The Palmatums http://www.thepalmatums.org/ Japanese Maples De-mystified. en-US Copyright 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:22:30 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Hydroleca Again Getting hold of this stuff locally is impossible. The local garden centres, diy outlets, nurseries do not stock the stuff. Quite why is beyond me as they have almost everything else you could imagine.
So I had to fall back onto the Internet
]]> http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/09/hydroleca-again.html http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/09/hydroleca-again.html Potted Maples Re-potting Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:22:30 +0000 Hyroleca, Expanded Clay Update Those of you who read this blog regularly will realise there is nothing scientific in this. I am just trying to find out what is the best compost to use for potted Japanese Maples to thrive in.
]]> http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/08/hyroleca-expanded-clay-update.html http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/08/hyroleca-expanded-clay-update.html Potted Maples Re-potting Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:29:31 +0000 My Japanese Maple Shoot Tips Are Stuck Together. Why? The reason why the shoot tips are stuck together is that there are tiny little grubs inside the ball of leaves that have stuck them together to protect themselves from birds such as blue tits and also wasps who spend most of their year searching out caterpillars and grubs to feed to their young. http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/08/my-japanese-maple-shoot-tips-a.html http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/08/my-japanese-maple-shoot-tips-a.html Pests Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:10:42 +0000 The Weather
I came upon a pair of green Japanese Maples either side of a gateway in a walled garden in Castle Kennedy just outside of Stranraer in South West Scotland. I was actually there to see some very fine Paper Bark Maples but more of that later.
]]> http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/08/the-weather.html http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/08/the-weather.html Leaves Other Maples Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:10:20 +0000 Acer Palmatum Bloodgood
Bloodgood is one that is universally available.
]]> http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/acer-palmatum-bloodgood.html http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/acer-palmatum-bloodgood.html Buying Maples Cultivar Guides Growth Patterns Cultivar Guide Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:22:26 +0000 My Bloodgood Now Has A Massive Green Shoot... Help! As the majority of Maple cultivars are grafted plants, simply because it is the only way to guarantee the consistency of the type, there will always be the potential for the understock of the graft to sprout forth and try and take over. http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/my-bloodgood-now-has-a-massive.html http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/my-bloodgood-now-has-a-massive.html Grafting Growing From Seed Growth Patterns Leaves Pests Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:16:24 +0000 I Want To Grow A Japanese Maple But I Don't Know How. 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.
]]> http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/i-want-to-grow-a-japanese-mapl.html http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/i-want-to-grow-a-japanese-mapl.html Buying Maples Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:38:18 +0000 Question For You http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/question-for-you.html http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/question-for-you.html Growth Patterns Potted Maples Re-potting Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:57:40 +0000 Why Are All Japanese Maple Varities Grafted? If these marvellous trees did come true from seed we would have many many more cultivars to choose from.
]]> http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/why-are-all-japanese-maple-var.html http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/why-are-all-japanese-maple-var.html Grafting Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:05:45 +0000 Why Are There Some Twigs & Branches Dying Off & Going White? Japanese Maples practice, perhaps practice is the wrong word, but they constantly adjust their canopy according to how the seasons are progressing. This means that if the tree makes the decision whether to maintain a branch, twig or shoot depending on environmental factors and how well its growth rhythm is functioning. http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/why-are-there-some-twigs-branc.html http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/why-are-there-some-twigs-branc.html Growth Patterns Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:37:12 +0000 My Japanese Maple Has Set Seed. Can I Sow It?
Often times people miss the Maple flowers completely. This comes as no surprise because the Japanese Maple hides its flowers away under its leaves and at best they are a greeny yellow so they are easily overlooked.
]]> http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/my-japanese-maple-has-set-seed.html http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/my-japanese-maple-has-set-seed.html Growing From Seed Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:58:25 +0000 Esvelds. 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. http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/esvelds.html http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/esvelds.html Buying Maples Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:52:41 +0000 What Guarantee Is There That The Tree Is The One On The Label? There are two routes for you to go down to get a guarantee that is worth something.
]]> http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/what-guarantee-is-there-that-t.html http://www.thepalmatums.org/2008/07/what-guarantee-is-there-that-t.html Buying Maples Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:18:47 +0000 Do I Need To Water My Potted Maples Even If It Rains?
A maple canopy is like any other tree canopy it is a superb umbrella. True some of the rain is channelled down the leaves, leaf stems, twigs, branches, trunks down to the roots but most of it actually runs off away from the tree.
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I will be answering the question "What is the right compost for Maples" in a future post but for now just read through this post

Why Are My Potted Maples Leaf Tips Burning?


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