![]() ![]() I first fell in love with the Waterfall maple ( Acer palmatum var. They have a marvelous variety of seedlings from which to choose. Seedlings of this plant locally is McClean Nurseries on Satyr Hill Road near Baltimore. When planted in full sun, if the summer is too hot the tips of the leaves may burn a little. These maples need moist soil with organic content and they are adaptable to clay soil. This year it has finally recovered from the battering and is filling out so well that you Actually, several years ago a large limb broke off in an ice Noticed that its wood is brittle and its limbs break easily in ice storms. There are cultivars that grow smaller than this one. Since my plant is planted in a tight spot, I do prune it several times during the growing It's not a cultivar so it may eventually grow to 12 feet wide and high or ![]() dissectum atropurpureum is the usual mounding, cutleaf Japanese maple These trees are expensive to purchase, but if you find a small tree at a price you can afford, you've found a treasure buy it!Īcer palmatum var. It requires moist, well drained soil but it is adaptable to dry and clay soils. Some other trees, therefore prolonging the bright fall color in the landscape.Īs for its culture, the Paperbark maple will grow in sun to shade. The leaves are a rich green and turn a brilliant scarlet later in the fall than do Used in place of the taller growing maples on smaller lots and next to low homes as well as in Of the taller Japanese maples and will grow to 30 feet tall and half as wide therefore, it can be Low enough in the evening to peak under the branches of the locust. It's also planted on the north side of a Shademaster locust that has very fine foliage so it receives light shade from early afternoon until the sun is As I stroll through the garden in the evening, it is in the perfect place to see its red peeling bark and ![]() I placed it on the west side of the property where it is backlit by the evening sun. There is some variability in the exfoliation from tree to tree. Its dark red to cinnamon-colored bark starts to exfoliate at a young age. There are many species of Japanese maples and I would like to discuss the ones I've had the pleasure of growing on my own property.Īcer griseum (photo to right) is always on the most beautiful-barked tree lists. They are usually tolerant of clay soils as long as the soil drains well enough. Japanese maples prefer to grow in moist soil with plenty of organic matter such as compost and most will grow well in sunny spots as well as in part shade. Japanese Maples provide the right accent in mixed plantings with small shrubs, perennials, and bulbs. They also work very well on larger lots as accent trees and understory trees under large shade trees. Japanese maples are an easy-care group of small trees that are just the right size for today's smaller lots. ![]()
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