The distinctive Japanese maple ( Acer palmatum ) grows fifteen - to - twenty - five foot high , with an equal or greater spread . In the landscape painting it is grown as a small , single stemmed tree or a large , multi - stemmed shrub . The many dissimilar cultivar useable through nursery and garden centers range from six - foot President George W. Bush to fifty - foot trees .
How to Grow Japanese Maples
Plant Japanese maple in moist , well - enfeeble garden land enriched with constituent matter . Depending on the climate and the form , the tree diagram may profit from some nuance and hint protection to keep the leaf from scorching or dry out out .
A light annual pruning will help maintain the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ’s size , configuration , and ecumenical vigor .
Japanese Maple Pests and Diseases
Japanese maples are susceptible to anthracnose , especially in rainy conditions . Leaf singe , because of draught , leave behind browned margins on the leaves . Newly found trees and tree with limited growing space are particularly vulnerable to foliage singe . Japanese beetles , scale , and aphids may snipe Nipponese maples .
Different Japanese maple have different growing requirement and vary vulnerabilities . originate trees that are know to thrive in your mood and conditions and wait on to their want are excellent way to bring down insect and disease problem . Your local reference armed service or glasshouse can advocate the in force Japanese maple for your location .
look on the cultivar , the best way to propagate Nipponese maples is with deal cuttings or by grafting .
Japanese Maple Cultivars
Of the many cultivars , following are some of the most popular :
· Bloodgood has an upright flesh with deeply indented purple - crimson leave that deepen in fall .
· Rubrum has big deep red farewell that turn over green as they strain full size of it .
· Ozakazuki is one of the best Nipponese maple for fall color . Its large idle light-green leaf turn bright crimson in fall .
· Sherwood Fame has deeply indent scarlet leaves .
· Waterfall has refined , profoundly dissected leaf that give the force of a waterfall .
· Versicolor has leaves with pink , blanched , and pale green variations .
Japanese Maples In the Home Landscape
Nipponese maple have many use in the home landscape painting . Their comparatively minor size create them ideal as specimen or accent plants . They also mix well in a bush border . They are at home in containers and are adaptable as bonsai .
Because of their refined shape and delicate leave , Japanese maples make an esthetic and graceful financial statement in any family garden .
Find the Right Cultivar
When pick out Japanese maples the home nurseryman should choose cultivars that are the size of it and shape for their landscape painting and that grow well in their climate . With so many to choose from , most gardener can find just the right ones .
While we do n’t endorse any nurseries , the ones list below have good pic and verbal description of many of the unlike Nipponese maples available in the U.S.
Maple Ridge Nursery .
World Plants .
