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Early Month
1. Continuation of shaping and transplanting from
September.
- Black pine, red pine: Remove old needles and
cut back new branches; wiring and transplanting for all
of these trees can be done now.
- Five-needle pines: Allowing 10 days' rest
between shaping and transplanting will give a better
result.
- Spruce: Eliminate excess branches, and shape;
hold transplanting for the spring.
- Shimpaku, yew: This is the best season to do
shaping and wiring. Don't forget the maintenance of shari
as well. Dilute orthorex two or three times when
applying.
- Early bloomers: Don't wait till the foliage
drops, as it will be too late by then. Transplant now --
the foliage will drop later and will form buds in the
spring.
- Some maples such as chishio, katsura and shindeshojo
will open much sooner than most other maples. They should
be cut back and transplanted now.
- Quince, cherry varieties: Watch for the Crown
Gall disease. Remove affected areas immediately. After
transplanting, soak the entire pot in streptomyacin
(diluted 300 times) solution for 20 minutes. While
transplanting, all the tools in use as well as your hands
should be disinfected with 80% alcohol. Another disease
similar to Crown Gall, but which won't kill the plant is
root-nuts. Root-nut will develop on the finer roots. It
looks like tiny pearls. It will not kill the tree, but
will slow its growth considerably. Therefore, eliminate
completely and disinfect immediately.
2. All trees must be made ready for winter.
- Improve air and sun penetration.
- Cut back the amount of water gradually.
- Fertilizer should contain more phosphoric acid
(0-10-10).
- Watch the sunlight and move the trees
accordingly.
3. Trees for fall color: Maples, trident maple,
stewartia, elm, etc.
- Mist-spraying the foliage before sundown will prolong
the beautiful fall color.
- A small amount of liquid fertilizer will strengthen
the tree, but a large amount will delay the fall
color.
4. Fertilizer
- Flowering, fruit, berry trees: Seven parts
cottonseed meal to 3 parts bone meal. Start giving this
mixture before the foliage falls. This will be the last
application for this year.
- Conifers: Still should be given generous
amounts of regular fertilizer.
Late-Month
5. Spray: Pines should be sprayed for chermis
after all work is done. Use Volck oil, one tablespoon per
gallon of water, and spray the entire tree.
6. Dig Trees: After autumn rain, the ground will
be soaked. This will be a good chance to dig low-land trees
out of the ground. Roots should be cut on the pine trees
being cultivated in the ground. They can then be dug out in
the spring.
7. Fruit and berry trees: Abundance of fruit and
berries on the trees is beautiful to the eye, but if too
many are left on, the trees will be weakened. Thinning is
necessary if you want to enjoy the same again next year.
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October Work
Schedule
