Plant Amnesty for your Tree Needs

[The Velvet Bulldog]

Hiya Blog-o-Peeps: I’m seeing sooo many posts about people with tree questions/issues. I’m a horticulturalist and a Plant Amnesty member, and because I know from pruning and tree diseases(though I’m not a Certified Arborist) I know these folks are absolutely the folks to go to for recommendations and resources. Check out their referrals page: http://plantamnesty.org/resources/referral.aspx to find an Arborist who can come and take a look at your tree. Most will do a free consultation, and because these folks have been vetted by Plant Amnesty, you can trust they know what they’re talking about.

Here’s to healthy TREES!!!

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[kayo]

Thanks for posting. We have a Japanese Maple that appears to have suffered significant branch die off this year and don’t know what to do. Half the branches did not leaf out and look dead. Really bummed as we love the tree. Will give one of the arborists a call this week to see if there is anything we can do to save it or prune it properly so it looks better at least.

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[anonyme]

I second what the Bulldog said. Plant Amnesty is a great resource, not just for arborist referrals, but info on tree care and pruning. Membership is very inexpensive, but much of the content is free on the site.

Kayo, sounds like your maple may have verticillium wilt, which is very common on Japanese (and other) maples. A good arborist could tell you for sure, but it’s a starting place in case you wanted to Google it for pics & info.

Verticillium is rampant this year and has newly affected many Rhodies all over Seattle, as well as trees.

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[The Velvet Bulldog]

anonyme: Thanks for posting the info re: verticillium wilt. I’m always learning something from you! Keeping my eyes open.

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[kayo]

Oh no. That does not sound good. I was thinking it was because I did not water it enough during the long dry spell last August/September and the roots had been damaged by a bamboo removal a few years before. The verticillium wilt sounds more likely though because I did water it a couple times during that spell last year. It looks terrible so we will probably have to remove it. What a bummer. It was such a pretty tree. :(. I will contact someone today about giving it a checkup.

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[anonyme]

kayo, diagnostics are fairly easy for verticillium. Details are easily found online, but try this: remove a dead branch, and slice down through the stem. If there are brown streaks running through it, it’s probably verticillium. There’s really no treatment except for good hygiene- which is probably more preventive than remedial. You can try pruning out all the dead stuff, and see what you’re left with. Sometimes that makes a world of difference, at least visually. Good luck.

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