Acer 'Pixie' anyone have pictures??
NWalton (Zone 6a)
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Comments (7)Are you talking about the hybrid released by Burpee Seeds? If so I was in on that and that was a cross of two lines that came straight from USDA seed repository. They were characterized as "dwarf tree type" by the USDA in a collection which now goes by the name of GRIN. We just crossed everything we could get a hold of and one of the crosses was a bit better than the others. Of course, we liked to use hybrids because no one could reliably grow the next generation to look like the first and we had a lock on the parents. Though no one asked. If you ever saw the Burpee catalogue or sale racks in the 70's, there was a small 3 year old girl holding the tomatoes standing next to a tomato plant. She showed up on many banners and catalogues for about 5 years. That was my girl....See MoreAcer Griseum vs Acer Palmatum Bloodgood
Comments (7)Grisuem and Bloodgood in my zone in sun do fine once established. Bloodgood may leaf scorch in the first year or two, but once its established and if on an irrigation system - it generally won't scorch. It will however turn a bit more green/bronze but not quite scorched. This particular location has afternoon sun but almost no sun in the morning as the house shades it. The preference for these two would be morning sun, but I do know that they can handle afternoon sun if watered well. Eventhough they are both very different in looks, I'm ok with either in that location. More interested in trying to get to about 20+' in height in some amount of time. I'd really like to put a beech purporea tri-color there, but that definitely won't take the full sun in my zone and that probably grows just as slow. I'm curious as to how fast Griseum and Bloodgood grows if pruned for vertical growth rather just let to grow wide. I have a griseum that was planted last year and it put on close to 2ft (from 6 t 8ft) and caliper went from 1.5 to 2.5in. It was kind of shocking to me as I was figuring 6in to 1ft at most and minimal caliper growth. I don't know how long it will sustain this type of growth, but thicker caliper is usually a very good sign in trees. Pruning for vertical growth seems to help a lot of trees grow vertical (especially bloodgood, crape myrtles, prunus species, etc ). I know if you let Bloodgood has its way, it'll be 6ft in 5 years, but if you stake and prune it to go vertical, it can easily reach 12ft in 5 years. the question is what does it look like after 12ft ? Too many bloodgoods(and griseum) don't have vertical leaders. . So, if anybody has any data on how fast(or slow) their bloodgood or griseum, it would be greatly appreciated....See MoreAcer Rubrum Redpointe - Pictures Anyone???
Comments (58)Mine have been in the ground for 2 years now. In the 2 falls I've had them, the fall color was more of a maroon color instead of bright red. However I don't expect true fall colors on a tree in the first 2 years, so I'm withholding my judgement. I have noticed they begin to turn early since I've had them...they are both already showing tinges of maroon and red in mid August. It has been a very wet and mild summer here in central IN (except for the past week). I will say I am very happy with the trees though. In my area, where so many red maples suffer from yellowing and chlorosis late in the summer, they have consistently had a good, clean, medium green foliage all summer long. They have put on about 8" of new growth each of their 2 summers, with a nice increase in trunk caliper. Next summer, in their 3rd year, I'm expecting a bigger jump in growth rate....See MorePixi Lighting
Comments (3)Is anyone using these? They're sold at home depot in various sizes, about 100 lumens / sqft. Seems like they'd be nice alternatives to recess lights in certain parts of the house. I worry about needing the special ELV dimmers, which the reviews seem to suggest are needed....See MoreNWalton (Zone 6a)
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