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  • polly_appolly_ap Posts: 59
    Thanks Liriodendron, . That’s a great help.😀
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    You have two different growth habits in those two maples. The first is an upright, normal tree type and the second a weeping type. We have both as well and the weeping will grow up a little but more outwards, getting wider as it goes and the upright will just get tall and bush out, sometimes developing an obvious trunk.

    I think blood good is a good shout for cultivar as it's a common one that looks like yours. We have two and they don't seem to grow as fast as other maples.  
  • polly_appolly_ap Posts: 59
    Thanks Victorian.
    That sounds exactly what I have.
    😊🐝
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    These are two leading nurseries....if you fancy scrolling through the huge number of varieties @polly_ap ;)
    https://www.millgardencentre.co.uk/acer-availability-2022
    https://packhorsefarmnursery.co.uk/directory-tree/

    Most GCs stock  relatively straightforward varieties to suit the UK climate and conditions, with some variations in colour, habit and size.  Other outlets [DIY stores, supermarkets etc] mostly stock the easier palmatum types -like Garnet and Bloodgood etc, and the green/yellow equivalents. 
    Generally speaking, the palmatums are easier to grow than the dissectums as they cope with variable conditions more readily, especially windy sites. Dissectums get shredded much more often.  :)
    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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