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    ACER capillipes
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    ACER capillipes

    Commonly known as Red snake-bark maple

    Young growth coral-red, attractive autumn tinting, striated bark
    Small
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    2 to 3 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available again from summer 2025
    £18.00 each 
    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.
    Large
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    10 to 15 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Normally 3 - 5 days
    Courier Only due to the size of this plant.
    Due to limitations imposed by couriers, taller items might have to pruned to reduce height prior to dispatch.
    Collect only available from our nursery nr Redruth in Cornwall
    Ready in 3 - 5 days
    £75.00 each 
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    • Ornamental bark
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, mites, scale insects, caterpillars, Verticillium wilt, leaf scorch, honey fungus.
    • Place of origin
      Japan
    • Deciduous
      Broadly ovate, mid to dark-green leaves to 12cm (5in) long with 3 pointed lobes turn red in autumn.
    • White
      Greenish white.
    • Racemes
      Pendent racemes
    • Fully hardy
    • Lobed
    • Ovate
    • Height
      10m (33ft)
    • Spread
      10m (33ft)
    • Tree
      Spreading, arching branches striped green and white and red young shoots
    • Pruning group 1
      Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
      Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
      When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.

    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Mature Size
      10m (33ft)
      tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        10m (33ft)
       
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
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    £8.50
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    200g sachet
    £8.50
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