50-80cm Japanese Maple | Acer palmatum Bare Root Plant
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- Highlights
- Variety Specifications
- Planting & Care
- An elegant, deciduous shrub with an upright, rounded, and spreading form.
- Enjoy a stunning seasonal display as deeply lobed leaves emerge pink in spring, turn bright green in summer, and blaze with oranges, golds, and reds in autumn.
- A versatile choice, perfect as a lawn specimen, in a mixed border, as a hedge, or grown in a patio container.
- This fully hardy, slow-growing shrub reaches an eventual height of up to 5m.
- A low-maintenance favourite that requires only minimal pruning.
- Species: Acer
- Features: Autumn colour
- Planting Time: All year round
- Position: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil: Prefers moist, fertile soil but is tolerant of most types, except heavy clay.
- Hardiness: Fully hardy, but protect new shoots from late, sudden frosts.
- Habit: Upright and spreading with a rounded form.
- Eventual Spread: Approximately 4m
- Eventual Height: Up to 5m
- Growth Rate: Slow, growing up to 30cm per year.
- Pest & Disease: Excellent resistance. May be susceptible to aphids, which can be washed off.
- Spacing: Plant 4m apart to allow for its eventual spread, or closer if planting as a hedge.
- Feeding: When planting, mix the soil from the hole with compost. Apply a light mulch each spring.
- Watering: Water thoroughly after planting. As a bare root shrub, it will only require watering during dry spells once established.
- Pruning: Requires minimal pruning. To avoid sap bleeding, remove any damaged or dead branches while the plant is in leaf or just after leaf fall.
Product Specifications
- Supplied As: Bare root plant.
- Height on Arrival: 50-80cm, depending on the time of year.
Highlights
- An elegant, deciduous shrub with an upright, rounded, and spreading form.
- Enjoy a stunning seasonal display as deeply lobed leaves emerge pink in spring, turn bright green in summer, and blaze with oranges, golds, and reds in autumn.
- A versatile choice, perfect as a lawn specimen, in a mixed border, as a hedge, or grown in a patio container.
- This fully hardy, slow-growing shrub reaches an eventual height of up to 5m.
- A low-maintenance favourite that requires only minimal pruning.
Variety Specifications
- Species: Acer
- Features: Autumn colour
- Planting Time: All year round
- Position: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil: Prefers moist, fertile soil but is tolerant of most types, except heavy clay.
- Hardiness: Fully hardy, but protect new shoots from late, sudden frosts.
- Habit: Upright and spreading with a rounded form.
- Eventual Spread: Approximately 4m
- Eventual Height: Up to 5m
- Growth Rate: Slow, growing up to 30cm per year.
- Pest & Disease: Excellent resistance. May be susceptible to aphids, which can be washed off.
Planting & Care
- Spacing: Plant 4m apart to allow for its eventual spread, or closer if planting as a hedge.
- Feeding: When planting, mix the soil from the hole with compost. Apply a light mulch each spring.
- Watering: Water thoroughly after planting. As a bare root shrub, it will only require watering during dry spells once established.
- Pruning: Requires minimal pruning. To avoid sap bleeding, remove any damaged or dead branches while the plant is in leaf or just after leaf fall.
Product Specifications
- Supplied As: Bare root plant.
- Height on Arrival: 50-80cm, depending on the time of year.
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