Japanese
maple, Acer palmatum, about 70 years old, modern substrate(baked loam,
like turface, pumice, rough peat 20 %), August 21, at the moment
hottest August in history, temperatures in the high eighties to low
nineties almost every day, lost no rainfall in weeks, - NOT A PROBLEM!
-perfect time in my area, climate zone 6b, south of Munich Germany,
similar to south-eastern Pennsylvania, southern New England, Full
foliage - do NOT take off foliage, 50 % of root ball cut off.
After-care, half shade, watering every day, sometimes twice, when very
hot and dry, water the WHOLE tree, foliage dripping wet. feeding with
chemical strong fertilizer immediately.
Doubts?
I could have easily waited until mid-September or even mid April next
year. No problem. I chose now because this is the best for the tree.
I will show the tree in two months with full fall colour again.
