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[Albion] When should you pot on an Acer seedling?



jimhigham

Je Suis Rhino
Apr 25, 2009
7,768
Woking
I am looking at several lovely acers in the garden from my dining room/office. Sadly Mrs H is this acer expert and all were bought and planted rather than grown from seed. Sadly I have no wisdom to impart (so what's new).

A very lovely plant though. Best of luck with Project Pot. That sounds wrong.
 










wellquickwoody

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Aug 10, 2007
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Melbourne
I would suggest not moving either of them to a larger pot until they have grown a lot bigger. I would be waiting until I saw signs of root growth from the bottom of the pots, and not just the first signs either. For the one still with only its seed leaves I would nip the other shrub/tree seedling with my finger nails, or if possible try the tease the root out too with as little disturbance to the Acer seedling as possible. After that try to keep them moist, but not wet, and do not use tap water if you are in a hard water area. Good luck.
 












Jack Straw

I look nothing like him!
Jul 7, 2003
6,888
Brighton. NOT KEMPTOWN!
Later, but this should do.

The two seedlings I have now were both self seeded. Both in pots sitting on the patio under the big acer. The soil in each is from the garden compost.

The one I moved on is in a bigger pot full of acer-specific material (I think it was John Inness number two - but it was what the Royal Horticulture society pages recommended. It was moved on without disturbing the soil of the original pot. It has the two smooth initial leaves and two 'typical' acer leaves.

The one I have not potted on has only the first two smooth leaves.

:thumbsup:
Personally, I'd say leave both well alone. It's not a good idea to move anything deciduous when it's in leaf, unless it's in a pot and the roots wouldn't be disturbed. I'd just put both as they are in dappled shade if you've got that situation, look after them, ie don't let them get dry, and see how they look at the end of November which is the best time to move them.
All being well, they should grow to about 18"-24".
 


Harry Wilson's tackle

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Oct 8, 2003
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Faversham
Personally, I'd say leave both well alone. It's not a good idea to move anything deciduous when it's in leaf, unless it's in a pot and the roots wouldn't be disturbed. I'd just put both as they are in dappled shade if you've got that situation, look after them, ie don't let them get dry, and see how they look at the end of November which is the best time to move them.
Thanks!
 


ElectricNaz

Well-known member
Jan 23, 2013
842
Hampshire
One thing I've found and did a lot of research about.

Last year mine had some sort of disease, white spots on the leaves as the year went on. I read up about it and when the leaves dropped in late autumn, I cleared them up and didn't let them rot into the soil as apparently this can cause more issues long term.

This year it looks much healthier, not sure if you're experts and I'm teaching you to suck eggs, but honestly clearing up the leaves seems to have helped
 




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