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Best Japanese maple for south facing garden

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  • chrismorgan72chrismorgan72 Posts: 9
    Just want to say a massive thank you to all for taking the time to provide me with your advice, it is very much appreciated and has helped me a lot :smile:
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If you have any photos of your site etc @chrismorgan72, we can offer some suggestions to help, if you're keen on having an Acer.
    You can always keep it potted and then you can move it accordingly  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • chrismorgan72chrismorgan72 Posts: 9
    I will see what I can do @Fairygirl
     
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    edited June 2020
    Euonymus alatus and Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' might fare better straight from the jump. E. alatus is just as beautiful as an Acer IMO, perhaps even more so. 

    See the source image

    That said, there are a lot of mature Acers in rather sunny hot front gardens near me and they seem to be OK.
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    E. alatus is lovely indeed @WillDB, and not grown as often as other shrubs, unfortunately. The autumn colour is stunning on them. 

    An acer in isolation in full sun will struggle, but it's possible to get round it successfully  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I have an acer palmatum dissecctum in my front garden I planted about 30yrs ago.
    The tree faces south, but the house casts a shadow on some of it between around Sept-March.

    Spring


    Autumn


    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    That's spectacular @Pete.8 - makes me very envious.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Samridout92Samridout92 Posts: 95
    Pete.8 said:
    I have an acer palmatum dissecctum in my front garden I planted about 30yrs ago.
    The tree faces south, but the house casts a shadow on some of it between around Sept-March.

    Spring


    Autumn

    Wow! That is phenomenal 😍
  • edhelkaedhelka Posts: 2,351
    I have a red one in a full sun spot and also windy and exposed. Not planted by me so I don't know the variety, it could be Bloodgood or something very similar. It does surprisingly well. There can be other factors in play, we acidic soil, a lot of rain, not that much strong sun and milder (than UK average) climate. Windburn can be a problem if there are gales in April, luckily not this year.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    That's exactly the point @edhelka . The climate is the biggest factor.
    It's why they do so well up here too, and they don't mind freezing conditions or snow/ice/frost/wind as long as it can be mitigated with other planting or walls/buildings etc nearby.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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