I love how you go through troubleshooting and 'live' diagnosing your plants! I've learned a ton from you over the last few months that I've been following you on your Japanese Maple (& Conifer) journey, and I'm hooked. So you can't go anywhere for awhile :) I bought a few 1-2 gal (40+) from Mr Maple and a couple of others nurseries, but I'm not as successful in keeping them alive as you, but I'm dong ok, considering I'm in North Texas...still 8A, but not quite the 8A you are accustomed to in N. Carolina (as far as heat goes). Keep doing what you're doing and thank you for sharing the good and the not so good experiences you're having, as this is so very helpful for my journey!
I feel so humbled by your comment. I’m glad im able to help. Yes I know the heat too well in Texas, I used to be in Lackland Air Force base back in 2006 and that heat hits different but at least is a dry heat. We got tons of humidity here and it sucks really hard.
Spruce isn’t easy down over here where I live, Texas, 8b, I had colorado blue spruce and it didn’t make it, it last me only one year. Thank you for posting these types of videos so we can learn something about this mistakes together.
Thanks for sharing this with us. I personally have trouble with Spruce in pots especially, so for me spruce bonsai is out. But my Blue Spruce I planted in the ground is growing great. Hopefully yours both do well enough until you move and you can plant them.
In the garden center the trees I consider most likely to have problems while they're here are blue spruce, Cryptomeria, and Blue Atlas cedar. Now the blue spruce and other conifers in pots are going to come in for Christmas and I dread telling customers about them.
Great video, I'm having a hard time to keep alive my conifers in pots. Haven't try in ground yet. Thank you for sharing 🙏 and hopefully your tree gets better
That is a great idea. I should’ve done that and most likely will do so once I’m home. The fact is, that the tree is already in tree heaven. I repotted it hoping I’m wrong but the chances of that are very slim.
@@MapleNutz the first Fat Albert might be beyond hope, but the one that still has good roots you can also prune off any roots that look like they were starting to rot.
Get them in the ground I’m sure that will help. Most blue spruce I see here in New York don’t do well and end up dead. They are high elevation trees natively. Norway spruce do extremely well here . Have never seen a dead one even in shade. Good luck brother
Did your trees make it? I lost 8 Japanese maples and 2 conifers that I planted in the ground at my new house last year. Apparently my ground is all clay and they just sat in water😢 so I’m trying pots this year similar to your setup. Hope yours are doing better.
Do a raise bed, if you dig on clay you are basically putting your tree inside a pool. In pots is harder to take care of them so don’t give up putting your trees in the ground. Raised beds works really well.
I love how you go through troubleshooting and 'live' diagnosing your plants! I've learned a ton from you over the last few months that I've been following you on your Japanese Maple (& Conifer) journey, and I'm hooked. So you can't go anywhere for awhile :) I bought a few 1-2 gal (40+) from Mr Maple and a couple of others nurseries, but I'm not as successful in keeping them alive as you, but I'm dong ok, considering I'm in North Texas...still 8A, but not quite the 8A you are accustomed to in N. Carolina (as far as heat goes). Keep doing what you're doing and thank you for sharing the good and the not so good experiences you're having, as this is so very helpful for my journey!
I feel so humbled by your comment. I’m glad im able to help. Yes I know the heat too well in Texas, I used to be in Lackland Air Force base back in 2006 and that heat hits different but at least is a dry heat. We got tons of humidity here and it sucks really hard.
Spruce isn’t easy down over here where I live, Texas, 8b, I had colorado blue spruce and it didn’t make it, it last me only one year. Thank you for posting these types of videos so we can learn something about this mistakes together.
Sorry to hear that 😢 Im glad im able to help out a bit. Thanks for watching!!! 🙏🏻
Thanks for sharing this with us. I personally have trouble with Spruce in pots especially, so for me spruce bonsai is out. But my Blue Spruce I planted in the ground is growing great.
Hopefully yours both do well enough until you move and you can plant them.
Mine is dead for sure, I repotted it waiting on a miracle. Lol all plants will do much better in the ground for sure.
@@MapleNutz definitely, but spruce especially for myself.
Great video - good info - hoping for the best for your fat alberts!
Thanks 🙏🏻
In the garden center the trees I consider most likely to have problems while they're here are blue spruce, Cryptomeria, and Blue Atlas cedar. Now the blue spruce and other conifers in pots are going to come in for Christmas and I dread telling customers about them.
Nice!!!
Great video, I'm having a hard time to keep alive my conifers in pots. Haven't try in ground yet. Thank you for sharing 🙏 and hopefully your tree gets better
Thanks 🙏🏻
Thank you Dereck. This was a very informative video. 🙏 🌲
You're very welcome 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I think you can gently prune some of the more damaged roots and it can help with recovery.
That is a great idea. I should’ve done that and most likely will do so once I’m home. The fact is, that the tree is already in tree heaven. I repotted it hoping I’m wrong but the chances of that are very slim.
@@MapleNutz the first Fat Albert might be beyond hope, but the one that still has good roots you can also prune off any roots that look like they were starting to rot.
I started putting lava rocks at the bottom just a bit higher than my two side holes seems to be helping here
This is actually a very good idea. Thanks, I will try this or something similar. Took a screenshot 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Get them in the ground I’m sure that will help. Most blue spruce I see here in New York don’t do well and end up dead. They are high elevation trees natively. Norway spruce do extremely well here . Have never seen a dead one even in shade. Good luck brother
I can’t put them in the ground. 😭😭😭
@@MapleNutz I know … the new place 😆
I have lost many trees because of this reason😢
90% of the time is that reason. I hate loosing trees 😢
I deal with the same thing in pots not many white roots. What soil mix do you think is good for blue spruce
This soil is the best for both Japanese Maples and Conifers. th-cam.com/video/jdMZgcNd_bs/w-d-xo.html
@@MapleNutz nice thanks. I have the same exact bag and brand of mulch but mine is big chunks though yours is nice and shredded.
When I can’t find the mulch and there’s only nuggets I pass them through a wood chipper. Lol
#Maplenutz hopefully both of them recover.
One is dead im about 99% sure of it.
How's the fat Albert?
Both of them in heaven. 😂
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Which state do you live?
I’m in NC Zone 8a
Did your trees make it? I lost 8 Japanese maples and 2 conifers that I planted in the ground at my new house last year. Apparently my ground is all clay and they just sat in water😢 so I’m trying pots this year similar to your setup. Hope yours are doing better.
Do a raise bed, if you dig on clay you are basically putting your tree inside a pool. In pots is harder to take care of them so don’t give up putting your trees in the ground. Raised beds works really well.
@@MapleNutz that’s a great idea I have never considered a raised bed
It works bro. The root will slowly find the clay and slowly feed off of it.