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  1. whis4ey
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    Acer palmatum 'Firecracker'

    Here is the latest addition to my garden .. Acer palmatum 'Firecracker' just purchased last week and planted yesterday More pics on the link below Acer palmatum 'Firecracker '
    Here is the latest addition to my garden .. Acer palmatum 'Firecracker' just purchased last week and planted yesterday More pics on the link below Acer palmatum 'Firecracker '
    Here is the latest addition to my garden .. Acer palmatum 'Firecracker' just purchased last week and planted yesterday More pics on the link below Acer palmatum 'Firecracker '
    Here is the latest addition to my garden .. Acer palmatum 'Firecracker' just purchased last week and planted yesterday More pics on the link below Acer palmatum 'Firecracker '
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  2. rosietutu

    Acer Palmatum

    Your welcome rosietu, always nice when you have bought something and it turns out to be rare or special in some way, look after it. BM
    Your welcome rosietu, always nice when you have bought something and it turns out to be rare or special in some way, look after it. BM
    Your welcome rosietu, always nice when you have bought something and it turns out to be rare or special in some way, look after it. BM
    Your welcome rosietu, always nice when you have bought something and it turns out to be rare or special in some way, look after it. BM
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  3. Jo Hatcher

    Acer Palmatum

    Scale insect indeed. Mainly an aesthetic problem rather than anything else, although I suppose tree growth can be retarded if the insects much the leaves and the tree can't photosynthesize as much...
    Scale insect indeed. Mainly an aesthetic problem rather than anything else, although I suppose tree growth can be retarded if the insects much the leaves and the tree can't photosynthesize as much as normal. They'll go eventually of their own accord but you could try a pesticide if you're really...
    Scale insect indeed. Mainly an aesthetic problem rather than anything else, although I suppose tree growth can be retarded if the insects much the leaves and the tree can't photosynthesize as much as normal. They'll go eventually of their own...
    Scale insect indeed. Mainly an aesthetic problem rather than anything else, although I suppose tree growth can be retarded if the insects much the leaves and the tree can't photosynthesize as much...
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  4. strongylodon

    Acer P D B&Q

    B&Q are selling some reasonably priced, good quality, Acer Palmatum Dissectum, red and green. Snapped one up while I was there, I thought £15 wasn't too bad for one.A P Dissectum 'Garnet'
    B&Q are selling some reasonably priced, good quality, Acer Palmatum Dissectum, red and green. Snapped one up while I was there, I thought £15 wasn't too bad for one.A P Dissectum 'Garnet'
    B&Q are selling some reasonably priced, good quality, Acer Palmatum Dissectum, red and green. Snapped one up while I was there, I thought £15 wasn't too bad for one.A P Dissectum 'Garnet'
    B&Q are selling some reasonably priced, good quality, Acer Palmatum Dissectum, red and green. Snapped one up while I was there, I thought £15 wasn't too bad for one.A P Dissectum 'Garnet'
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  5. Clueless76

    Acer now in the sun

    Mine here grows in pretty much full sun and looks very similar to yours but it does have full wind protection with a hedge and tree either side. I think that will be a bigger problem for yours...
    Mine here grows in pretty much full sun and looks very similar to yours but it does have full wind protection with a hedge and tree either side. I think that will be a bigger problem for yours with the fence being removed.
    Mine here grows in pretty much full sun and looks very similar to yours but it does have full wind protection with a hedge and tree either side. I think that will be a bigger problem for yours with the fence being removed.
    Mine here grows in pretty much full sun and looks very similar to yours but it does have full wind protection with a hedge and tree either side. I think that will be a bigger problem for yours...
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  6. Man Of Leisure MOL

    Acer lower branches

    I saw something once on a programme with Chris Beardshaw-I am by no means advocating it but what is that thing where they cut a slice into the trunk that stops the sap rising up that particular...
    I saw something once on a programme with Chris Beardshaw-I am by no means advocating it but what is that thing where they cut a slice into the trunk that stops the sap rising up that particular "vein" ( can't think of the word) and forces new shoots below the cut.
    I saw something once on a programme with Chris Beardshaw-I am by no means advocating it but what is that thing where they cut a slice into the trunk that stops the sap rising up that particular "vein" ( can't think of the word) and forces new...
    I saw something once on a programme with Chris Beardshaw-I am by no means advocating it but what is that thing where they cut a slice into the trunk that stops the sap rising up that particular...
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  7. moonrakermagpie

    Acer lost all its leaves during dry spell!!!

    And, if it works, let us know :)
    And, if it works, let us know :)
    And, if it works, let us know :)
    And, if it works, let us know :)
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  8. Katherine

    Acer in trouble - please help

    I think I would want to read-pot so as I could check the root ball.. Vine weevil damage has crossed my mind looking at your pics again.. I think I would report not by much only going up a couple...
    I think I would want to read-pot so as I could check the root ball.. Vine weevil damage has crossed my mind looking at your pics again.. I think I would report not by much only going up a couple of sizes I think.. While you are repotting it check base of rootball for vine weevil grubs.. They...
    I think I would want to read-pot so as I could check the root ball.. Vine weevil damage has crossed my mind looking at your pics again.. I think I would report not by much only going up a couple of sizes I think.. While you are repotting it check...
    I think I would want to read-pot so as I could check the root ball.. Vine weevil damage has crossed my mind looking at your pics again.. I think I would report not by much only going up a couple...
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  9. redfifi1717

    Acer in a half barrel?

    Thanks for all that info folks!
    Thanks for all that info folks!
    Thanks for all that info folks!
    Thanks for all that info folks!
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  10. Victoria Plum

    Acer help

    :) Thanks everyone.My brother's read all your replies and he's going to pot them on as suggested.
    :) Thanks everyone.My brother's read all your replies and he's going to pot them on as suggested.
    :) Thanks everyone.My brother's read all your replies and he's going to pot them on as suggested.
    :) Thanks everyone.My brother's read all your replies and he's going to pot them on as suggested.
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  11. Nicholas Gibbons

    Acer disease

    A pic would help :)
    A pic would help :)
    A pic would help :)
    A pic would help :)
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  12. daitheplant

    Acer Conundrum

    Is that something growing from the rootstock? Pics are difficult to decipher ) It might also be a case of two different scions having been grafted onto the same rootstock. I have heard of...
    Is that something growing from the rootstock? Pics are difficult to decipher ) It might also be a case of two different scions having been grafted onto the same rootstock. I have heard of experiments in that direction :)
    Is that something growing from the rootstock? Pics are difficult to decipher ) It might also be a case of two different scions having been grafted onto the same rootstock. I have heard of experiments in that direction :)
    Is that something growing from the rootstock? Pics are difficult to decipher ) It might also be a case of two different scions having been grafted onto the same rootstock. I have heard of...
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  13. clyde

    acer care

    Many thanks for that too, whis4ey. I will note that. It's just a lovely tree / shrub which has never needed any care from me, and always looks good.
    Many thanks for that too, whis4ey. I will note that. It's just a lovely tree / shrub which has never needed any care from me, and always looks good.
    Many thanks for that too, whis4ey. I will note that. It's just a lovely tree / shrub which has never needed any care from me, and always looks good.
    Many thanks for that too, whis4ey. I will note that. It's just a lovely tree / shrub which has never needed any care from me, and always looks good.
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  14. HarryS

    Acer Alarm !!

    Your site is perfect for acer. Morning sun and sheltered. Remember they do come from a coolish place .. A dead branch doesn't mean the death of the plant. I had one with a dead branch in the...
    Your site is perfect for acer. Morning sun and sheltered. Remember they do come from a coolish place .. A dead branch doesn't mean the death of the plant. I had one with a dead branch in the middle and it was alive until I removed it as it was in the wrong place and I have airlayered quite a...
    Your site is perfect for acer. Morning sun and sheltered. Remember they do come from a coolish place .. A dead branch doesn't mean the death of the plant. I had one with a dead branch in the middle and it was alive until I removed it as it was in...
    Your site is perfect for acer. Morning sun and sheltered. Remember they do come from a coolish place .. A dead branch doesn't mean the death of the plant. I had one with a dead branch in the...
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  15. flowerpotty

    acer palmatum atropurpea

    `potty, Ive had acer pal.diss.atro in a pot for about 10 years. It gets fed about once a year, if I remember, and it is thriving. The person who will really know, though is Whis4ey.
    `potty, Ive had acer pal.diss.atro in a pot for about 10 years. It gets fed about once a year, if I remember, and it is thriving. The person who will really know, though is Whis4ey.
    `potty, Ive had acer pal.diss.atro in a pot for about 10 years. It gets fed about once a year, if I remember, and it is thriving. The person who will really know, though is Whis4ey.
    `potty, Ive had acer pal.diss.atro in a pot for about 10 years. It gets fed about once a year, if I remember, and it is thriving. The person who will really know, though is Whis4ey.
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  16. ricky101

    Acer Orange Dream

    Hi,We purchased a couple of these nice looking little Acers from B&M but not sure how best to grow them.Each plant has two main shoots which have been deliberately stopped to give a good...
    Hi,We purchased a couple of these nice looking little Acers from B&M but not sure how best to grow them.Each plant has two main shoots which have been deliberately stopped to give a good looking canopy on such a young plant.However many larger Acers we have seen are single stemmed, so...
    Hi,We purchased a couple of these nice looking little Acers from B&M but not sure how best to grow them.Each plant has two main shoots which have been deliberately stopped to give a good looking canopy on such a young plant.However many...
    Hi,We purchased a couple of these nice looking little Acers from B&M but not sure how best to grow them.Each plant has two main shoots which have been deliberately stopped to give a good...
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  17. Doghouse Riley

    Acer

    They can grow quite big if they aren't pruned. We've had this one over thirty years. The roots are beginning to lift the coping on our little frog pond, but I'm not bothered.
    They can grow quite big if they aren't pruned. We've had this one over thirty years. The roots are beginning to lift the coping on our little frog pond, but I'm not bothered.
    They can grow quite big if they aren't pruned. We've had this one over thirty years. The roots are beginning to lift the coping on our little frog pond, but I'm not bothered.
    They can grow quite big if they aren't pruned. We've had this one over thirty years. The roots are beginning to lift the coping on our little frog pond, but I'm not bothered.
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  18. Guy1975

    acer

    The choice is yours but the best time to move a tree is late autumn
    The choice is yours but the best time to move a tree is late autumn
    The choice is yours but the best time to move a tree is late autumn
    The choice is yours but the best time to move a tree is late autumn
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  19. Fat Controller

    Accidental 'bonsai' fuchsia

    Taking a cutting whilst the branch / cutting is still connected to the plant. Normal layering is by bending a branch down to the ground and chucking some dirt over it and waiting until it has...
    Taking a cutting whilst the branch / cutting is still connected to the plant. Normal layering is by bending a branch down to the ground and chucking some dirt over it and waiting until it has rooted. Usually you make a sloping cut about half way through and then hold the "slit" open (with a...
    Taking a cutting whilst the branch / cutting is still connected to the plant. Normal layering is by bending a branch down to the ground and chucking some dirt over it and waiting until it has rooted. Usually you make a sloping cut about half...
    Taking a cutting whilst the branch / cutting is still connected to the plant. Normal layering is by bending a branch down to the ground and chucking some dirt over it and waiting until it has...
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  20. Lorea

    Accent discrimination in the plant world

    Can't deny it's an interesting concept.
    Can't deny it's an interesting concept.
    Can't deny it's an interesting concept.
    Can't deny it's an interesting concept.
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