Japanese maple is a wonderful ornamental plant that has a beautiful color of leaves in summer - from different shades of green to yellow, brown or reddish. In autumn, these trees simply amaze with magnificent outfits. Combination
decorative leaf shape, beautiful crown and indescribable color creates a magnificent sight.
Under the common name "Japanese maple" plants of two species are hidden: Acer japonicum and Acer palmatum. Plants of the first species are small trees native to Japan. They have a different type of crown, size and type of foliage. The foliage in the summer has different shades of green, but in the fall it is painted in numerous tones of yellow and red, some varieties have a purple color. We sell these plants very rarely. More widespread in our country is the species Acer palmatum - palmate maple or
fan. There are more than a thousand varieties of plants of this species. All of them are divided into subgroups according to height, crown shape and foliage. Plants of this species in adulthood can be as high as several tens of centimeters, and 7-8 meters. They differ in the type of crown. It can be weeping, prostrate, spherical, vertical, umbrella. The leaves may have five to eleven lobes. Many of the varieties have young leaves of a completely different color (pink, purple, beige, etc.), which gives the plant an even more decorative look.
Japanese maple will also give you aesthetic pleasure during flowering. It has bright purple-red flowers that appear before the leaves open. Ripe lionfish always hang under the leaves, sometimes they are
have a light edge.
The conditions of our winters Japanese maple endures extremely poorly. They tried to acclimatize these plants back in the days of Tsarist Russia, then the botanical gardens of the USSR and, finally, numerous gardeners of modern Russia de alt with this issue. Unfortunately, this species is recognized as unpromising for breeding in the middle lane. You can buy a Japanese maple, but you will need to grow it in a pot and bring it into a covered greenhouse or veranda for the winter, on a balcony, in any cool (but not
cold) room. There are a lot of varieties of Japanese maple that can be planted in a pot. Given that the cost of a small plant is comparable to the cost of a good bouquet of flowers, then it is quite possible to afford such a luxury.
New dwarf variety Shaina reaches 1.5 meters in adulthood. It has a dense dissected crown, the leaves are carmine-red in autumn. This species will feel great in a container or planter. unusual maple foliageWilson's Pink Dwarf is flamingo pink in spring and red to light orange in fall. This plant can grow up to 1.4 meters tall when grown, great for growing in pots or containers.
There are many more such varieties of Japanese maple, they all have an attractive appearance. If you are willing to give them a little attention, they will delight you with their unusual color and decorative form from early spring to late autumn. And even without foliage, such a tree may well become the center of an interesting exposition, the main thing is desire and a little imagination.
