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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.
Further Reading....
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Deciduous
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Tall Shrub
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Tree
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Full sun - shelter cultivars of palmatum from cold winds and late frosts. -
Partial shade -
Additional Features - Good to know - - grown for form and outstanding foliage on some varieties. -
Pests & Diseases - aphids, mites, scale insects, caterpillars, Verticillium wilt, leaf scorch, honey fungus. -
Place of origin - Europe, northern Africa, Asia, North and Central America -
Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil -
Acers - Care Guide
- Garden Cultivation
- Pests & Diseases
- Propagation
- Further Reading
- Scorching & Dieback - Video Tip ondemand_video
Planting to avoid allergic reactions and asthma
- Allergic reactions and pollen
- Plants which produce masses of pollen - to avoid
- Plants producing little pollen - relatively safe!
Shrubs - Care Guide
- How to plant/move a shrub
- How to plant/move a shrub - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fertisiling shrubs - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Mulching - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning a shrub - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Taking semi-ripe cuttings -Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-sown seedlings - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Trimming a shrub - Video Tip ondemand_video
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 1) Collecting Seeds
- When is the right time to collect seeds?
- When are seeds actually ripe and ready for collection?
- Magnolia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Cornus capitata seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron seed collecting - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Camellia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 2) Storing Seeds
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Checking ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of ACER
ACER capillipes >
Commonly known as: Red snake-bark maple.
Young growth coral-red, attractive autumn tinting, striated bark
ACER cappadocicum 'Aureum' >
Commonly known as: Cappadocian maple, Caucasian maple.
Yellow young leaves turning green then yellow again in autumn
ACER cappadocicum 'Rubrum' >
Commonly known as: Cappadocian maple, Caucasian maple.
Young new shoots are a highly attractive deep red which gradually fades
ACER x conspicuum 'Phoenix' >
Commonly known as: Snake-bark maple.
White striping on the bark and bright red new shoots which hold their colour into winter
ACER davidii >
Commonly known as: Père David's maple, Snakebark maple.
Small tree with striated green and white bark. Excellent autumn colouring
ACER davidii 'George Forrest' >
Commonly known as: Snakebark maple.
Dark green leaves and rhubarb red stalks
ACER davidii 'Serpentine' >
Commonly known as: Snakebark maple.
The most striking striated bark of all the davidii cultivars. Suitable for smaller gardens. Young shoots dark red with conspicuous white veins.
ACER x freemanii 'Autumn Blaze' >
Commonly known as: Maple.
A hybrid between A. rubrum and A. saccharinum with deeply cut leaves turning orange-red in autumn
ACER griseum >
Commonly known as: Paper-bark maple.
bark peels and flakes when mature to reveal light brown underbark. Good autumn colour
ACER grosseri var hersii >
Commonly known as: Snake-bark maple.
Beautiful snake-bark maple with fine autumn colour
ACER japonicum 'Aconitifolium' >
Commonly known as: Downy Japanese maple.
('Filicifolium'.) Deeply cut green leaves turning crimson in autumn. Small red flowers in spring before the leaves emerge
ACER macrophyllum >
Commonly known as: Big leaf maple, Oregon maple.
Large dark green deeply lobed leaves which turn a bright orange in autumn. Fragrant yellow flowers in clusters followed by bristly fruit
ACER maximowiczianum >
Commonly known as: Nikko maple.
(A. nikoense) - hairy trifoliate leaves which turn a striking orange in the autumn
ACER negundo 'Kellys Gold' >
Commonly known as: Ash-leaved maple, Box elder, Water ash.
Small deciduous tree with choice soft golden foliage
ACER palmatum >
Commonly known as: Japanese maple.
Green Japanese maple. Japanese maples will not generally tolerate exposed windy sites and prefer sheltered protection
ACER palmatum 'Atropurpureum' >
Commonly known as: Blood-leaf Japanese maple.
Purple Japanese maple, brilliant red in autumn
ACER palmatum 'Bloodgood' >
Commonly known as: Japanese maple.
Striking dark purplish-red foliage, bright red in autumn
ACER palmatum 'Crippsii' >
Commonly known as: Japanese maple.
Elegant slow growing form with finely cut bronze-red leaves
ACER palmatum dissectum 'Crimson Queen' >
Commonly known as: Cut-leaf maple, Japanese maple.
Deep reddish purple throughout the summer with fiery autumn tones
ACER palmatum dissectum 'Garnet' >
Commonly known as: Cut-leaf maple, Japanese maple.
Strong growing form with deep garnet-red leaves with finely cut lobes
ACER palmatum dissectum 'Inaba-shidare' >
Commonly known as: Japanese maple.
Red stalked leaves with deep purplish lobes. Crimson autumn colour
ACER palmatum dissectum 'Seiryu' >
Commonly known as: Cut-leaf maple, Japanese maple.
Weeping lace leafed maple with upright growth to 10ft and arching branches. Bright green foliage in spring colouring golden yellow in autumn
ACER palmatum dissectum 'Viridis' >
Commonly known as: Green cut-leaf maple.
Light green, ragged foliage turning crimson in autumn
ACER palmatum 'Kamagata' >
Commonly known as: Japanese maple.
Red-tinted green leaves turning scarlet in autumn
ACER palmatum 'Metamorphosa' >
Commonly known as: Japanese maple.
A 2018 RHS Plant of the Year finalist. The leaf colour starts a pale yellowish-green, then develops white edging to the leaf in late spring., the leaves turn reddish in parts of the plant in the summer and the autumn colour is a golden-yellow. A true metamorphosis in a season
ACER palmatum 'Orange Dream' >
Commonly known as: Japanese maple.
Yellow-golden leaves unfold in spring becoming greenish in summer and orange-yellow as autumn nears
ACER palmatum 'Osakazuki' >
Commonly known as: Japanese maple.
Slightly bronze foliage, scarlet autumn colour
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
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.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
Vermin & Pest Control
Tree Guards
Essential small tree protection from vermin and strimming. This pack includes 5 x 90cm canes and 5 x 90cm spiral guards. Includes instructions.
Only £5.00
Garden Goodies
Slate Plant Labels
These wonderfully tactile natural slate plant labels are hand made in Cornwall and come with a chalk pen.
Just stick them in your pot or border. Pack of 6.
Only £10.20
Garden Goodies
Slate Tie-on Plant Labels
Hand made in Cornwall, these delightful natural slate labels are perfect for pots.
Comes with chalk pen. Pack of 5
Only £10.20
