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Japanese Maple Care (acer palmatum)
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Japanese Maple Care
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How To Care For Japanese Maple Trees (acer palmatum)
Although beautiful and delicate looking, Japanese Maple trees
surprisingly require very little care.
The only annual task
that benefits the plant is a mulch around, but not touching, the stem.
Use well-rotted compost and apply it in early Spring. |
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The key dangers faced by Japanese Maples are damage by
late spring frosts and water-logging. Frosts can damage the leaves,
especially those of Dissectum varieties but it is only rarely fatal.
Simply snip off badly damaged areas of the leaves and the plant will
recover in a month or so. Water logging is most likely to damage the fine root
system in winter. There is no cure, so ensure that the planting position
is chosen well (see planting Japanese Maples in the navigation bar
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How To Prune Japanese Maple Trees
Japanese Maple trees are fine without any pruning, they will form
their natural shape with no need for your intervention.
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central area becomes over-crowded. This can stop air circulating and
make the trees more prone to fungal diseases. Every two or three years
when the leaves have fallen, prune out any diseased or damaged wood.
If the central part of the tree looks overcrowded, prune some of the
stems and smaller branches, but maintain the overall shape of the tree. |
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