Comments on: Using a Japanese Maple in Your Garden http://ideasforoutdoorliving.com/148/using-a-japanese-maple-in-your-garden/ continually developing ideas for outdoor living Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:49:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scenografia http://ideasforoutdoorliving.com/148/using-a-japanese-maple-in-your-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-13278 Scenografia Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:19:54 +0000 http://ideasforoutdoorliving.com/?p=148#comment-13278 I appreciate you for that intriguing post! I additionally have got a web page and i am wondering, how can i get a hold of like fantastic theme similar to yours? I appreciate you for that intriguing post! I additionally have got a web page and i am wondering, how can i get a hold of like fantastic theme similar to yours?

]]> By: John http://ideasforoutdoorliving.com/148/using-a-japanese-maple-in-your-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-10117 John Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:22:34 +0000 http://ideasforoutdoorliving.com/?p=148#comment-10117 An interesting article on Japanese maples but a number of points need clarifying. Orange Dream and Beni maiko are indeed excellent plants for container growing but don't expect them to stop at one metre; mature specimens will reach four to five metres and even if grown in a container will make at least half that size. They also do better in full sun as this will help develop the strongest colours. As for companion planting, choose only those plants that are going to grow to the same size as the Japanese maple you have chosen as they dislike root competition, which rules out planting close to bamboo and birch. Regarding feeding, that doesn't need to be started until summer as there is very little root activity in spring, but should be continued until early autumn as the greatest root activity is during that period. Mulching, of course, is essential, as the quickest way to kill a Japanese maple is to subject it to moisture stress. An interesting article on Japanese maples but a number of points need clarifying. Orange Dream and Beni maiko are indeed excellent plants for container growing but don’t expect them to stop at one metre; mature specimens will reach four to five metres and even if grown in a container will make at least half that size. They also do better in full sun as this will help develop the strongest colours.

As for companion planting, choose only those plants that are going to grow to the same size as the Japanese maple you have chosen as they dislike root competition, which rules out planting close to bamboo and birch. Regarding feeding, that doesn’t need to be started until summer as there is very little root activity in spring, but should be continued until early autumn as the greatest root activity is during that period. Mulching, of course, is essential, as the quickest way to kill a Japanese maple is to subject it to moisture stress.

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