Japanese Maples: Fall JP's, 1 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
Is that the plant that 'wannabe' or you that 'wannabe'! I know what you mean though, in the true recognition sense. It is lovely, I have some A. 'osakazuki' that I grew from seed about 5/6 years ago, they are all variable, only have about 5 out of 10 left but one has taken off last year and a couple looking very shaky. I have tried several types, some just don't want to grow.

I got a small A. palmatum possibly 4 years ago in a 9 cm pot, around a foot tall, from my local, they had a tray full of diferent ones, no names, but this one caught my eye because it had brilliant red autumn colours. It has got really quite big, and this is the first winter I have left it outside in its pot, I think it would survive in the ground now. It is also the first year I have had the brilliant red colour, and it has been a very cold, dull summer/autumn. That seems strange to me, I thought they would show better colouring in the sun, but perhaps that is for when it is growing leaves, not loosing them!

Taken 16th October

This message was edited Feb 6, 2006 4:53 PM