Japanese Maple, Coral Bark
junebugntn
13 years ago
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brandon7 TN_zone7
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Looking for a low growing perennial for this spot
Comments (9)From a design standpoint I might have planted the items in the opposite places--the liriope as a spiky edging at the bed-lawn interface, and then something contrasting behind it. I like a cut or dug edging but you lack any kind of plant demarcation to the grass, and so stuff is more floating in the bed. I can't tell if you intend to allow the "low-growing perennial" to spill over into the grass or just want a spot of something in the brown mulch. So I might consider using several perennial edging type plants as edging. This would provide an element of unity to tie together the more disparate plantings in the bed--though of course your fence provides that to some extent. While it can be easiest and most reliable use the same edging plant for the whole bed, I have seen some successful edging approaches in which there were a few feet of one type--lirope--and a few feet of lamb's ears, even some stretches of rock,and so forth. It takes some more skill and careful eye to do the combinations, and is not as strong an element as, say, a rock wall, but it can satisfy one's desire to plant more types of things and also works when growing conditions are somewhat different along the length of a long bed. The amount of room you have there isn't much once the liriope get going and fill out. Of course, it is a spot for something now. You don't need to take that suggestion to much to heart--I am not extremely good at accomplishing this in my own yard. But I have noticed that it makes an improvement in places where I have managed it. Also some of the design mavens here may be able to identify more important principles. I suspect that partly I'm being influenced by the somewhat aerial view; when you are at ground level, edging issues are not likely as prominent....See MoreGreat Bay Area nurseries with 15 gallon + Japanese maple trees
Comments (3)If you're up for a road trip, there's a nursery along the central coast that is having an amazing close out sale right now. See: [Sommer Wholesale Nursery.](http://www.sommerwholesalenursery.com/) They still have a great selection of 15 gallon maples, plus many unusual trees. Sale ends on the 10th....See MoreToo Sunny for Coral Bark Japanese Maple?
Comments (5)At least it's not a "dissectum" leaved variety. Who knows, you could try it...or plant it under another large shade tree as was suggested so it is protected from 10am to 5pm. Alternatively, you could build a shade structure for it in the initial location you specified, but that is not something I would especially want to do. You will often see nurseries have constructed lath houses where they keep their maples for sale. I've not had the "sango-kaku" but I do have an "Emperor One" which is indeed planted in full sun...it receives some shade during the afternoon when the sun passes behind redwoods that tower nearby...but the break is less than an hour. This was its first season out and the leaves faded to a dull green/yellow before turning red recently. It is looking good. I'm in the Bay Area. "Bloodgood" is another large leaved variety you might consider....pretty common though....See MoreFungus on Coral Bark Japanese Maple?
Comments (3)when i bought these in mid April(long island ,NY)they were potted.There were obvious plackened stems at the tops that were prevelant, but the trees looked great otherwise.Conditions have been on the wet side.I have fertilized them lightly with 18-24-12,and they are on a drip for every day watering and the sprinkler hits it too.The leaves look very light,as if they are malnourishedâ¦tree is in full sunâ¦.we have had a few days in the 80s, but not too bad yet.My concern is verticillium wilt...See Moreconniemcghee
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