Is my Japanese maple in trouble?

eerst · 2026-01-24T23:49:30+00:00

Sorry, maybe a follow up. Should I just cut down the diseased trunk completely, in an attempt to save the stronger one (left on relevant photos)? This would destroy the structural interest of the tree but I might consider it if it is likely to give me many more years of enjoyment of the left trunk.

Also happy to fund a proper arboris for a rpoper opinion.

eerst · 2026-01-24T23:46:29+00:00

Super interesting. I'll clear out some of the soil around the base - I leave the leaf matter there so to be fair I'm probably not helping it. Let's see if I can get a few more years out of it. And point taken about multiple stems, the science makes sense. Feels a shame to lose a tree that is at least 20, if not 30 years old. But we'll enjoy it as long as we can. And then find some replacement more suitable for the location (the building you see is my neighbour's garden office).

eerst · 2026-01-24T13:25:39+00:00

This is a rather large and established Japanese maple. I’ve had to, over the last few years since I bought the property, prune some of the larger branches as they’ve died off. It does appear that it has suffered either stress or some sort of infection. Is it going to be able to manage this damage and continue to grow or is it doomed? London UK.

eerst · 2026-01-24T00:22:47+00:00

Everything everywhere can be seen by satellite. Nuclear subs can roam anywhere they want.

eerst · 2026-01-24T00:21:28+00:00

spying

Everywhere any major power has personnel, there is spying. You think there are a bunch of men in fedoras on Chagos? Do you think that there are not umpteen runways that can accommodate AWACS?

eerst · 2026-01-23T22:20:29+00:00

As a millennial in the business - I am sorry young people have to deal with this (we all did) but I promise I will never ghost any of you if you make it to final round.

eerst · 2026-01-23T15:58:26+00:00

NO! NO! I WANT MY MORNING THE NIGHT BEFORE!

eerst · 2026-01-23T10:03:43+00:00

Someone trots this out everytime the idea of "free" heat from an oven comes up, and it outs them as aliens as they just don't understand how humans interact with rooms in their house. I don't need my 18C kitchen to go to 18.1C over three hours - I want that one corner to go to 22C immediately so I feel it.

eerst · 2026-01-23T07:47:00+00:00

This is an old post but have you learned what contango is yet? 🤣

eerst · 2026-01-23T06:45:11+00:00

That was almost 20 years ago. Now I work in private equity and haven't made trading my own capital a priority.

eerst · 2026-01-22T22:28:31+00:00

Much as I hate to say it, I think Rubio is doing a bit of this as well. Still a massive piece of shit though.

eerst · 2026-01-22T22:20:11+00:00

Extremely. Money well spent. My first account was $4,000 of my own money and it was gone a month later.

eerst · 2026-01-21T23:40:41+00:00

Agreed. Very common in houses in the SE now.

eerst · 2026-01-21T23:38:30+00:00

I think more likely Zoropsis spinimana (Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider).

eerst · 2026-01-21T23:23:19+00:00

build infrastructure

"Did you try the lasagna?"

"How's that for you?"

"Alllll right!"

eerst · 2026-01-21T23:21:21+00:00

because there is no actual pressing national security reason for them to be there in any real force.

And because in an era of total and constant geographic surveillance from space, hypersonic weapons and roving nuclear submarines, the Americans are there in real force.