Japanese acer

Early in the year, my Japanese acer which is in a large pot, looked ill. Many of the leaves seemed to be partially eaten; in fact, some stalks were quite bare. It reminded me of when my gooseberries were attacked by sawfly so I sprayed the acer with the same chemical. It picked up and did well all summer. I then went away for five weeks …end of August to end of September. Upon my return, the acer was completely bare of leaves and there is evidence of ‘nibbling’. It’s a lovely pink and green leaved tree normally and I don’t know how to help it.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 10/12/2016 @ 7:27 am

I would use Neem Oil to treat the pest issue.

Neem Oil is organic and safe for people, pets and bees.

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