Japanese Maples: Cultivar suggestions Zone 6b eastern Kentucky., 1 by Cearbhaill

Cearbhaill wrote:
Well, after that rather optimistic post I don't know what to say :)

The only comment/question I have is if they are so averse to water how does one go establishing them? I have always watered daily the first two weeks of almost any newly planted anything- tree, shrub, succulents- anything.
I did water this one a bit upon planting and we have seen the odd rainfall ever since except one day I did give it maybe a quart of water very slowly. It is on a slight grade in a very dry area with lots of huge oaks and hickories to suck up all the water, and frankly my worry was that it is too dry and I'd have to be toting water down there every day.
There are two Shaina's that have been thriving for years in the same area (as well as a super-thriving Oridono nishiki), if that means anything. Of course the Shaina's are more near the edge of the larger trees and see more sun, but the soil conditions are quite similar.

Time will tell.
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