Strange time of year for us, because some fall color is appearing, but many trees are also still growing:
Chris, what varieties are you growing? I've noticed that some of mine turn color, but on others the leaves just tend to dry and fall without really changing much.Same here Brian. It is strange to see the leaves start changing, while new growth is still being pushed out. Plus, my JM's just darken and die off, no fall colors. Kept in full sun...could this be why I'm not getting any colors from those JMs?
Plus, my JM's just darken and die off, no fall colors. Kept in full sun...could this be why I'm not getting any colors from those JMs?
That could explain it some of the time, but not in my case. We haven't even had a frost yet and one of my Japanese maples (higasayama variety) is starting to show the drying leaves. Same thing happened last fall. It may have something to do with some kind of stress (too dry, too wet, too much sun...) but I haven't been able to figure it out yet.Sounds more like they got nipped by a frost? When we lived in IA, the fall colors were never as good on my bonsai as they were in the landscape, and I think it had to do with the common, abrupt freezes. When we got to the South, it was a very pleasant surprise to have good fall colors in the pots.
That could explain it some of the time, but not in my case. We haven't even had a frost yet and one of my Japanese maples (higasayama variety) is starting to show the drying leaves. Same thing happened last fall. It may have something to do with some kind of stress (too dry, too wet, too much sun...) but I haven't been able to figure it out yet.
Chris
Chris, what varieties are you growing? I've noticed that some of mine turn color, but on others the leaves just tend to dry and fall without really changing much.
Chris
Sounds more like they got nipped by a frost? When we lived in IA, the fall colors were never as good on my bonsai as they were in the landscape, and I think it had to do with the common, abrupt freezes. When we got to the South, it was a very pleasant surprise to have good fall colors in the pots. A few favorites from years past:
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