Every Japanese Maples bonsai owner knows this is easily is infected by fungi, leading to death. Is my tree dying? This maple never fully pushed in spring, and it is time to look at all angles. Are we dealing with the feared verticillium wilt? Or is something else happening? Frost damage to the roots? Root rot? How to deal with this situation, and how can one rescue a dying Japanese maple with these symptoms.

Stick around and hear my thoughts on the bonsai myth that root rot is a bonsai cause of death.

0:00 Sick Japanese Maple. Now what: Toss or Cure?
0:23 Katsura variety of Japanese Maple
0:39 Signs of disease in Japanese Maple
1:26 Recognizing signs of Verticillium Wilt infection
2:45 Frost damage on the roots?
4:04 Assessing the damage
4:48 Who is to blame for dead roots?
6:00 Bonsai Myth: Root rot as cause of bonsai death!
6:30 Replanting
8:49 Prune back unhealthy Japanese Maple branches
9:27 How to disinfect bonsai tools?

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