19Mateo83
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Does anyone know what this is and how to treat it?
White fuzz in Japanese maple!?
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It’s natural on the new growth of some cultivars. Seems to be more common on the atropurpureum cultivars.
GGB
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That's the THC, it's a good thing
penumbra
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That's what it looks like to me^^^
19Mateo83
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Just making sure, it’s the only one out of my 20+ JM that has it.
penumbra
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Sounds about right.
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It will go away in a few weeks as the shoots begin to harden. My red leaf maple looks like that every spring. Its the only maple i have that has the fuzz on the new growth too
19Mateo83
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I feel better now, I had the bonide fungicide out and ready to do battle. 
Scorpius
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Some trees are just hairy, just like us humans. Perfectly normal.
Leo in N E Illinois
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hirsute, it is.
GGB
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Yes, in all seriousness, none of my JM exhibit that, but other trees on my bench do. Definitely looks like natural growth to me
ajm55555
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Perfectly normal. Careful with that fungicide @19Mateo83! 
Relic37
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My late aunt had some of that growing under her chin...no big deal.
giventofly
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I noticed the same thing on one of my maples and was wondering the same thing, if it was some kind of fungus or natural
Wires_Guy_wires
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Trichomes is the right term for these kind of hairs. They have a bunch of functions but most of it boils down to "protection".
