I bought 11 as tiny plants. All of these are now at least 8 feet after ten years and with lots of leaf and structure. They need a lot of water, especially when grown in pots. In hot weather they need even more water. A strong wind will dry out a large pot in a matter of hours. The experts keep warning people about over watering them and that they don't like wet feet. I water mine loads and they grown bigger each year. Even the hottest summer in the UK on record a while ago, resulted in minimum leaf scorch. These plants needs tons of water. The sun cannot do that kind of damage alone. I learned from keeping them for some years.Water them well. Expect some leaf scorch in younger plants. If a young plant is underwatered, it roots will not develop well and it will grown really slow.

Great tip did this to mine now it looks great with new leafs took about 6 weeks

Thank you for the tip about removing the dead/burned leaves. Some Japanese maples can do better in full sun than others, but most do prefer shade after 1:00 pm. I recently read that another thing that can causes their leaves to appear 'burned' is hard water, and so if you have hard water in your area, it's good to give them a good, full watering now and then to flush the plant andthat you can also add some epsom salt to the soil to help counteract the hard water damage. I guess Japanese maples also love coffee grounds because it helps make their soil more acidic (they prefer slightly acidic soil). Again, thank you for the tip about removing the leaves! :)

Thanks for this. I found your advice about removing the dried and damaged leaves very helpful. I know that Japanese maples are capable of a second leafing in the same season, but I had no idea that it was beneficial to remove the damaged leaves. And please ignore the complainers. Some people feel so very brave running someone else down in a public forum. Cowards.

first timer to your videos....love it thanks for the tips. they were really helpful.....the chicken walk up in the end was priceless!

Yes! Love your passion! Thank you

Lets try to list some other possible causes in addition to "not enough water" and "too much sun": Anything that can damage the root system. - Too much water and bad drainage, the roots rotting. - Rodents eating the roots, or a pot full of ants. - Too much fertilizer. - The plant set too deep, some times even affecting the graftage, some roots should be visible. If it looks similar but mainly new branches are dying, it could be Verticillium Wilt. In this case there will be black spots visible in the wood if you cut off an affected branch. The treatment is to brutally cut off all affected parts, disinfecting the tool not to spread the disease to other plants and hope for the best. (or to burn the plant and contaminated soil)

not so sure I agree..I had an issue on a bloodgood with leaves drying out and burning on the edges ..its in the ground in north AL, middle of the yard , no shade going on year 2. It did fine come spring but began to decline as summer progressed..Leaves dried out ,limbs started to turn dark.. My first thought was sun burn with the extreme temps we see...One night I found the culprit with a flashlight. The whitefly was to blame..These pest will cut small slits in the bark and drink the fluids needed by the leaves hence drying out the leaves allowing burn, and creating perfect conditions for sooty mold to set in turning the limbs black, the offspring of the whitefly is on the underside of the leaves if present chipping in on the condition.. You must discourage these pest to gain a healthy tree..there are many things on the market to do this. Neem oil helps or bayer makes a soil drench that will do the trick..Then you can pluck the leaves and so on

Pullung leaves off your maple if its in a pot will weaken the tree over time. Do it one year. Avoid doing the next 2 yrs. Or you can cut only the damaged leaves off. Leaving the leaf stalk behind. Pulling the leaves off like that can damage the buds that ur wanting to open for the new leaves. If the tree is in the ground by all means pull away. In a pot you need to be more concious.

That was very helpful thanks. My Japanese maple is in big trouble, so I’ll try your advice and hope it helps.

Pulling/stripping the leaves off like that can damage new buds !!!!

I'm not sure if I have acidic soil. What about occasionally watering around roots with liquid coffee, maybe diluted half and half with water. Would maple trees like that some nitrogen in there too? If so how frequently could I serve them coffee?

Great help, thanks for the video. How many hours of sun would you recommend for Acers?

Thanks for the video. How can you identify the difference between leaf blemishes caused by poor conditions vs fungal infections such as Verticillium wilt? Also, are similar leaf blemishes caused by too little drainage? My young red maple is curling it's leaves inwards with some browning forming from the tips of the leaves. I don't think it's had too much sun or dried out. My hunch is that the soil in the container is too heavy. But I don't know much.

I guess I'll go strip some leaves!! Thanks!

Greetings. Have had a Japanese maple for about 7 years now with no issues. It receives water 4 days a week from the sprinkler system and has been healthy for all 7 years. While it has been more mild than usual here in NJ, all the leaves shriveled up but didnt fall off. Should it be cause for concern? Should I just hand water a bit more? The only aspect that changed is I pruned in May and this happened right after I pruned. Not sure if it was a coincidence or not but figured that I would mention it.

just bought my first trees never had any sun damage same spot same everything watering maybe once or twice a week(soaking) but today got home and saw my trees dying straight away google and your video was the first find. Now it makes sense last 4 day over 30+ celsius full sun heat wave in the UK. hope my trees survive even got a little one, not even a foot tall and got sun damage on alll leaves :S

3:50 TO CUT THE CRAP, HE GOES ON TOO MUCH. NEXT TIME MAYBE GET TO THE POINT. THANKS

Thank you for the tip mine look like that. Growing new leaves now. Question. My sister in law bought me some autumn moon maple seeds for my birthday. When I received them I soaked them in warm warm water for about a couple of hours. Then I planted them in pots then covered them with a plastic bag. Our weather here in Florida has been cold 40 degrees and night then during the day about 74 degrees, it’s been 2 weeks now no sprouting. Any suggestions? Or you think the seeds were not fresh seeds? Do you know where I can get fresh autumn moon maple seeds?

i both Japanese maple tree few weeks ago and i don't know what's happening with it, cause soil is always wet and leaf is drying. Soil don't dry even outside is very warm and i don't give water, drainage is good. It has good shade, not a sun burn

My Rhode Island Red got beat last year here in Oregon. The sun fried the hell out of it after the rains came and went.

we planted a small Japanese maple about 3 weeks ago. The leaves on the top (like an umbrella) have turned brown and are dead. There are beautiful leaves (green and red) under the canopy of dead leaves. The soil appears to test perfect about a 7 with moisture test. It is completely shaded from west sun and wind. It does get morning (until about 11 am) full sun. We did have a freeze (30 degrees) and we covered the tree with plastic for about 48 hours. Could that have harmed or shocked the tree?

I have a small potted Japanese maple and all the leaves are turning dry and crispy. Watering wasn't the issue. I checked the root ball for rotting and still no avail. Can't figure out why it's dying

We transplanted and now I think my japense maple is dead . What can i do

What do you do with a Japanese Maple Tree when the older limbs start dieing?

Thanks

Great vid mate

3 of mine acers suddenly have gone this way. We have had 2019 very cold morning and then very hot afternoons. I wasnt sure about fungal infections either. I will strip the leaves and water more.

im sorry. one question. u know how to deal with "verticillium wilt" and "Fusarium Wilt" on japanese maples? thx

I LOVE THE CHICKEN AT THE END!!!

I think the chicken had a question.

What if the leaves are doing the same thing under shade and are watered properly, Could it be the city water burning the leaves?

What if you've already planted it in a sunny area? :(

I have been growing two Japanese maples from bareroot, same high light site for several years. I am horrified that the leaves this year have all wilted after a nice April bloom. I think my mistake was fertilizing them with Miracle Grow last week.Could that have induced this reaction? Should I strip the leaves of as in scorched leaf syndrome? Thanks in advance.

The trick is what we emphasize

I planted a beautiful Maple Tree near my pool, big mistake LOL

I had a potted japanese maple go from healthy to dead in two weeks.

It is may,my Japanese maples are 12yrs and had leafed out. Looked grea then over noc they all turned brown. HELP

The introduction music sounds like it was saying ( oink 🐷 oink 🐷 oink 🐷 oink 🐷 oink 🐷 )

Tienes una cara muy graciosa y me recuerdas a mi sobrino!

get some Wilt Stop this will help on sunburn & Wind damage.

No. I don’t remember the hail. ?

My Bloodgood Japanese Maple never turns red. It remains green. New leaves grow in red and quickly go green. It is in full sun. Should I move it?

I have a red Japanese maple, but in the past year and a half it stays green, but the new branches that come up are red. what is going on w/ that? will it ever turn back red?

hi new subscriber here loving yr channel. I have a Japanese maple need some advice many thanks . mine me went all creamy n dry following you . x

This maple is half green and half red

Video should have been 30 sec! Can't watch. Sorry

omg he just ripped those leaves off, on the bonsai student vid he clipped the leaves off at the base of the dead leave;leaving the little stalk behind. dramatic difference in technique which one ?????

and I loved the intro music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a new "Autumn Moon" Japanese maple. It has put out several new branches but all are now wilting.....what should I do....please help!!!!!!!!!!!!

cant listen to him any longer

A1+

Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing. 😄

This happened to my mums 'Jap Map' and it must have been the wind rather than the heat cos we don't live in a warm area.

best part 5.41

This camera person is afraid of closeups.

tldr: strip the dead leaves.

Hi

chicken!

I'm gonna take all my leaves off now! Thanks!

This video should be called "how to get your baby off to sleep, real F*CKING quick!!!! Wow, I was just thinking, just crack on and get to the point (no offence!) ☺️ He may as well of put photo references on the video and played that awful cyborg generic voice (we all hate, right guys?!) and played that over the top......wow this guy can waffle. And the gold medal for waffling goes to........ .....ahem, now I'M waffling!!!!! Anyway, he didn't address all the points!! So if it's either not enough water or too much sun, how do you see which is which? Because he said it could be either? Or have I missed something? I am assuming you water the maple, see if the scorch effect remains, and if so THEN completely butcher the poor thing????? During that time it could get worse???? Where the hell is Alan Titchmarsh when you need him.....intact, nevermind, I will just Google info from him! I advise you do the same! He's a great British gardener....from my neck of the woods (hahahaha no pun intended!) Before I go.....I would just move the maple and then water.....or look at other possibilities like diseases.....I'm an ametur gardener so not qualified, but hopefully you've managed to read this without falling asleep...Anji's rant over!!! 👍💜🍁

@yorkshirerepresenter u made me laugh

where do you get your drugs?

+1 for the chicken this guy would make a great tv host

I love the passion you have for your maples. But my god...Without a doubt the worst part of the video was when you started talking. I was fidgeting the whole time and tapping my hand waiting for something informative to come out of your mouth but more crap just kept pouring out! "Lets say hello to some neewww folks!" Screw those people! I came here for information!

Please get to the point.

So many haters, why thumbs down this?

Intro music is absolutely annoying! Had to mute it. Would have been helpful to see some other issues with Japanese Maples.

talks about everything except what he's supposed to... He's all over the place, no focus...

That was horrible and annoying. he had no idea what he was talking about.

There's something creepy about him, cut out the goofy introduction and get to the point...

Hint....Put your hands in your pockets...stop the pantomime...and give straight info....

Get to the point!

Irritated with this guys voice .wrap it up

The macho intro put me off. Bye.

Cut out the boring voice changes & get to the point

Get to the f@$:n point!!!!!!

Too much trivial talk about nothing. Get to the point!

your presentation was dreadful .