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Trident droping leaves
Is it unusual for trident maples to drop their leaves slowly at this time of year, the begining of autumn?
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Re: Trident droping leaves
Going by the last few days i wouldnt think the trees know its autumn yet. Has the tree dried out in the last few days?
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Re: Trident droping leaves
Normal if the tree has been under fertilised or not repotted for a while.
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Re: Trident droping leaves
Do you mean drop or droop?
Trees will lose leaves any time if they have been under stress. Most likely Kez is right and it has been a bit dry one day? Usually no problem. Even if they drop all leaves they do it to protect themselves and should shoot again in a few weeks or, at this time of year, maybe next spring.
Starvation can also cause leaves to change colour and drop
Grant has got in while I slowly type!. Keep feeding every few weeks all through growing season.
Trees will lose leaves any time if they have been under stress. Most likely Kez is right and it has been a bit dry one day? Usually no problem. Even if they drop all leaves they do it to protect themselves and should shoot again in a few weeks or, at this time of year, maybe next spring.
Starvation can also cause leaves to change colour and drop

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Re: Trident droping leaves
I know one of the trident has some what of 'dry leaf' with a brown tip no bigger than 5c coin.kez wrote:Going by the last few days i wouldnt think the trees know its autumn yet. Has the tree dried out in the last few days?
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Re: Trident droping leaves
Use blood/bone fertiliser from bunnings but will probably purchase a liquid fertiliser and another controlled release from osmocoteGrant Bowie wrote:Normal if the tree has been under fertilised or not repotted for a while.
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Re: Trident droping leaves
1 from ray nesci is drooping leaf - possibily repotting needed and purchased during that week. Was the only one that I found to be in good condition. Leaf are full red/orange/yellow but don't really know the exact trident specie.shibui wrote:Do you mean drop or droop?
Trees will lose leaves any time if they have been under stress. Most likely Kez is right and it has been a bit dry one day? Usually no problem. Even if they drop all leaves they do it to protect themselves and should shoot again in a few weeks or, at this time of year, maybe next spring.
Starvation can also cause leaves to change colour and dropGrant has got in while I slowly type!. Keep feeding every few weeks all through growing season.
While the other that was bought from megumi around october has brown tip of 5c coin but still green and slightly dried. This has been repotted when it was purchased.
Will post some images in the morning/afternoon with its current state.
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Re: Trident droping leaves
Grab some Charlie Carp.
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Re: Trident droping leaves
Maple 2 with brown tip - bought from megumi october 2014/repotted at the same time
Maple 1 with drooping leaves - bought from Ray nesci/ not repotted
Maple 1 with drooping leaves - bought from Ray nesci/ not repotted
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Re: Trident droping leaves
Kinda hard to tell but to me they look to be fine, especially since its the end of summer
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Re: Trident droping leaves
kez wrote:Kinda hard to tell but to me they look to be fine, especially since its the end of summer

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Re: Trident droping leaves
Number 2 I wouldn't bat an eyelid at, mine looked worse than that even before the heat hit, pretty sure SA is too hot and dry for them. Number 1 is hard to see while on my phone but doesn't look more than dried out either to me
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1, is like that on every leaf and 2 was like that when I bought it.Phoenix238 wrote:Number 2 I wouldn't bat an eyelid at, mine looked worse than that even before the heat hit, pretty sure SA is too hot and dry for them. Number 1 is hard to see while on my phone but doesn't look more than dried out either to me
Still don't know if Maple 2 requires repotting in its current state. Gets enough sun from morning to afternoon around 4pm, watered around 6pm from TAFE.
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Have you got time to water them in the morning so they aren't drying out as much during the hottest part of the day?xIIRevoEvoS wrote: 1, is like that on every leaf and 2 was like that when I bought it.
Still don't know if Maple 2 requires repotting in its current state. Gets enough sun from morning to afternoon around 4pm, watered around 6pm from TAFE.
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I leave the house quite early, only days off are monday and thursday which I water around 9-11am. Other days are alot harder since I'm either at TAFEJarad wrote:Have you got time to water them in the morning so they aren't drying out as much during the hottest part of the day?xIIRevoEvoS wrote: 1, is like that on every leaf and 2 was like that when I bought it.
Still don't know if Maple 2 requires repotting in its current state. Gets enough sun from morning to afternoon around 4pm, watered around 6pm from TAFE.
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