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Acers in Pots
Help Please,
Could somebody please advise me of the best compost mix to grow Acer's in pots? I have Acer 'Sunset' 'Dragon Fire' 'Coral bark' and others,but would like to give them the best chance of survival,as we all know, they are not cheap! Also,I have lost a lot of growth,it has just gone brown and died. Should I cut this off or leave it? The Acer's are in a West facing aspect,could this be sun scorch? many Thanks Colin |
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Acers in Pots
On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 21:38:06 +0100, "Colin Spooner"
wrote: Help Please, Could somebody please advise me of the best compost mix to grow Acer's in pots? I have Acer 'Sunset' 'Dragon Fire' 'Coral bark' and others,but would like to give them the best chance of survival,as we all know, they are not cheap! Also,I have lost a lot of growth,it has just gone brown and died. Should I cut this off or leave it? The Acer's are in a West facing aspect,could this be sun scorch? many Thanks Colin Dappled shade with free draining soil IF they are Acer Palmatums. If Acer psudoplatenus then I would say don`t worry as I cannot kill mine for the life of me and it`s only in a 4" black plastic pot!!!!! Coral Bark is a Palmatum IIRC. |
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"Colin Spooner" wrote in message ...
Help Please, Could somebody please advise me of the best compost mix to grow Acer's in pots? I have Acer 'Sunset' 'Dragon Fire' 'Coral bark' and others,but would like to give them the best chance of survival,as we all know, they are not cheap! Also,I have lost a lot of growth,it has just gone brown and died. Should I cut this off or leave it? The Acer's are in a West facing aspect,could this be sun scorch? many Thanks Colin I'm not an expert, but I have grown them (sometimes) successfully in pots for several years now. You should be ok with a west aspect: I was told that sun scorch was more likely first thing in the mornig, but mine are all eastern aspects and I don't have a problem with that either. It's more likely to be wind damage, or lack of water (it has been very hot of late!). I would leave the damaged branches and see if they recover. You can always prune them next year if they are dead, and it will be more apparent then. As for compost, I was told that they prefer acid soil, but I have them growing in various different mixes, according to what I had available. Mostly I use a loam based compost as it is heavier and doesn't dry out so quickly. Debbie |
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"Debbie" wrote in message om... "Colin Spooner" wrote in message ... I'm not an expert, but I have grown them (sometimes) successfully in pots for several years now. You should be ok with a west aspect: I was told that sun scorch was more likely first thing in the mornig, but mine are all eastern aspects and I don't have a problem with that either. It's more likely to be wind damage, or lack of water (it has been very hot of late!). I would leave the damaged branches and see if they recover. You can always prune them next year if they are dead, and it will be more apparent then. As for compost, I was told that they prefer acid soil, but I have them growing in various different mixes, according to what I had available. Mostly I use a loam based compost as it is heavier and doesn't dry out so quickly. I also grow mine in post on an EAST aspect, early morning sun scorch is not a problem - that really tends to be for early flowering things like Camellias that don't cope with having buds defrosted so quickly. They don't however cope at all well with full midday sun and dry roots - hence I have mine on a watering system. Compost - Loam basedJI #2. They don't like it too rich as it tends to "burn" the root system plus as you say it dries out less quickly Damaged branches: If it is recent ie frazzled leaves - leave to recover. If is old dead twiggy stuff (snaps easily and dry in the fingers) cut off now to avoid die back/disease/rot. pk |
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