Landscaping Around a Red Lace Weeping Maple on the Corner of the House
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Comments (4)I have 4 japanese maples in my smaller sloped downward front yard. Two are dwarf ever reds which look great and I'm satified with my trimming efforts. My problem is the two split leaf regular sized green japanese maples. I purchased my house about 2 years ago and someone had "trimmed" these into a boxwood type shape. So I've been letting them just go nuts to get a little more of a natural shape back to them. I'm to the point now (or in late fall I should say) that I want to trim them back. Can anyone provide a good picture of how these should look when trimmed correctly? I've looked through several of my japanese gardening books, but I haven't found a good example to go by. And of the two larger maples, one has grown towards the sun as a typical wooded area is on its other side. This has caused it to grow toward the driveway, and over a little bit. A landscaper looked at it and thinks its too mature to train it another way now. Should you need photos of these two maples, let me know. I hope this helps ladybug too. Thanks!...See MoreJapanese Maple wanted - red leaves
Comments (9)JJ I have the following to suggest: A. p. 'Beni otake' Otherwise known as 'Big Red Bamboo', this tree is treasured for its deep red, strap leaves. Spectacular spring color holds through summer and turns crimson-orange in fall. This is a vigorous tree providing good texture variation and rich color. 10' A.p. 'Cindy' 9-12' high. A new variety that is a medium sized tree. Large maroon leaves hold color well in the hot summer months. Color also holds well in deep shade. Moderate growing rate. Upright, rounded form. Fall color is crimson. A.p. 'Fireglow' This selection retains red all season while the actual tones of red do change. Spring leaves emerge in an array of bright rose colors then darken. Backlit in summer, the leaves flicker like campfire flames on a breezy evening. Fall brings on scarlet. Summer heat does not tend to burn 'Fireglow". It is an excellent choice for an upright red that does not get overly tall. A.p. 'Margaret Bee' An improvement on "Bloodgood" leaves are larger and richer in color. The dark purple color stay well in the hot summer sun. Does not tend to get leaf scorch like "Bloodgood". Crimson fall color. Creates an upright tree that reaches 13-20 ft at maturity. A.p. 'Moonfire' "Opalescent" is how the large almost black-red leaves of this strong upright- growing (12-15') tree have been described and they keep this deep color until they turn a bright crimosn in fall. A.p. 'Suminagashi' Reaching up and out, the branches form a vigorous, finely shaped tree. Deeply divided and deeply colored in a long lasting red, the large leaves add a beautiful contrast of color and texture to other specimens in your garden. Maroon turns crimson in autumn. 12' A.p. 'Trompenburg' It's something over 15'.Spring color is a fairly bright red, which in summer becomes a glossy black- or purple-red, a color which it holds well during the heat of summer. The most distinctive character of the cultivar is the rolled leaf lobes, which form long, narrow half-cylilnders, giving the leaf the appearance of a (you guessed it) dragon's paw. Fall color is crimson. Juvenile leaves may not show the rolled lobe effect for awhile. A.p. 'Tsukushigata' Bright sour-apple green veins and samaras (seeds) contrast with rich burgundy red leaves in one of those magical color combinations found only in nature. Fall color is purple-red with orange highlights. 15' A.p. 'Twombly's Red Sentinel' Bright sour-apple green veins and samaras (seeds) contrast with rich burgundy red leaves in one of those magical color combinations found only in nature. Fall color is purple-red with orange highlights. 10' A.p. 'Yezo nishiki' Large leaves display glorious colors through out the year. The reds are brighter and a touch of orange is stirred into fall's scarlet. This is a vigorous, sturdy, upright tree with good branching. It grows taller than wide to 15' Might I also suggest the addition of a second, smaller maple to contrast the first? A small green-dissected-leaf JM is a great foil for the red leaves of the main tree. The dissectum will have a completely different look and shape than the upright, and the fall colors of both will be enhanced. For a SMALL green dissectum I would suggest: A.p.d. 'Lemon Lime Lace' Beautiful pastel yellow and lime green new leaves in the spring, holding the contrasting colors all summer as young leaves emerge. The habit is weeping and it makes a very round mound if left unpruned and unstaked. Fall color is orange. 6' or A.p.d. 'Ellen' Growing 3 1/2 ft high in 10 years this desirable dissectum emerges in the spring with yellow green leaves and becomes a fresh green in the summer. Yellow fall color. or A.p.d. 'Flavascens' Unique in color. Yellow-green in spring and early summer. Becomes darker green as summer goes on. Fall color is spectacular with golden yellow and orange tones. All of these trees are available by mail order from Topiary Gardens in New York. www.topiary-gardens.com. Diana is wonderful to work with... Regards, K4...See MoreLandscaping Front Yard around existing trees
Comments (9)"Jap" is a pejorative dating back to the Second World War. Weeping Japanese lace-leaf maples of the size shown here are worth thousands of dollars on the retail market. Specialists in large trees catering to the demand for instant landscaping here "mine" them from old properties and re-plant them elsewhere, getting again, thousands of dollars for them in the process. If there is one of these kinds of operations working your local area you may be able to get one of them to take yours away for free, if nothing else. Of course, they may want to be able to drive up to it with a machine and scoop it up all in one move. With the tree right in front of your house, with buried utilities perhaps present and a lawn you want to keep this may not be feasible. If you are wondering the taller shape shown in the Dig Doug cartoon would be achieved by installing an adequate stake and training the existing specimen up, to be more tree-like. And visually effective....See MoreWeeping Willow OR Autumn Fantasy Maple
Comments (14)i bought my first house with 2 HUGE willows ... lived there 10 years ... and sold the house with 2 willows ... i have nothing good to say about them .. other than they look great in a park.. golf course.. or someone elses yard ... lol .. im not quite sure on your measurements.. but im not sure you have space for one ... i would not plant one within 50 to 100 feet of the house.. as they tend to drop large branches in bad storms ... and.. btw ... you couldnt get a shovel in the ground under them.. if you wanted ... but that would be decades down the line if you are planting a babe ... there are so many better heritage trees ... that are not problematic ... i highly recommend oak ... [trees that in 100 years ... will still be there.. and gorgeous .. and not a problem] ken...See More- 22 days ago
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