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    ACER
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    ACER

    Commonly known as Maple

    SPECIMEN SIZED VARIETIES OF ACER PALMATUM ARE IN 7.5 OR 10 LITRE POTS AND ARE ALL APPROXIMATELY 4-6 FEET IN HEIGHT.

    SPECIMEN SIZED VARIETIES OF ACER PALMATUM DISSECTUM ARE SMALLER GROWING AND THEREFORE CONSIDERABLY SMALLER IN SIZE ALTHOUGH OF A SIMILAR AGE.

     Genus of 120 species of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs, from woodlands mainly, in Europe, northern Africa, Asia and North and Central America.

    Some form large trees and others are understorey plants. The most popular decorative forms are from the palmatum group, Japanese maples which have been cultivated in Japan for centuries and is a well-known temple tree and bonsai subject . They have appeared in art forms for centuries.

    Palmatum (hand-like) was the name given by Swedish doctor-botanist Carl Peter Thunberg late in the 18th century, following the ancient Japanese where they were likened to hands of frogs or hands of babies.

    The UK representative is the field maple, A. campestre, a medium-sized tree favouring chalk soils but widely planted. It is a wildlife plant attractive to aphids which are preyed on by ladybirds, hoverflies and birds. Caterpillars eat the leaves and the nectar and pollen in the flowers attract insects as well.

    The wood has the highest density of all the European maples and is used for veneers and harps.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Deciduous
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    • Full sun
      shelter cultivars of palmatum from cold winds and late frosts.
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    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds

    Varieties

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  • ACER campestre
    Field maple
     
    Pot grown
    £11.00
    ACER campestre 'Red Shine'
    New leaves emerge red in spring, maturing to green in summer. Good yellow autumn colour. Upright, pyramidal habit
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    ACER capillipes
    Red snake-bark maple
    Young growth coral-red, attractive autumn tinting, striated bark
     
    Small
    £18.00
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Large
    £75.00
    ACER davidii
    Père David's maple
    Small tree with striated green and white bark. Excellent autumn colouring
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Large
    £75.00
    ACER davidii 'Serpentine'
    The most striking striated bark of all the davidii cultivars. Suitable for smaller gardens. Young shoots dark red with conspicuous white veins.
     
    Medium
    £50.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    ACER griseum
    Paper-bark maple
    bark peels and flakes when mature to reveal light brown underbark. Good autumn colour
     
    2 year
    £20.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Large
    £80.00
    ACER henryi
    Bluish striations to the stems and brilliant red autumn colour
     
    2 Litre
    £65.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
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