy M. Rhodes" wrote in message
...
A maple of any kind is not going to be a happy indoor plant. If you are
in
the Northern Hemisphere it should be without leaves this time of year.
Even here in Florida some of the native maples are just beginning to leaf
out.
If you have been keeping it inside and it is still likely to freeze where
you
live it may be too early to put it outdoors now, but it needs to be
outside
ASAP.
As to what kind of winter protection you give it next year, that will
depend
upon how far north you are and I will hope that someone from a more
northern
area responds to that.
All you can do now is watch overwatering and give it as much light as
possible and keep it as cool as possible without freezing it.
In a message dated 2/27/2004 7:15:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
It is a Trident Maple and it is kept indoors mostly.
It is getting quite bushy and most of the leaves are a good green,
healthy
color. But I also have a few that turn yellow and fall off, and a few
that
get holes in them.
I'm not sure if the holes are just from when I first got it because I
haven't had it that long, and the yellowness is natural I think.
But just yesterday the very very tip of the middle part of the trident
shape
on some leaves have turned dark black and curled up...
Billy on the Florida Space Coast
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