Bloodgood Japanese Maple

[Steve Kudela]

I remember well when this happened, and it made me so angry then. I am so glad to see a recovered tree, and this one looks glorious. I do wish you'd share more of your trees, I love love love the trunk movement on this. So sweet.
Did they ever have to pay you anything for the damage? We live right in the middle of a ton of crop fields, it's always concerning when they spray. I'm so glad that you went inside that day.

Oh ,thank you so much Miss Judy. We did finally get settled up about a month ago, It was like pulling teeth, but I had a good attorney who showed them the error of their ways. I only hope that the insurance company penalizes the offending bunch enough. Since this happened, the farmers have been much more careful.....that's a good thing because I won't hesitate to repeat the process. If it does occur again, the state will become involved and they will lose their ability to farm................Please keep a watch around your place and if they drift even a little bit, don't be nice about it, just hire an attorney and bust their tails. I tried to play the nice guy in this ordeal and in cases like this where money was involved, it doesn't work. I just can't thank you enough.

 

[Steve Kudela]

Awesome blood good maple!!!

Thanks so much Les!

 

[Steve Kudela]

Back in HS in the late 70's went on a trip to Lowell, MA for a competition. The event was cancelled because one of the students at the HS died from smoking pot laced with Paraquat. Figured it got sprayed than harvested real quick and sold.

I remember hearing about some of that, it occurred in other parts of the country as well. Don't know that all were paraquat, but the larger scale ganga farmers were using something. Go figure

 

[Steve Kudela]

I'll second Aaron, that's the best bloodgood I've ever seen, looking good!

Many thanks to you Sir!!

 

[Carol 83]

Thanks so much Carol! This particular bunch in the past has done just about any old thing they want to do. They completely ignored it for nearly a year. Then their insurance company jerked around for another 8 months, but my attorney finally got through to them and they settled it about a month ago. A really fine bunch of people to deal with! Thanks again for commenting!

I'm so glad, that is one beautiful tree.

 

[Steve Kudela]

What a beautiful specimen, I would have cried like a school-girl if that were my tree and it died. I'm glad it's recovering.

Having spend a good number of years studying Mycology, Might i suggest you inoculate the tree with 'trichoderma reesei' Or for that matter put it on all of your trees if you live in an area where herbicides and commercial farming are close by. I took part in a study back in 2008 where various species of trichoderma was used on several species of "woody plants" which were later dosed with various herbicides, miticides, & pesticides among various other things. The study concluded that woody plants were nearly 70% more likely to survive toxic chemical application if they had active cultures of trichoderma growing on them. I recommend 'trichoderma reesei' over the other trichoderma species like 'trichoderma viride' or 'trichoderma harzianum' as reesei has the ability to secrete large quantities of cellulolytic enzymes which also meant it tested highest for woody plant survival rate against a larger section of chemicals.

Just a crazy 'ole mans 2 cents worth. But I figured I would put it out there.

Many thanks Woody, I do remember getting sick to my stomach when I came into full realization of what had happened. For a couple of months, I could barely stand to go out there, and i probably did shed a tear over them.......................I'm curious about this and will look further into it. Where, past this, is the place to start?

 

[CasAH]

I remember hearing about some of that, it occurred in other parts of the country as well. Don't know that all were paraquat, but the larger scale ganga farmers were using something. Go figure

I thought it was a war on drugs government plan.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Great recovery, Steve, and a beautiful Maple. I hope it continues to recover, I know the sick feeling that comes when a nice one is going down hill.

John

 

[ml_work]

Roundup (glyphosate) is a weird product because it only works on actively growing plants and has to be absorbed through the foliage. You can spray it all over your dormant maples and they won't miss a beat - drench the roots, they couldn't care less. But get it on leaves on an active growing tree and it will kill it dead

It will not kill soybeans (well a certain breed/brand)...... I saw an HBO special about the manufacture of Roundup and it was designed for it to Not kill their breed of soybeans.. so you buy their seed and you can spray the crop without it killing the soybeans, just the weeds....

Awesome Tree too.... I am sure that was a pleasant surprise...

 

[Steve Kudela]

I thought it was a war on drugs government plan.

I do remember something about the war on drugs. I also remember that some of those herb farmers were deadly serious about their cash crop. Growing huge amounts and essentially treating it like any other crop.............spraying for bugs and weeds, fertilizer, etc. I even remember one story about boobytraps with sawed off shotguns.

 

[Steve Kudela]

Great recovery, Steve, and a beautiful Maple. I hope it continues to recover, I know the sick feeling that comes when a nice one is going down hill.

John

Thank you John!!

 

[Steve Kudela]

It will not kill soybeans (well a certain breed/brand)...... I saw an HBO special about the manufacture of Roundup and it was designed for it to Not kill their breed of soybeans.. so you buy their seed and you can spray the crop without it killing the soybeans, just the weeds....

Awesome Tree too.... I am sure that was a pleasant surprise...

The so called GMO crops..............it's all about the money. Cotton, soybeans, peanuts, etc. All of the cotton and peanuts around us are GMO. Grammoxone and Warrent are used to kill what roundup won't. In the south, pigweed is the primary thing. All I can really say about all this GMO jazz is that if you fool around with natural order too much, you'll end up with killer bees! Thanks so much ML, it was and is a very pleasant surprise

 

[ajm55555]

The so called GMO crops..............it's all about the money

I couldn't agree more. It's all about the money. They don't care about the consequences. In their mind, someone else will have to deal with those.

 

[Steve Kudela]

I couldn't agree more. It's all about the money. They don't care about the consequences. In their mind, someone else will have to deal with those.

One guy I heard about during this ordeal questioned a chemical company rep., "you folks don't test for this stuff?", the reps reply was something to the affect of, "we test here, here, and here, past that point, you are the guinea pigs"! Imagine that!!

 

[AlainK]

The so called GMO crops..............it's all about the money. Cotton, soybeans, peanuts, etc.

I think this thread is getting to a fork: there should be a different thread on GMO, which is a very serious concern.

I bet you it will get even more posts than others, and let people post "fake news", partisan comments, but at least, this is a topic which can be kept in the boundaries of "science" (although I'm afraid at one time, "religion" will ooze inside), not how big I.'s boobs can contibute to "Amerikka great again" or "Comrades, these millionaies are fucking you up!".

 

[Woody Carverton]

Many thanks Woody, I do remember getting sick to my stomach when I came into full realization of what had happened. For a couple of months, I could barely stand to go out there, and i probably did shed a tear over them.......................I'm curious about this and will look further into it. Where, past this, is the place to start?

The only easily available place to find the right kind of trichoderma for your situation is in a product by a company called plant success and the product is called "great white" it has a trichoderma variant that is essentially the same. It's about the most expensive beneficial fungi cocktail that you can come across on the market these days at about $10 an ounce if you buy the 8oz container, but if you know what your doing, you can culture your own from it moving forward. I think it is way over priced, but also without a doubt the best single solution available today. It's upside is it has Myco fungi, trich, and other beneficial fungi that will make truly very happy, hearty, and well inoculated trees. It's overkill for bonsai in most cases as you can get VAM beneficial fungi for a hell of a lot cheaper than great white, but for your case in your situation even as preventative maintenance i think the great white will be worth its weight in gold. The only thing to keep in mind after application is do NOT feed for 3-4 weeks, then moving forward STAY AWAY from high P fertilizers .

Your other option is to buy a really expensive microscope, and some books, a shovel, sheers, and a bucket and go foraging for it. But it would take you a year or more to find what you need to get started.

 

[Steve Kudela]

I think this thread is getting to a fork: there should be a different thread on GMO, which is a very serious concern.

I bet you it will get even more posts than others, and let people post "fake news", partisan comments, but at least, this is a topic which can be kept in the boundaries of "science" (although I'm afraid at one time, "religion" will ooze inside), not how big I.'s boobs can contibute to "Amerikka great again" or "Comrades, these millionaies are fucking you up!".

no not all, that is not what anyone wants. Certainly not me. We've hit the high spots on that side, no need to say anything else about it. And for the record, if I wanted to go into the spill about Amerika, comrades and millionaires, I would've jumped into the fray on some if those threads in the tea house...............................sorry dude, not interested. That stuff serves no good purpose. And I personally don't care getting about getting a bunch of "likes" on my posts, I'm here to share and learn. And hopefully make a friend or two along the way. That's all. Thanks for commenting AlainK

 

[Steve Kudela]

The only easily available place to find the right kind of trichoderma for your situation is in a product by a company called plant success and the product is called "great white" it has a trichoderma variant that is essentially the same. It's about the most expensive beneficial fungi cocktail that you can come across on the market these days at about $10 an ounce if you buy the 8oz container, but if you know what your doing, you can culture your own from it moving forward. I think it is way over priced, but also without a doubt the best single solution available today. It's upside is it has Myco fungi, trich, and other beneficial fungi that will make truly very happy, hearty, and well inoculated trees. It's overkill for bonsai in most cases as you can get VAM beneficial fungi for a hell of a lot cheaper than great white, but for your case in your situation even as preventative maintenance i think the great white will be worth its weight in gold. The only thing to keep in mind after application is do NOT feed for 3-4 weeks, then moving forward STAY AWAY from high P fertilizers .

Your other option is to buy a really expensive microscope, and some books, a shovel, sheers, and a bucket and go foraging for it. But it would take you a year or more to find what you need to get started.

Hey thanks Woody, I'll look further into it.

 

[Dav4]

Sweet tree, Steve, and a survivor to boot! Working with something that long and turning it into something so beautiful and unique... only to have some nitwit with a sprayer come within a hair's breadth of killing it??? I would have needed to be sedated. Super glad you got your settlement, too.

 

[Steve Kudela]

Sweet tree, Steve, and a survivor to boot! Working with something that long and turning it into something so beautiful and unique... only to have some nitwit with a sprayer come within a hair's breadth of killing it??? I would have needed to be sedated. Super glad you got your settlement, too.

Thanks so much Dave, it's been a fun and frustrating project over the years. More fun than frustration certainly. The frustration was mainly in trying to get the nodes to tighten up. A larger size tree and lots of cutting have helped. And they are tightening up little by little. I think at this point, i'm just going to let it run for awhile and get strong again before I do anything else shape wise. It's been a strong tree over the years, this stuff set it back badly, but seeing the new growth coming out is giving me cautious encouragement! Thanks again Sir!!