Things Needed
Crimson Queen is a threadleaf variety of Japanese maple , Acer palmatum dissectum , that grow by nature as a bush but more often is shaped into a Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree by take away the lower limbs . The upper limbs are drooping and the tree diagram ’s feathery , vivid red leave-taking turn abstruse burgundy or purple in the fall . The Crimson Queen Japanese maple reaches a height of between 6 and 10 feet and does well in United States Department of Agriculture plant life hardiness zone 5 through 8 .
Step 1
Spread 2 to 4 inches of constitutional mulch around the base of the Crimson Queen maple to conserve the moisture in the soil and deter Mary Jane . fan out the mulch in a circular pattern around the trunk , but pull it back 2 inches from the trunk to forbid disease .
Step 2
Water the grunge under the tree weekly until it is wet to a 10 - inch depth . range a garden hose at its base , turn it on a very slow drip . determine for signs of drooping folio , which betoken the tree diagram needs piss .
Step 3
Wait until the spring to hold an all - purpose , clip - release plant food to the soil under the Crimson Queen Japanese maple . Use 1 loving cup of fertilizer for every inch of trunk diam ; measure the diam by wrapping a tape measure around the home of the tree trunk . Spread the fertilizer from the base of the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree to 1 1/2 substructure beyond the branches for young trees and 5 to 10 feet beyond the branches for large trees .
Step 4
look until the winter to administer with any dead or pathologic branches on the tree . burn these off as closely as possible to the principal body using a pruning proverb or a twosome of pruner for slight branches . Also front for small twigs , called suckers , near the base of the trunk and cut back them off with manus pruners .
Step 5
canvass the tree on a regular basis for sign of insects , particularly scale louse , aphid and caterpillars , which may assail Crimson Queen Nipponese maples . If louse are damaging the tree , identify the type and then spray the tree with the appropriate insecticide , or pick off the caterpillar by hand .
Step 6
canvass the leaves on a regular basis for sign of disease , include sea dog blot and other leafage floater and Verticillium wilt disease . For leaf spots , spray the leaves and trunk with a antimycotic . Fungicides are not effectual against verticillium wilt , as it is a soil - borne fungus .
