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Author:  leejr [ 16 Jan 2010, 13:18 ]
Post subject:  Trident

Last year i brought a trident off a club member. After i had it home for about 3weeks i noticed some sort of larvae. I couldn't really decipher what they were. In the end i convinced myself they were Lady bird larvae and my tree did not show signs of ill health through out the year.

With the cold snap we had of late i put the trident in the garage during the worst of it. When i brought it back out i noticed some more larvae. They quickly made their way back under the medium. I tried to get a picture tho you'd have to have amazing eyes to see what they are.

I was going to air layer the tree this year (all being well). If i re-potted the tree come early spring ( to rid the larvae) should i leave air layering to the following year or will the tree be strong enough to carry out an air layer???

I've posted a picture but i'm not expecting anyone to able to see or confirm what the larvae is..
Cheers Lee

Author:  RoyH [ 16 Jan 2010, 17:23 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident

Hi Lee, i would be interested to the outcome of your findings, i would certainly have a poke around & try to see what they are.

Author:  leejr [ 16 Jan 2010, 20:48 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident

To be honest Don i never actually saw them turn into lady birds nor did i see any around the tree. What i did see was a larvae that looked like lady bird lavae. What i have now maybe the stage b4 what i had previously seen? I dont know to be honest.All i know is there are 100s of them. Maybe things will become clearer when i re-pot it.

Author:  RoyH [ 16 Jan 2010, 20:52 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident

Hi Lee, if it were mine i would bare root it & re-pot. i bare rooted this acer last january & planted it in 100% s/pink & had a good growing season.

Author:  leejr [ 16 Jan 2010, 22:34 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident

I think i'll do just that Roy :smallthumb: . I'll re-pot it into a mix of S/P and some smooth and corse gravel as i intend to do with all my maples.

Author:  leejr [ 16 Mar 2010, 22:40 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident

well i re potted it today. to my delight i didn't find any bugs/larvae hiding amongst the roots. I didn't bare root it tho. But i had a good scrape around and its getting the all clear from me. It will get a dose of provado soon for good measure.

Author:  RoyH [ 17 Mar 2010, 10:16 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident

that looks a nice Acer & i'm sure it will benefit from your re-pot :smallthumb:

Author:  jamie [ 17 Mar 2010, 17:44 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident

to right about the tree looking nice :D can we got some shots of it against a plain background? thanks :D


jamie :D

Author:  Jerry Norbury [ 17 Mar 2010, 19:48 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident

I don't know, most of my photos have the cooker in the background too...

Author:  leejr [ 19 Mar 2010, 16:02 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident

I'll post a better pic this weekend if the rain stops ::Rain:

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