![]() ![]() Cold winter winds can cause winter dieback. Protection from both cold winter winds in Northern states, and drying winds in drier climates. However, give them shade from the hot mid-day and afternoon sun, especially in the hot southern states. Japanese maples thrive with 4-6 hours of sun for the best color development. ‘Twombley’s Red Sentinel’ 8-10 ft 3 ft columnar bright red burgundy bright red How to pick the best site for your Japanese Maple. ‘Shaina’ 3-4 ft 3-5 ft dwarf, wide red red burgundy scarlet red good for containers, slow-growing Acer pal. ‘Ryisen’ 5-6 ft 2-3 ft narrow pendulous weeping chartreuse green reds and oranges staking needed for upright tree Acer pal. disectum ‘Red Dragon’ 4-5 ft 4-5 ft dwarf, weeping dark burgundy dark burgundy scarlet red holds color well, even in the heat, also good for containers Acer pal. ‘Osakazuki ‘ 12-15 ft 12-15 ft rounded chartreuse green striking bright red Acer pal. discetum ‘Orangeola’ 4 ft 5 ft weeping red to orange green red and orange good pot specimen Acer pal. ‘Fireglow’ 10-12 ft 10 ft rounded bright red red/ burgundy orange/red holds color better than Bloodgood, heat tolerant Acer pal. ![]() ‘Crimson Queen’ 4-8 ft 10-12 ft wide weeping red/burgundy burgundy scarlet red high or low graft will determine height Acer pal. ![]() ‘Sango kaku’ 20 ft 20 ft rounded light green green golden yellow/ streaked red coral bark in winter Acer pal. ‘Bihou 7 ft 3 ft upright, open top yellow/ green green bright yellow yellow bark Acer pal. Latin Name Height 10-15 yrs Width 10-15 yrs Shape Spring Color Summer color Fall color comments Acer shirasawanum 8 ft 8 ft rounded salmon pink/ orange chartreuse green orange-red Acer pal. This way you will not have to make the heartbreaking decision to cut down a gorgeous mature Japanese maple that is too close to the house. This way they can be closer to the house and moved after they have grown in size 5 to 10 years later. Many Japanese Maple varieties are slow-growing, consider planting them in a large container if you live in zone 6 or warmer. How wide will the Japanse maple get, will it reach the house? Will it overhang the drive or walk eventually? What is overhead? Wires running to your house? Will it obscure a view or window? Japanese maples hate wet feet, so these are areas to aviod. What is the surrounding area? Walkway, drive, low area that collects water. ![]() Plus there just is not enough room for a mature Japanese maple in this area.ģ. Plant the tree at least as far away from your house is it will be tall (or wide, whichever is larger).ĭo not plant over the overhang, the Japanese maple will either get drowned, and beaten on by rain, or never get enough water. Find the mature width of your variety of Japanese maple, common varieties in the chart below, and plant a minimum of ⅔ that width away from the house. In general, a Japanese maple can be planted as close to a house as 10 ft. I have seen many that were planted too close to homes and it was heartbreaking to see, just as the tree was getting to its prime size and structure to be crowded by structures. I have seen, planted, and maintained Japanese maples in the landscape for years. There is a great variety of Japanese maples, with different shapes, heights, widths, and styles to choose from. ![]()
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