Problems With My Acer

I ave a 25 year old acer that blooms every year and looks fantastic. This year it started to come into bud and then suddenly stopped and appears to be dying. I have done nothing to it, I haven’t moved it. I will be devastated is I loose it. It is about 9ft tall. Thank you

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 04/16/2026 @ 1:02 am

It could be verticillium wilt, which commonly affects acers. Here is more information about this and other acer problems.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/disease/verticillium-wilt ^[1]

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/japanese-maple/japanese-maple-problems.htm ^[2]

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/verticillium-wilt-treatment.htm ^[3]

https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/maple-diseases-insect-pests/ ^[4]

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[1] https://www.rhs.org.uk/disease/verticillium-wilt: https://www.rhs.org.uk/disease/verticillium-wilt

[2] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/japanese-maple/japanese-maple-problems.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/japanese-maple/japanese-maple-problems.htm

[3] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/verticillium-wilt-treatment.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/verticillium-wilt-treatment.htm

[4] https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/maple-diseases-insect-pests/: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/maple-diseases-insect-pests/

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