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These destructive little bugs can occasionally affect Acers in pots - their grubs eat the roots and the adults eat the leaves. Check the soil regularly - if it’s drying out too quickly and you’re having to water more than twice a week, you should move it to a more shaded spot. Vitax Limited is a fourth generation family-owned business with roots laid down long before the modern gardening industry as it is known today even existed. The Vitax Acer Japanese Maple Feed is made up of 3 major plant foods, nitrogen, phosphate and potash, all 3 of these with natural magnesium and trace elements to give natural and healthy leaf growth.In pots : Acer feed can be mixed with compost when repotting or worked into the surface of existing pots as an annual top-dressing. In a pot I'd avoid any organic fertiliser as it would perform better in the ground where you have the microorganisms to break them down properly. In the garden, dig a hole slightly large than the root-ball of the Acer, fork over the base of the pit and apply 30-60g to the bottom of the planting hole, depending on the size of the Acer. New Acers Bare-root plants: (Plant between October-March when ground is not frozen or water-logged). Another option is a slow release fertiliser put in the soil at the start of spring and left alone for the season.

Tiny black, white or green aphids won’t usually do too much damage, but it’s worth checking for them regularly so they don’t get out of control. They need repotting very two or three years, only moving them up a small amount at a time to prevent young, fragile roots drowning in too much moisture.If Acers could choose their soil, they’d pick a slightly sandy, acidic type but they’ll grow well anywhere as long as it's moist and well drained. Just follow our growers’ acer tree care tips and they’ll thrive in any spot, providing you with dazzling colour for many years. Compost [product_categories parent=”187″ columns=”3″] [video width="427" height="240" src="https://www.