I'll give the first of an occasional series of cultivar profiles here today. There are an ever changing number of cultivars in the trade. Many of these are only available in small quantities and in only in some countries.
Bloodgood is one that is universally available.
At this point most people would say you need to talk to an "expert" or go to the library and read about them or jump on the internet and find out how its done.
All reasonable advice but I have a far better way that is low cost and low risk which will show you just how easy it is to grow these most marvellous of trees either in the ground or in the pot.
In summer 2007 I came across a Dutch company on the Internet who retail a vast range of plants across Europe. Amongst their range is one of the most comprehensive selections of Japanese Maples I have ever come across. They offer a range of sizes and best of all they do not ship any trees until the Autumn.
The short answer is none. The long answer is none whatsoever!
There are two routes for you to go down to get a guarantee that is worth something.
