Waysidegarden:Japanese Maples


The foliage of Japanese maples can be very thin and delicate - which is often part of their appeal for many gardeners. A healthy plant with sensitive components, sometimes loving care in order. Japanese maples need sun protection, protection against cold, protection against the wind and high humidity for the beautiful foliage signature that makes them so popular to maintain.

Choose a good location when planting your Acer - a tree outside are very vulnerable to weather conditions. As the tree grows and creates strong roots, it is less vulnerable, but as the tree is young, make sure there is shade and a sort of windshield available.

Cover your tree if it is expected that up to now, a gel or extremely windy. Frost, drought, wind and direct sunlight because it can burn your tree in a single day - to cover your tree when you think that in adverse conditions, most of the necessary moisture.

deep water a week. This is probably the most important advice. Give a thorough watering, but not more than necessary - force the roots to grow downward. Want to see your Japanese maple a deep root system health so that they are brilliant, gorgeous, healthy leaves, even if the conditions are less than satisfactory, they must grow .