Thanks. I gave my husband's parents a Japanese maple - they live in Tuscaloosa, AL and it does well (planted about 4 years ago) the cultivar is 'Osakazuki' which has been around for a long time
I have a Crimson Queen at the top of the falls - A prior employee mangled it a couple of years ago when attempting to prune it, but she is coming back.
The Willow is actually in the ground about two feet away from the pond (rubber liner) someone put in about 15 years ago. That is an on going challenge. But folks really are drawn to the Weeper.
@Four Seasons: Sadly, neither of my gardens is in a good place for Japanese maples. It is just on the edge of too cold where I am in the Hudson Valley, and definitely too hot where I am in Florida. But I am currently at my sister's in North Carolina, which seems to be Japanese maple heaven, and I am soaking them up.
I have 2 at home as well and they are real beauties, they turn red in spring and change green as it gets hotter, is this how it is supposed to be? Looking at the pictures above, I am not really sure...
@ YaminiM- Depends on the variety. Some of them will lose color as the summer heat intensifies, sometimes it can be a nutrition deficiency, or not ENOUGH sun...lol. Clear as mud, right?
Ooooooooo I want one of these badly!!! I just installed my pond and would LOVE to have on right beside it!!! Unlike Douglas, we are in a perfect climate for Japanese Maples.
One should be careful not to get a variety called Japanese maple Katsura which appears similar but is a different tree altogether. The Katsura is a wonderful tree but does not handle drought well
Yamini - right now, during this hot time, you can top dress((around the drip line) with some mild organic compost such as worm castings. But I wouldn't put any harsh fertilizers on your Japanese Maple in August. In the fall you might try Espoma Tree food. http://www.espoma.com/p_consumer/pdf/product...
@ Douglas, can you grow them where you are with any success?
The Willow is actually in the ground about two feet away from the pond (rubber liner) someone put in about 15 years ago. That is an on going challenge. But folks really are drawn to the Weeper.