On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:02:52 -0000
"Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\)" wrote:

The Osakazuki is doing fine. Good autumn colour this year, unlike last year
when just as the thing was starting to colour we had a brief severe frost
and all leaves dropped off. It started the year covered in those white bug
things
(scale/mealy) but that was sorted with a violent blast from a hose.
It never flinched once in that very hot dry July -so it's a definite Gudun
in sun.


Glad to hear it. Even with my usual irregular watering (long way from the spigot)
mine did fine too. I don't think it even showed much leaf burn, which is impressive
for a newly planted palmatum. On the other hand, not much colour, although it
wasn't alone in that. Of the palmatums only Okagami and Ariadne (and to some
extent Mirte) showed any colour this year before the gales blasted them. Almost
none of the other maples coloured either.

I'd be a little careful with violent hosing of the palmatum, though, they can be
very prone to bark damage. Although with the mealies, I'm not sure what other
options there are.

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