I successfully cultivated different acers in containers but these must be well drained, top dressed every spring (remove & replace with fresh compost top 2 inches), moved to larger containers when pot bound (drying quickly despite, say, fortnightly good watering, roots out the bottom). They flourished in ericaceous soil in very sheltered (non windy), limited direct sunlight conditions. Now in the ground, breezy most days, I'm seriously considering moving them to as sheltered a spot from wind & excessive sun as possible because their leaves are 'crispy' - drying in the wind. But definitely always outdoors - they are a tree native to hillsides in the far east I believe! You see them successfully in England beside streams in sheltered gardens.
If you already have the acers then you can create a suitably sheltered location whether in the ground or in pots. Otherwise/in addition you can discover trees/shrubs/plants for windy sites online especially under the RHS info - there are lots of such plants that look great in the wind & don't suffer: horses for courses.
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I successfully cultivated different acers in containers but these must be well drained, top dressed every spring (remove & replace with fresh compost top 2 inches), moved to larger containers when pot bound (drying quickly despite, say, fortnightly good watering, roots out the bottom). They flourished in ericaceous soil in very sheltered (non windy), limited direct sunlight conditions. Now in the ground, breezy most days, I'm seriously considering moving them to as sheltered a spot from wind & excessive sun as possible because their leaves are 'crispy' - drying in the wind. But definitely always outdoors - they are a tree native to hillsides in the far east I believe! You see them successfully in England beside streams in sheltered gardens.
my garden is a wind tunnel which i didnt realize when moved in. so my growing area for trees to become something else later has gone out the window
in pots moved to a more sheltered less sunny site
If you already have the acers then you can create a suitably sheltered location whether in the ground or in pots. Otherwise/in addition you can discover trees/shrubs/plants for windy sites online especially under the RHS info - there are lots of such plants that look great in the wind & don't suffer: horses for courses
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thank you for your advice, i am lucky we have a sheltered spot where i think it will be ok. time will tell!