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Japanese acers
hedvikakirkpatrick
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Help! I am currently selecting a Japanese maple for my garden and information on websites varies greatly- I am talking here about Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’ - some sites make it 2Mx 2M large some 5x4 some even go as far as 8x4 ... would someone be able to clarify this for me? Much appreciated x
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Even if it did get big, with the rate Japanese Maples grow, I doubt you'd ever see it reach an imposing size.
My nan planted a different variant 20 years ago and it's 3x2.
I planted it some 30 yrs ago.
It was in the shade (25ft ish away) of a huge eucalyptus for most of its life where it was protected from full sun and it looked great, but grew slowly.
I had the eucalyptus removed and since then the leaves get badly scorched in the summer sun and winds from the south west. It's also in quite a dry part of the garden. Several branches have died back by a few feet since the photo was taken. I don't have any more recent pics.
It is a lovely tree, but you can see by the delicate almost lime green young foliage it won't like a lot of sun, but if you have a sheltered place for one and your soil isn't too alkaline go for it, it's a beautiful tree.
Billericay - Essex
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A 100ft eucalyptus is a lot of competition for a little acer (even though they were planted around the same time!)
I planted and acer palmatum dissectum in the front garden also at the same time to give you an idea of possible growth
Just as dawn broke on a sunny November morning last year the colour in the dawn light was amazing
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.