@Acerholic Can I please ask you 1 last question? I liked the foliage of Nicolsonii better than the one of Osakazuki. Do you think I shoul take one of the on the hill. I think it stays a little bit smaller as well...
@sun, just arrived. The Koto no ito is amazing. Absolutly love it. You can just imagine it in 10 years walking underneath it. That's a keeper!!! Shirazz is like this btw, it just goes everywhere. But it's one that you just let it do its own thing. This cultivar is so much more about the delicate colours it brings to a garden. But if you want to control it, then next February some careful and artistic pruning can be done. But not this season.
@Acerholic ,thanks for supporting me from afar, hopefully I can fix the problem with my mobile data, otherwise I will write as soon as I have wifi again, sleep well!
@sun of course A, as many questions as you like. Nicolsonii will give just as much colour in the 'Autumn' as Osakasuki. Its character is very similar indeed. If you prefer the looks of this compared to Osakasuki then you should go for it. Your opinion is all that matters when it comes to aesthetics.
@Acerholic , it's 13 D, a lucky number, I can quickly show them now(back in my wifi) Atropurpureum, it was standing in a foil tunnel and is quite green at the moment. Christian Nielsen advised me to take a Fireglow instead, as he said, that its characteristics are guaranteed and its habit would be easier to get into the shape I have planned. I liked the Fireglows a lot too, but I was too curious how the Atropurpureum would turn out in a sunny location. Well, in the end I took both of them. Probably I put the Fireglow on the hill first and observe Atropurpureum for a season or 2 and then decide where he will definitely go... Fiireglow Summergold, last week in Northern Germany were extraordinary hot and it got a bit too less water, so he is scorched a bit on the top, and he has a bird's nest on it:) Nicholsonii Tsuma Gaki, I didn't have this one on my list as I have red that many are disappointed by its colour or find it complicated to grow, but all specimens at the nursery, and they had a lot of them were in full sun and looked very strong, healthy and happy, and I really liked their graceful habits and the small foliage and the green trunks, so as you said I let my heart rule my head and took it The rest is coming immediately...
@Acerholic Beni Otake that I showed you Butterfly Mr. Sun, I didn't have him on my list and I told him so three times, but he looked at me with sad eyes, so when they packed all my trees, I ran back to where they kept him and took him with me. I thought you at least would understand:))
@sun, well you have certainly gone for very strong trees and you will get the instant impact you wanted. Sometimes your heart is the right way to go and on this occasion you will be over the moon with the colours of both. I cannot fault any of these, they are wonderful specimens that I hope will not only grace your garden, but over the years the 'maples forum' that I sincerely hope you will be a part of for a very long time. Looking forward to what you have to show next.
@sun I now have a lot of maple envy A. Your Mr Sun is a beauty. As you say he had to come home with you, it was unfair to leaf him behind!!!!! Lol. I will be interested to see what you do with Butterfly over the next few years. I controlled mine by table topping it over a few decades and lifting the canopy to expose the branching beneath, not everyone's cup of tea, but it works in my garden where it is placed. Your Beni Otaki is going to make a lot of growth over the next two years, so be prepared when placing. The top growth you see is probably just this last couple of weeks and you may get even more this year. But be prepared that this new whippy growth might get hit by any early frosts. So far so good A.
@Acerholic , thank you D , I also think they look strong, in fact IMO all of the plants in the nursery look very healthy, of course some had some scorches after the heatwave but that is it expect I think. I didn't take any of the shade loving maples with me, as their spots are not ready as long as we have our chicken. I saved them and the Aconitifolium for another trip. My resume: 54 hour trip, 19 hours of driving in total, 9 hours at the nursery in total, I am glad that I am home savely with all my 13 new family members. You can be sure that I will stay on the forum, you can also be sure that I will ask a lot about pruning all of thes maples in winter... Do you think I can leave the big ones in the sun by the pool until their actual spots are ready for them. They were all standing in the sun there as well, but of course there were more other trees nearby.
@sun, think excitement got to your first photo of Moonrise A, lol. You have some wonderful combinations there. I know you are going to place them around the garden in their pots for a season, but do consider the wind that will undoubtedly arrive in October, as it does. Some protection will be necessary. I have 50 mph winds here atm and some pots have fallen already. So far there is absolutely nothing to fault in your selection of cultivars or their condition.
@sun as I said earlier, it is the wind that will cause damage from falling and not from the sun. Having looked at your weather forecasts for the next couple of weeks I think they will be fine. Unless the children splash them !!!! I am very impressed you were able to leave behind the shade loving trees. I would not have been so good. Remember the forum is always here, so any questions now or in the future, just fire away. I am positive everybody on the maples forum enjoyed your experience. 'I certainly did'. 'THANKYOU' A. Glad you had open enjoyable trip and you are both home safely. Some sleep to catch up on now I think!!!
@Acerholic I am visualising , what do you think? Do you think the distance between them is good if I want them to grow and prune them for shape? You need to imagine Nicholsonii instead of the forsythia.
@Acerholic , Atropurpureum is only 2 metres from the hedge, do you think it is too close, otherwise you wouldn't see Koto no ito behind it...
@sun I did think you were going to put the Fireglow on top of the bank? I know you only just decided to buy this one, but I was imagining a tree at the top of the bank. The distances are perfect btw.
@sun, the thing with Koto no ito is that it is so delicate you can see through it. I would put Atropurpureum behind Koto no ito. Place them and see what you think. Live with it for a couple of weeks to see what you think.
@Acerholic , I could also put it on the left side of this picture wher there is now the big Cotoneaster with my blue garde shoes, it were allowed to grow there up to 6 metres. On the other side it would be close to another red (Beni Otake) where the lilac is.
@Acerholic , I also had this idea, but I wasn't sure if Atropurpureum will be to close to Fireglow, so I thought I should put something green in between.
