For all but the laceleaf maples, morning sun is okay, but make sure that your maple only gets filtered sunlight or shade after 1 p.m. Finally do not fertilize maples in June.
After planting, deep, twice weekly watering will get your maple off to a great start. Maples are not deep-rooted trees, so please remember to mulch & monitor soil moisture to ensure a beautiful tree. In this dry year, this may mean catching water from your sink as you wait for it to warm; then using this water to keep your maple happy. A good mulch of 3 or so inches over the soil will help keep the soil temperature moderated and conserve up to 30% of water too. Be sure to pull the mulch away from the trunk slightly to prevent crown rot and insect damage.
Caring
Provide your maple with even moisture and good drainage. Mounding maybe advisable in heavy clay soils.
Support the growth and health of your maples by feeding in March, May, and September with DynaGro "Grow" 7-9-5.
Use DynaGro Pro-TeKt monthly March - September.
Refreshing
If your Japanese Maple leaves are burnt you can revitalize them. Maple leaves can burn during the summer months not only from the heat, but also from the wind and our hard water. To correct that burnt look, strip off the foliage by gently pulling or snipping the damaged leaves off each branch.
Follow this with an application of the nutritional supplement Dyna-Gro Pro TeKt. Your maple will leaf out again in 3 to 4 weeks looking spring refreshed.
Remember: Always water well before feeding!
After planting, deep, twice weekly watering will get your maple off to a great start. Maples are not deep-rooted trees, so please remember to mulch & monitor soil moisture to ensure a beautiful tree. In this dry year, this may mean catching water from your sink as you wait for it to warm; then using this water to keep your maple happy. A good mulch of 3 or so inches over the soil will help keep the soil temperature moderated and conserve up to 30% of water too. Be sure to pull the mulch away from the trunk slightly to prevent crown rot and insect damage.
Caring
Provide your maple with even moisture and good drainage. Mounding maybe advisable in heavy clay soils.
Support the growth and health of your maples by feeding in March, May, and September with DynaGro "Grow" 7-9-5.
Use DynaGro Pro-TeKt monthly March - September.
Refreshing
If your Japanese Maple leaves are burnt you can revitalize them. Maple leaves can burn during the summer months not only from the heat, but also from the wind and our hard water. To correct that burnt look, strip off the foliage by gently pulling or snipping the damaged leaves off each branch.
Follow this with an application of the nutritional supplement Dyna-Gro Pro TeKt. Your maple will leaf out again in 3 to 4 weeks looking spring refreshed.
Remember: Always water well before feeding!
There are few plants more popular than a Japanese Maple unfurling its delicate leaves in the spring. Japanese Maples have enjoyed many years of popularity in our gardens due to the varieties available for our many varied designs and locations.
At Alden Lane we carry a wonderful selection of Japanese Maples that tolerate our hot summers. They thrive in bright shade to morning sun with protection from hot dry winds. Maples are nearly trouble-free. Occasional aphids will attack in early spring, a blast from a hose is all that is needed to dislodge these unwanted guests.
Variety, versatility and year round beauty secure Japanese Maples a seat of honor in gardens around the world. They take innumerable shapes offering every possibility of form: dwarf, upright, mounding, rounded, weeping, spreading, and vase. At maturity, they reach heights from two to over twenty feet.
Their leaf colors reflect the rainbow. Spring finds most bedecked in pink, orange and red. During the summer, many turn lime-colored or bronze, while others maintain burgundy or green. In fall, the traditional yellows, golds, oranges and scarlets, are enhanced by shades of purple. Some selections are variegated spring to fall displaying several seasons' worth of color at once. In winter, when the beauty of the vibrant leaves has fallen, the trees graceful structure of textured and colorful bark becomes visible and are as exquisite as the lush foliage of warmer months.
Major pruning ought to be completed during maple's dormant period in late February just as buds begin to swell. Any major reductions should be done in stages over years.
Japanese Maples offer an ease of maintenance and a resistance to most diseases and pests. You can successfully add one or more Japanese Maples to your landscaping or garden if you keep the following in mind:
At Alden Lane we carry a wonderful selection of Japanese Maples that tolerate our hot summers. They thrive in bright shade to morning sun with protection from hot dry winds. Maples are nearly trouble-free. Occasional aphids will attack in early spring, a blast from a hose is all that is needed to dislodge these unwanted guests.
Variety, versatility and year round beauty secure Japanese Maples a seat of honor in gardens around the world. They take innumerable shapes offering every possibility of form: dwarf, upright, mounding, rounded, weeping, spreading, and vase. At maturity, they reach heights from two to over twenty feet.
Their leaf colors reflect the rainbow. Spring finds most bedecked in pink, orange and red. During the summer, many turn lime-colored or bronze, while others maintain burgundy or green. In fall, the traditional yellows, golds, oranges and scarlets, are enhanced by shades of purple. Some selections are variegated spring to fall displaying several seasons' worth of color at once. In winter, when the beauty of the vibrant leaves has fallen, the trees graceful structure of textured and colorful bark becomes visible and are as exquisite as the lush foliage of warmer months.
Major pruning ought to be completed during maple's dormant period in late February just as buds begin to swell. Any major reductions should be done in stages over years.
Japanese Maples offer an ease of maintenance and a resistance to most diseases and pests. You can successfully add one or more Japanese Maples to your landscaping or garden if you keep the following in mind:
Japanese Maples
Locating
Maples are highly adaptable and hardy but will benefit from bright shade to full morning sun. A spot on the north or east side of a house is ideal in most situations, since it affords some wind protection and also blocks the afternoon heat. The intermittent shading by larger trees is also an excellent placement option if those locations are not available or practical.
Planting
Well drained acid soil is the key to success. If your maples are in containers, or in the landscape, you will need to keep their soil moist, but not soggy; more easily accompished in shade than sun. Set your container on ceramic pot feet that will allow the soil to drain. In the landscape, make sure that there is no standing water after the maple is watered. We recommend the following soil mix:
Containers:
75% Small Bark ¼" size (Micro-Bark)
25% Acid Soil (Master Nursery Acid Planting Soil Mix)
2 cups Perlite
Mix the three items in a wheel-barrel/large container so that it is ready to use.
Landscape:
1/3 Small Bark ¼" size (Micro-Bark)
1/3 Acid Soil (Master Nursery Acid Planting Soil Mix)
1/3 Native Soil
2 cups Perlite
Mix the four items in a wheel barrel/large container so that it is ready to use.
Maples are highly adaptable and hardy but will benefit from bright shade to full morning sun. A spot on the north or east side of a house is ideal in most situations, since it affords some wind protection and also blocks the afternoon heat. The intermittent shading by larger trees is also an excellent placement option if those locations are not available or practical.
Planting
Well drained acid soil is the key to success. If your maples are in containers, or in the landscape, you will need to keep their soil moist, but not soggy; more easily accompished in shade than sun. Set your container on ceramic pot feet that will allow the soil to drain. In the landscape, make sure that there is no standing water after the maple is watered. We recommend the following soil mix:
Containers:
75% Small Bark ¼" size (Micro-Bark)
25% Acid Soil (Master Nursery Acid Planting Soil Mix)
2 cups Perlite
Mix the three items in a wheel-barrel/large container so that it is ready to use.
Landscape:
1/3 Small Bark ¼" size (Micro-Bark)
1/3 Acid Soil (Master Nursery Acid Planting Soil Mix)
1/3 Native Soil
2 cups Perlite
Mix the four items in a wheel barrel/large container so that it is ready to use.