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Aphids on maple, is it sick?
We have a little maple that was a volunteer that we moved several years
ago, it grew beautifully. Last year we pruned it a bit to encourage some branching, again it did beautifully. This year oneof the kids got kind of wild and broke one of the main side shoots at the top "y" off, and we had to re prune to lower what ought to be a new "y" as the tree got pretty damaged... the whole thing is pretty young, only 5-6 years, maybe 1.5- 2" main trunk at the base. After this last trauma, there is now aphids and the leaves look a little sick, I am assuming that the tree got stressed and is not happy. I can post photos if needed, any thoughts on helping it recover? BTW, there are ants herding the aphids too. thanks all Penny S |
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Aphids on maple, is it sick?
The plant looks sick because the aphids are literally sucking the sap out of
the plant and not because of any other presumed "trauma". The ants probably put the aphids on your plant. You can use an insecticide to kill the aphids but since the plant is still small, you can just as easily remove them by wiping them off the plant with a sponge or cloth soaked in soapy water. Getting rid of the ants is another problem. Penny S. wrote in message ... We have a little maple that was a volunteer that we moved several years ago, it grew beautifully. Last year we pruned it a bit to encourage some branching, again it did beautifully. This year oneof the kids got kind of wild and broke one of the main side shoots at the top "y" off, and we had to re prune to lower what ought to be a new "y" as the tree got pretty damaged... the whole thing is pretty young, only 5-6 years, maybe 1.5- 2" main trunk at the base. After this last trauma, there is now aphids and the leaves look a little sick, I am assuming that the tree got stressed and is not happy. I can post photos if needed, any thoughts on helping it recover? BTW, there are ants herding the aphids too. thanks all Penny S |
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Aphids on maple, is it sick?
we had to re prune to lower what ought to be a new "y" as the tree got
pretty damaged... the whole thing is pretty young, only 5-6 years, You never want a y shaped fork on a tree. This is weak & will break in a storm. Always prune so there is one main trunk & the branches are at right angles. there is now aphids and the leaves look a little sick, I am assuming that the tree got stressed and is not happy. Feed it. You can get fertilizer sticks that you pound into the ground. Spray for the aphids. there are ants herding the aphids too Not much you can do outdoors, as the insecticides for ants are very potent. If you see anthills at a few noticeable locations, you can try using ant traps if you can make sure the kids don't touch them. You can probably keep the ants & aphids at bay by repeated spraying with a strong jet of water, if it doesn't damage the tree. Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977) |
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