There is a big difference between fertilizing with nitrogen verses
micro-elements.

Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.

"Phisherman" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:18:14 GMT, Dwight
wrote:

I have four foot Seiryu in its second year in a five gallon clay pot in
the Seattle area.

It browned up in the sun, and so I have moved it to shade, with a board
to protect the pot from the sun, and it is greening up nicely now, but
still no new growth yet.

I plan to move it to a bigger pot this winter.

People say these trees dont need much fertilizer, but I wonder if a
little might help at this point?

If so what sort of fertilizer?

Thanks in advance.

Dwight Gibb

You can do more harm than good by overfertilizing, especially a potted
plant. Since it is outdoors, you can feed it an organic fertilizer
such as fish emulsion, cow-manure tea, or Shultz fertilizer to the
water. My Jap Maple is recovering from the severe spring frost
die-off, plus a drastic pruning of dead branches--although in bad
shape it is recovering slowly. A general guideline is to back off
fertilizing when a plant is in stress. Deciduous trees are best fed
late fall through early spring. Watch for signs of insect/mite
damage, use a magnifying glass.