The first 2 pictures are of Mapi-no-machihime (Little Princess) planted in open ground and the second 2 are of the same cultivar that’s always been in a pot (repotted every 2 to 3 years in same pot) I much prefer the smaller leaves and much shorter interludes when grown in a pot. The pot grown plant also keeps the leaf variegation much longer. Pot grown certainly adds to the beauty of many dwarfs.
Hi Jaybee63, lovely photos, I presume they are last Summer ones. We have just moved our Little Princess into the ground last Autumn. It had vivid colours whilst in a pot. Looking at yours in the ground it has a far paler look. Will update when ours leafs out.
Photos taken this morning, been fully leafed out for around 2 weeks now. Not all cultivars are out in leaf yet, probably around half.
Wow, think I'm in an exceptionally cold area near Winchester. Tbh though with the possibility of frosts next week I'm a little glad they arnt too far along. Really great photos you posted of yours
That’s surprising, we are about 16 miles away as the crow flies, I would have thought being further inland you’d be ahead.
Where we are seems to be a bit of a frost pocket unfortunately, last nights frost has already turned our Baldsmith buds brown unfortunately. Ah well, second flush in May. Our Son used to live in Fareham and we were surprised at the temperate climate there, even though as you say only 16 miles as the crow flies. If you get the chance take a look at the thread 'cheering us up'. There are some wonderful early Spring photos of lots of different cultivars. Add some of yours, it would be great to see them.
I’ve spent to day potting up a few young maples. I picked up Attaryi, Red Emporor, Woo Nishiki and Volubile from Barthelemys a couple of weeks back. I must be close to 200 Japanese Maples now
I'm looking at ordering one from Barthelemys next week to replace the Higasayama we've recently lost. That's 4 lovely maples you purchased. Bet your looking forward to seeing them leaf out. 200 maples wow, you have your own arbouetum!! At last count we have 138. My wife has told me in no uncertain circumstances that I'm not to buy anymore. Think she's trying to cure my addiction to Acers. Dont think she will succeed. 42 years of collecting is a hard habit to break.
Here’s my list, although I’ve lost a small number on this list. My gardens not big, but it’s packed with Japanese Maples planted and a few in pots and I enjoy shaping/pruning and training the shapes I want. My wife also tried the line “no more acers” but learnt to give up when she kept finding new additions sneaked in. Acer Palmatum seedlings, various Acontifolium Japonicum Aka Shigitatsu Sawa Palmatum Amber Ghost Palmatum Aobo Jo Palmatum dwarf Aoyagi Palmatum Aratama Palmatum Ariadne Matsumurae variegated Asahi Zuru Palmatum variegated Atrolineare Linearilobum Attaryi Japonicum Aureum Shirasawanum Autumn Glory Matsumurae Autumn Moon Shirasawanum x 2 Autumn Red Palmatum Azuma Murasaki Matsumurae Baldsmith Dissectum Beni Hagoromo Palmatum new Beni Komachi Palmatum x 2 Beni Maiko Palmatum Beni Otake Linearilobum x 2 Beni-Schichihenge Palmatum variegated x 2 Beni-Shidare Tricolor Dissectum Beni Shien Palmatum Beni Tsukasa Palmatum Beni Zuru Palmatum Berry Dwarf Palmatum Bi Hoo Palmatum Black Lace Palmatum Butterfly Palmatum variegated Burgundy lace Matsumurae Chikumane Matsumurae Chishio Palmatum Chitose Yama Matsumurae Chugu Ji Palmatum Coonara Pygmy Dwarf Coral Pink Palmatum Corallinum Crimson queen Dissectum ft garden plus 2 others Crippsii Palmatum Crispa, (Okushimo) Disectum , oldest established maple Elegans Matsumurae Emerald Lace Emma Dissectum Englishtown Palmatum Enkan Linearilobum x 2 Ever Red Dissectum Ezono Momiji Shirasawanum Filigree Dissectum Firecracker Dissectum Fireglow Palmatum First Ghost Palmatum Flavescens Dissectum x 2 Garnet Dissectum Gloria Shirasawanum x 2 Goshiki Shidare Dissectum Green cascade Japonicum Hagaromo x 2 Hana Matoi Dissectum Hanami Nishiki Palmatum Herbstfeuer Circinatum x Palmatum Hessei Matsumurae Higasayama Palmatum Hino-tori Nishiki Palmatum Inaba Shidare Dissectum Inazuma Matsumurae Indian Summer Japonicum Itami Momiji Shirasawanum Jerre Schwartz dwarf Palmatum Jiro Shidare Palmatum Jordan Shirasawanum Kagiri Nishiki Palmatum Kalmthout Shirasawanum Kamagata Palmatum Kandy Kitchen Dwarf Karasugawa Palmatum x2 Kasagiyama Palmatum Kashima Dwarfe Katsura Palmatum Kawahara Rose Palmatum Kinran Matsumurae Kiyohime Dwarf Komachi Hime Palmatum dwarf Kotohime Palmatum dwarf Koto No Ito x2 Linearilobum Koto Ito Komachi Kuro Hime Palmatum dwarf Little Princess Palmatum dwarf x 2 Lionheart Dissectum x2 Lutescens Amoenum Mahoganey Palmatum Marlo Palmatum Masu Murasaki Palmatum Matsugae Palmatum red form Matsukaze Matsumurae, x 2 Mikawa Yatsabusa dwarf Palmatum x 2 Milligan Palmatum Mirte Palmatum Moonrise Shirasawanum Momoiro koya San Palmatum Murasaki kyohime dwarf Nathan Palmatum O'kagami Palmatum Okushimo (Crispa) Palmatum Omure Yama Matsumurae Orange dream Palmatum Orangeola Dissectum Oregon Sunset Palmatum x 2 Oridono Nishiki Palmatum variegated Ornatum Dissectum Osakazuki Amoenum Otome Zakura Palmatifidium Dissectum Patricia Peaches and cream Matsumurae variegated Peve Chameleon Palmatum Peve Dave Palmatum Pixie Palmatum Pink Blush Dissectum Red Dragon Dissectum Red Emporor Red pygmy Linearilobum Rubrifolium Dissectum Ryoku Ryu Palmatum x 2 Sango Kaku Palmatum Sagara Nishiki Palmatum x 2 Samurai aka Shigatatsu Sawa Saotome Palmatum Satsuki Beni Amoenum Sazanami, Palmatum Seigen Palmatum dwarf Seiryu Dissectum x 2 Seiun Kaku Palmatum Sharps Pygmy Palmatum dwarf x 2 Shidava Gold Palmatum Shigitatsu Sawa, Matsumurae x 2 Shin Deshojo Palmatum Shiraz Palmatum Shishigashira Palmatum x 2 Shojo Nomura Palmatum Shojo Shidare Dissectum Skeeters broom Palmatum x2 Starfish Palmatum Suminagashi Palmatum Tama Hime Palmatum Tamukeyama Dissectum Tatsuta Amoenum Tennyo-no-hoshi Palmatum variegated Tiny Tim Palmatum Toyama Nishiki Dissectum x 3 Trompenburg Matsumurae Trompenburg Green Matsumurae Tsuma Beni Amoenum group Tsuri Nishiki Matsumurae Twombly's red sentinel Palmatum Uki gumo Palmatum x 3 Variegata Dissectum Villa Tarranto Linearilobum x2 Virides Dissectum Vitifolium Japonicum Volubile Wakehurst Pink Wendy Palmatum Wilsons pink dwarf Palmatum Winter Flame Palmatum Woo Nishiki Yasmin Matsumurae x 2 Zaaling Dissectum
I recognise a lot on your list that's also in our collection, but WOW your collection is amazing. We enjoy the shaping of ours aswell. Also we dont have a big garden so this is important. We are rather jealous of emery's garden in France, he can collect some wonderful specimens with the space he has. Just to say we love the ghost series, the reticulated leaves are so special imo. Please add some photos of yours to the 'cheering ourselves up thread'.
I too am in awe of Emery’s garden and amazing collection. I will take some pictures this week and add to the thread, but below are some from around the garden last year.
Ah Summer, great photos and can I say a 'lovely garden'. You should be very pleased. A lovely haven during these difficult times. Ukigumo stands out well and seems very happy in its position.
I have 3, they really don’t like much sun and variegation is much better with decent shade. I’m still working at present, have a business to run. I wish I stocked up on potting compost, bark, grit etc a couple of weeks back as it looks like we will be on shutdown soon.
Garden centres seem to be open at the moment, so worth stocking up perhaps? Our Ukigumo is in good shade and is very happy. Agreed about the lockdown, we will all be spending a lot more time in our gardens, which is not a bad thing!!
Ha! I've been given the plant ultimatum many times over the years. After you reach critical mass with enough plants it becomes too many for them to remember exactly which ones you have. You just tuck it in behind some others and play dumb: "What do mean? That's not new, it's been there forever".
LOL. Good point Tom. Will try that approach. Trouble is after 42 years of marriage, my wife knows all my tricks.
My wife has given up telling me not to buy, it’s more of a case of where are you going to put it, usually I don’t have the answer but we always find a way. I tend to have mine closely planted and keep them shaped and within there allocated bounds. I’ve also lifted many trees removing lower limbs creating light and space for low growing maples underneath. When challenged, we get clever.
Nicely put Jaybee63. My wife says the same now "WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO PUT IT". When I haven't got an answer, I get a told you so grin in return.
Found over the years especially with dwarf/semi dwarf trees you will always see far superior leaf patterns and stunning fall colours more than you will with the same cultivar when planted in the ground, one of the best examples for this i have found are mikawa yatsabusa's i have two in the ground which have a good 10/12 year growth behind them both , slow growers as we all know but the shapes on them are really coming along, good twisty shapes changing every year. Now for me to see a decent fall colour on either of the trees we really need to have a very hot sunny summer for them to colour out to a reasonable standard, last year was terrible did nothing but rain hence the colours were a very muted dull yellow, yet the previous year we had a heat wave and the colours were the best i have seen since they were planted out all those years ago. If i were to lift either of these trees (which i won't) and plant out in a container i can guarantee i will see a total transformation come the fall irrespective of the weather conditions, have done this with many a different cultivar over the years and always seen far superior fall colours than if they were still in the ground. Have just recently lifted a dwarf globosum six years in the ground and not a decent fall colour in all those years, this is now in a 60ltr container and hopefully come the fall i will see a vast colour change, added a fall pic from 2019 quite naff really , it's coming on in it's new pot nicely and will be breaking buds shortly.
I agree, but not just autumn colour. I have 2 Mikawa Yatsabusa's. One is a decent size and in a pot and it’s spring colour at the moment is outstanding,
It does make you think about always keeping our maples in pots tbh. The Autumn colour is so much more vibrant. I also recently watched a YouTube video of a man with over 250 maples in pots, He displayed them well and protected all from direct sun. He was elderly and still able to look after them all. There is a lesson there I think!!!? The only downside with pots is that it does not look natural. But everybody to his own!!!!!
The only trouble with containerised maples is the constant need for root inspection , and when needed a good pruning and medium replacement, on average i tend to do this once every three years but it gets to a stage where if you have so many it then becomes a regular annual ritual, i seem to be doing this every year now plus take into account i have trees from 15 ltr up to 120 ltr so taking these out of their pots then pruning cleaning and re potting is quite a task both physical and economical just for a hobby? Yes i do have numerous trees in the ground and they look after themselves basically, just the odd branch pruning but even then a time comes when even some of these have to be lifted and containerised to slow them down because of the rate of growth some of these trees can reach (quickly) although this is a hobby it is getting to a stage where you have to think about cutting back on numbers to a more manageable level (say this every year) :) :)
My wife and I have decided due to our age not to buy anymore, (only replacements for winter loss), but as you say, we all say this every year. How many people do we see on gardening programs who start with one plant then end up having the national collection. Plants are addictive, but what an innocent hobby!!! Re time taken with pots , I agree, we have just moved 90% of our collection to ground, to avoid the yearly process, but it will be to the detriment to Autumn colour.
