"La Puce" wrote in message
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StsAlive wrote:
As discussed previously ref my Acers lack of foliage this year, I paid a
visit to the specialist it was purchased from.
ALL their trees looked fantastic but I might add they were all under
cover
and protected from wind, rain and frost.
Their only suggestion on my problem was the dry winter, late frosts or
even
easterly winds which we have apparently had this year.
The tree is looking sad but we gave it some topping feed yesterday and
will
see what happens next year. I think there will be plenty pruning later
this
year.

Out of curiousity, what kind of acers do you have and which ones do you
prune?


1 Acer Shirasawanum...........I did very little pruning as last year all
branches were healthy.