AusBonsai

hi all,

There's a youtube video on preparing maples for winter from Treestylers. I am about to prepare my maples for queensland's winter. I know my winter wont be as harsh as theirs but lime sulphur to kill off unwanted fungal on the tree. It is what they called tricks and secrets of the trade. I was wondering that if anyone tried this techinque on his/her tree? Thoughts.

Where abouts in QLD are you? If you are not up in the highlands, Maleny etc, than i do not think you will be successful. Maples need dormancy to thrive. I have friends in Maroochydore who have tried with no success.

Hi bodhidharma,

I am from brisbane. How many months of dormancy do maples need? How cold do maples require? i do have access to big freezer and cold room. Someone suggested me to put it in for 2 weeks to start the dormancy processes.

David

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This one looks like a Japanes maple to me.
I doubt you will have much luck with it in brisbane. They always slowly deteriorate until the fail.
if it was Trident then you will do better

Re lime suphur. Many people give a spray around the benches a few times a year to ward off nasties. I do when I remember too

Ken

Hi tuma,

See if you can't track down Acer serrulatum. (Taiwanese Maple) It looks very similar to palmatum but heat tolerant. Someone up there was selling seedlings on ebay.

hi ken,

it is a gratfed japanese maples. I am not sure what type of maples. But the leafs are burgundy reddish greenish colour. These and my another two were acquired last year at the end of winter. It was in a pot with a cheap mixture of loosely soil and bark (more). Time will tell how badly these maples will deteriorate giving that they are kept in cooler part of the house with about an hour afternoon sunlight. The ungrafted maple is doing well where the leafs are still green . I have been fertilising it with rice water *good for roses so is overdue milk*.

hi treeman,

thanks for your suggestion. Just trying to pushing the boundary on these maples.

David

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Tuma,

Maples are an outdoor tree. They need the temperature and light variation the day/night cycle brings as well as the changing day lengths and temperatures seasonal cycles bring, to reach proper dormancy. In fact, all temperate trees require this, regardless if they're deciduous or coniferous evergreens. An inside environment does not provide these conditions and you will be lucky to see out even a year with any temperate tree indoors. If you don't believe me, I suggest you do some further reading on 'chill hours' and 'dormancy requirements'.

Perhaps you would be better off looking into tropical and sub-tropical trees, ficus being the obvious choice, if you were looking at indoor culture. Ficus do not have a dormancy requirement and can survive in a range of conditions.

Hope this helps

hi truth

thank you for your thoughts. i will try and see. i guess no pain no gain. i read somewhere and suggestions from someone that a minimum 4 to 6 weeks, lime sulphur the tree, cover it in clear plastic bag with enough holes for air circulation but not too much to air dry the branches. i will give it ago and see how it goes..

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I wait till leaves have fallen and spray with dilute lime sulfur 1:10 sol'n. Not sure it does much other than bleach the trunks.

Paul