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Old 5-May-2002   #1
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The leaves on one of my deshojo maples are begining to turn transparent, and in some cases they are turning black at the edges.
The tree was taken as an air layer about two years ago, and is kept in semi shade, but during mid afternoon will receive full sun.
The current temperature during the day is about 14 deg. C, and between 2 and 5 deg C at night.

I feed the tree every two weeks using a high nitrogen fertiliser, and the soil is kept moist.

Any ideas on why the leaves are acting this way ?
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Old 7-May-2002   #2
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Re: sick deshojo

Could it be "salt burn" from excessive fertilizer use? Are you using the fertilizer at roughly houseplant strength, or at a much greater concentration?
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Re: sick deshojo

sounds like the edge burn could be related to the fertilizer. Why not cut out the fert entirely and see if conditions improve? then you can try a reduced strength at lesser intervals.
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Re: sick deshojo

How long is it getting sun at mid-day? That could be part of the problem, too.
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Re: sick deshojo

I made the same mistake with my Acer Palamatum Kashima (on the left). To much fertilizer killed a lot of leafs, but after a while it get's better.
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