recommendations for japanese maple in full sun- zone 9
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Japanese Maple in full sun zone 8a?
Comments (1)If it's true that Jap maple doesn't do well in sun there, you must comply. If you doubt that the designer is right, take a cruise around town and observe what Jap maples you can find. What kind of light conditions do they have? You can't give plants conditions they don't like and then expect to like the plant when it doesn't perform well....See Morejapanese maples for full sun & shade
Comments (12)Just so you know - red or purple leaved Japanese maples only turn redder in fall, never yellow. And many "green out" or change from red/purple to bronze in full sun in hotter summer locations. Bloodgood is supposed to hold its color better than most but even it takes on a lot of green in summer. 8' is a pretty skinny space to contemplate the placement of ANY Japanese maple - even most dwarfs will get at least that wide. I would reconsider that choice of plant for that tight an area. $600 for a 10' tall Japanese maple is not at all out of the ordinary. They are by no means fast growers so getting to be 10' takes time, especially since none ever get to be very significantly tall. As with any tree, you are paying for age as well as rarity or uniqueness. Bloodgood is perhaps the most common cultivar of Japanese maple, often grown and sold incorrectly/mistakenly, and does grow faster than many others, so $600 for that specimen IS a bit over the top. If you are willing to start smaller, there are many great mail order maple specialty nurseries. If you are set on Bloodgood you should be able to fid it anywhere but there are so many other great (better?) choices available. You may want to visit the Maples forum - most of the discussion there is focused on Japanese and other Asian maples but all maples - and maple lovers - are welcomed...See MoreOsakazuki Japanese Maple in Windy, Full Sun Area
Comments (6)The two things that often burn the leaves on Japanese maples are drying of the soil and too much exposure. Too much exposure can be cold frosty winds in spring as well as hot dry winds in summer. Even in my cool summer area the difference in seasonal appearance between a Japanese maple that is spending the summer on a regularly watered site and one that is more or less allowed to go completely dry can be like night and day. The purple leaved kinds in particular really show it. Another thing to think about in the placement of your new tree is that - depending on what you have in mind - 10' from the house may eventually turn out to be too close....See MoreLarge Japanese maple for full sun
Comments (4)Yes, try that one. Any number of named forms would grow in sun there also - even the weeping lace leaf types have been produced commercially in open fields in your area - but the parental species tends to be more disease resistant than its hundreds of cultivars. Also if you find a source for seed raised stock of straight Acer palmatum that may be somewhat cheaper than grafted specimens of its variants. Especially if you start small....See MorePoorOwner
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