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    confused about which to place where. Fullmoon 'Aureum','Atropurpureum' and Sango Kaku

    Hi, When you say "mounded soil", I hope that means you are mound planting, not mounding up soil around the trunks. Is there are reason for mound,...
    Post by: emery, Apr 9, 2026 at 5:41 AM in forum: Maples
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    Disease question

    Hi Kyle, sorry to hear about this. It does seem a bit unlikely that Verticillium would hit several trees at once. Same for phytophthora, water...
    Post by: emery, Apr 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM in forum: Maples
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    25/26 seedlings

    Funky, that last one! Looking back at the thread, I see I accidentally made a post that was supposed to go into the "spring pictures" thread....
    Post by: emery, Apr 9, 2026 at 3:02 AM in forum: Maples
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    Mayday

    That's a pretty thing. Do I remember it is a Mikawa yatsubusa seedling? Does it stay yellow during summer?
    Post by: emery, Mar 31, 2026 in forum: Maples
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    25/26 seedlings

    [ATTACH] Here's a sieboldianum, probably hybrid. It's a young plant, in a pot. I have a handful of these. The key point I'm making is the...
    Post by: emery, Mar 31, 2026 in forum: Maples
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    25/26 seedlings

    I've never noticed cotyledons like that! Cool. I would guess there will be some nice red maples in there, from the color of many of the cotyledons. -E
    Post by: emery, Mar 27, 2026 in forum: Maples
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    25/26 seedlings

    Hey, what you're calling Shirpal, really looks like sieboldianum. Like, in every way: pubescence, leaf morphology and color, petioles. Those...
    Post by: emery, Mar 27, 2026 in forum: Maples
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    25/26 seedlings

    I've never been able to grow monspessulanum from seed: always great germination, very early, and then they damp off. I think the early germination...
    Post by: emery, Mar 21, 2026 in forum: Maples
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    Spring 2026

    Here are some fun palmatum seedlings, entering the 3rd year, leafing out in the polytunnel: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
    Post by: emery, Mar 11, 2026 in forum: Maples
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    Cut off the Dead

    Just wait for it to leaf, then you'll see for sure where the dead part starts. When you cut it off, leave a 2-3 cm stub. -E
    Post by: emery, Mar 3, 2026 in forum: Maples
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    Spring 2026

    Ha! we only hit 19C, but the sun was brilliant. Nicest day this year so far. Still, it's disconcerting to see so much leafing out this early in...
    Post by: emery, Mar 1, 2026 in forum: Maples
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    25/26 seedlings

    Seems to be another silly year. No doubt we will pray for no frost, but in the mean time you're not alone, Rich: even the maples outside (pots or...
    Post by: emery, Feb 23, 2026 in forum: Maples
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    Royal collector

    Just another note on this, I believe we will have a Symposium speaker from Sandringham, the garden where King Charles has most concentrated on his...
    Post by: emery, Feb 14, 2026 in forum: Maples
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    Are they all dying?

    I think there are some very pertinent bits of advice here. I hadn't seen this thread before, but if I were to "pick a pathogen" I'd be tempted to...
    Post by: emery, Feb 9, 2026 in forum: Maples
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    UBCBG conservation efforts on behalf of Acer pentaphyllum and A. amamiense

    We were fortunate enough to see some flowers on Acer amamiense ex-situ during a 2024 TMSBI get-together. I believe this was at Wakehurst. The tree...
    Post by: emery, Feb 6, 2026 in forum: Maples