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  1. dicky5ash liked Acerholic's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    Tonight is the last of the cold according to BBC weather app. So I have all fingers crossed. Today I thought some more of my pots....

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  2. dicky5ash liked emery's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    We did have a light frost, -0.4C, at least out where the measurement is. It may not have frosted in the Aceretum, which is a bit more...

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  3. dicky5ash liked Nik's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    Maples in the ground (or in the rocks) are finally waking up in Connecticut. Some suffered minor damage from frost this morning. It...

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  4. dicky5ash liked emery's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    'Pixie' is an absolutely dynamite maple, it's got everything. Doesn't burn, stays red, great texture, more or less upright (or used to...

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  5. dicky5ash liked Acerholic's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    No frost, but very cold overnight and this morning, our heating kicked in Ouchh. Anyway it hasn't stopped a few more leafing out in my...

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  6. dicky5ash liked maf's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    Some pictures from this late afternoon and evening. Mainly cloudy. Shirasawanum aureum, followed by Sawa chidori and friends: [ATTACH]...

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  7. dicky5ash liked Acerholic's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    No frost last night phew! Couple of more nights to worry about and then it looks OK. So here are a few more looking quite nice this...

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  8. dicky5ash liked Nik's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    Random palmatum seedling after the rain.

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  9. dicky5ash liked emery's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    And the last few from the 17th. Miracle Rose is still the most lipstick red of all the sycamores. I hope to get some grafts from it...

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  10. dicky5ash liked emery's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    Gosh @Acerholic your 'Vic Pink' sure is pink. Mine doesn't look like that at all yet. Also, whenever you post 'Kihajicho' I wonder why...

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  11. dicky5ash liked Acerholic's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    Sun is shining but the wind is from the North. Forecast to be 1°c tonight and tomorrow night.....praying for no Spring frosts. So in the...

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  12. dicky5ash liked Connor Sullivan's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    Pictures from yesterday. I went to 3 garden centers and they were packed with interesting maples! The winner of the day was Acer...

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  13. dicky5ash liked Acerholic's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    Rather cloudy today with a sprinkling of rain. Not too bad really. I thought I would show a few of my pots today. JWW7 Brown Sugar x2...

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  14. dicky5ash attached a file to the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    @Acerholic our Phoenix’s look remarkably different..these are my 3, plus close up leaf shots of each..Each of them were purchased from...

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  15. dicky5ash attached a file to the thread Maples Spring 2024.

    Reticulatum peaches and cream [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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