Don't buy these: A guide to finding your next Japanese Maple tree

[@rjayt88]

It's nice that you can drive to a place and see so many different cultivars. I live in the US and just purchase small ones my mail. I get large ones at a local nursery, but there are not so many different cultivars at local nurseries close to where I live.

[@Japanesemaples]

Yes I’m lucky ☺️ actually there aren’t many places in the uk 🇬🇧 but it’s well worth an hour in the car 👍

[@AnnaZielinska-yy3hv]

Many thanks for introducing us to the wonderful Packhorse Nursery! We've been twice now and are proud owners of 5 beautiful Japanese maples. I discovered your channel recently, really like the videos and learning lots.

[@Japanesemaples]

That’s very kind of you to say. Hilton at Packhorse is such a great guy! Thanks for posting. Carl

[@emmacheeseman4758]

Awwww, fireglow, that's on my shopping list, can't find one around here, and as I like to choose my trees for their shape as well as the foliage then I'm just going to have to travel, so thanks for the tip Carl. Loving watching your collection grow!

[@Japanesemaples]

Its a great day out to a lovely part of the UK, check out Matlock Bath while your in the area! Mention me to Hilton if you go :)

[@rashomon2020]

WOW! incredible selection ... will def have to visit. Thanks for sharing!

[@Japanesemaples]

They have been selling fast since I released the video, but plenty left 👍

[@robertjohn819]

wow what an amazing place . So many eye popping beautiful acers , I know i will play this video again . Thanks Carl

[@Japanesemaples]

Glad you enjoyed it. Great choice, great product and great advice 👍

[@vivatmusica]

Wow - what a fantastic selection of Acers. Matlock is almost 2 hours from us but very tempted now to make a visit!

[@Japanesemaples]

Well worth it, don’t forget he’s only open Tuesday / Wednesday and some Sundays

[@michaelh8137]

Going to a similar nursery tomorrow (also an hour and a half away) based near Bournemouth! Very excited, have been into Acers for a few years and really struggle to find high quality and rarer varieties at local garden centres!

[@Japanesemaples]

@@michaelh8137 Barthelemy by any chance?

[@michaelh8137]

@@Japanesemaples Yes! Looking to pick up a Shirasawanum Jordan or Aureum (haven’t decided yet. Also on the hunt for a really vibrant red all year round to contrast nicely with it, debating a Osakasuki I already have Bloodgood, Katsura & Orido Nishiki which are all stunning

[@Juan_Mattos]

Paradise!!!! I live in zone 10b in the USA and the very few Maples I have been able to grow are Bonsai size and kept indoors with artificial lights. I would go nuts in a place like that if I could keep Maples outdoors. Great video, thanks!!!!

[@Japanesemaples]

Thanks for your kind words, I go every year but it never gets old! Carl

[@undrwtr84]

Beautiful nursery. Glad to support a Brit

[@Japanesemaples]

Absolutely 👍

[@sylviahardy4568]

I recognised that nursery immediately 🤩🤩🤩

[@Japanesemaples]

Hilton is an absolute legend. Happy to support a local business!

[@antiduckable]

I usually buy my trees from a nursery, so far i have 1 year old grafted Arakawa and two Beni-Chidori, but today, shopping in Morrisons, I saw a cultivar that I've never seen before (Sonkootgre/Going Green) for £3.50 and I couldn't resist!

[@phillipwaterman5721]

Wow what a great acer s thanks Carl keep up the good work mate thanks

[@Japanesemaples]

Thanks, will do! Carl

[@chain1984]

Excellent video and thanks you for the farm info 🙂👍

[@Japanesemaples]

Glad to help you and promote an excellent maple nursery 👍

[@alandmkday8581]

Amazing thank you showing us all the beauty of Acers

[@Japanesemaples]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for letting me know. Carl

[@NoCoastGolf]

What a great collection.

[@Japanesemaples]

Thanks! 🙏

[@bikegeist]

What a place! I hope to find somewhere like that near me. I'm making a note of the "everyone should have a ~" so I can snap one up if see any. :D The non-Japanese varieties such as Jerre schwartz seem to be a lot harder to come by here, unfortunately.

[@Japanesemaples]

True it was found by a guy called Billy Schwartz in the USA. Very common all over Europe mind you!

[@richiep3520]

So my shopping list is! Sangu kaku, Mikawa yatsubusa/sharps pygmy Ruby stars, Coonara pygmy Tailor, Beni mako Katja Orange lace Ryoku ryu. I've a South facing garden and will be mainly growing in pots. We don't really have a great acer selection in Ireland. There is one place called carragh nurseries. Not a big selection but they are VERY expensive as I recall. Wouldn't find anywhere as amazing as what you are at.

[@Japanesemaples]

That’s a good list with lots of variety 👍

[@TheCornishCottageGarden-bs5lf]

Just stumbled on this channel, I love my Acers but do struggle to keep them looking their best, looking forward to going through your vids for advice 😊

[@Japanesemaples]

Nice to have you along for the journey 👍

[@greylion629]

Great place, loved the tour.

[@Japanesemaples]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ginettemcdougal6676]

Thank you for the info. Michigan USA

[@Japanesemaples]

My pleasure, so great that it helps folk from all over the world 🌍 👍

[@harrypap2345]

This is a paradise... I wish we had stores like that in my country. Amazing video as always. I was wondering if u had ever experience with buying Acer from another country-online ?

[@Japanesemaples]

Hi Harry, I am not aware of any growers that ship internationally I’m afraid 😟. Good question mind you I wonder if it’s possible 🤔

[@mokinyss]

What a beautiful planet we are living in 😍

[@Japanesemaples]

It sure is 👍

[@fulwoodphantom]

Some beautiful maples there

[@Japanesemaples]

Just such a good selection and brilliant advice too! Carl

[@erichess5928]

This nursery is outstanding!!! The prices are hundreds of dollars less than you would spend at any nursery I’ve ever seen in the U.S. if anyone in the southeast US know of a nursery that has such an amazing variety at reasonable prices, please let me know

[@Japanesemaples]

I hope someone can help, it really is the benchmark for price and quality 👍

[@reedsims1066]

Try mix border nursery in Georgia, or jens farm maple. One is appointment only. The other ships

[@davidparker2796]

Really enjoyed that Carl many thanks

[@Japanesemaples]

Glad you enjoyed it, always a treat to go and my first visit this season!

[@2glhudson]

I sure wish I knew of a place like this in the USA close to the Memphis TN area that I could choose from. Such beautiful specimens there to choose from.

[@Japanesemaples]

We are really lucky to have access to places like this yes. It’s about a 2-3 hr round trip for me, but absolutely worth it! Hope you can find somewhere 🤞

[@2glhudson]

It’s most certainly worth it for sure.

[@silverbackag9790]

Wish we had nurseries like this in BumFk US Midwest.

[@Japanesemaples]

It’s great and I count myself lucky! An hours drive seems nothing for the reward 👍

[@missinmayberry7289]

I have had success with trees from Mr. Maple. I order but they also have open houses throughout the year.

[@bluejay3945]

Mr. Maple in NC Maple Ridge Nursery in GA Gossler Farm OR Garden Treasures in NC Most of the best maples come out of the US. There are a lot of other mail order maples as well. These days maples are like hosta . Do ur research because a lot of the variegated ones don’t age well.

[@sparkzaddy]

no wonder your backyard looks amazing your home nursery is insane dude 😂

[@Japanesemaples]

Thanks 🙏 it was just a lawn 4 years ago 👍

[@Maples-and-cats]

Thanks for the tour...so nice trees!!!

[@Japanesemaples]

Just great and I love the way you can start to see their potential. Thanks for posting, Carl

[@arpadvarga3475]

I was lucky this year. Find really nice catsura maple at nursery for cheap. After long search.

[@Japanesemaples]

Nice 👌 great tree 🌳

[@richiep3520]

That poly tunnel is a dream, wow! Must be so hard to not put yourself into debt 😅 Just with the full sun aspect, in countries like ours direct blue sky sunshine doesn't really come in long spells. Would consistent cloudy patchy skies count more as 'partial shade'? Seems only a could of days a year do we get proper glorious sunshine.

[@Japanesemaples]

As they grow they all become somewhat more acclimated, but within limits of course. It’s probably best to buy Acers in the early spring to plant out so they get used to increased light levels. This is especially true if they have been growing in poly tunnels 👍

[@doublecrest]

nice nursery， good price. here in the states， JM price‘s going crazy in recent years.

[@Japanesemaples]

It’s interesting, I think there popularity is increasing all the time!

[@Lain3695]

1.5 hours away so not too bad! I did always wonder why those cheap supermarket trees had that mesh thing on the roots. I assume we should remove it straight away.

[@Japanesemaples]

I think it’s supposed to rot away, best avoid if possible

[@GhostofTradition]

envious of your prices! I've seen similar sized trees her in the US at $200+ maybe I'm going to the wrong nursery 😮

[@Japanesemaples]

Considering the size of the trees and that they are ready for potting up immediately, yes they are incredibly well priced 😎

[@Acerdorer]

Great nursery! Thanks for sharing Carl. If I may give you a tip. When you upload your videos in at least 2k they will be converted with the much better VP09 codec (instead of the av01) and then have a much better image quality. You can also upscale your 1080p footage to 2k before uploading. Best regards from Hamburg

[@Japanesemaples]

Thanks for the information and glad you enjoyed 👍

[@cosmokramer7926]

Howdy there, thanks for the great series! I have been thinking about planting a cascading acer on a north facing hillside, but just about everyone has red dragons, crimson queens or green cascading varieties. Do you know of any with more unusual colors? Yellows or paler greens perhaps? It shouldn't be getting hit with any afternoon sun and just an hour or so mid day of direct mid day sunlight. I thought about maybe an orangeola, but the one I have in the back yard seems to trend green during the summer.

[@Japanesemaples]

Hi, I think Orangeola should work well buy the sound of it, however to keep their colour just enough sun is key. Too little and many Acers produce more green pigment to absorb more light. Koto-no-Ito is a lovely pale green, especially in the spring and has thin lace leaves? If your ground planting I would ideally keep Acers in a pot a couple of years and see what they like if possible 👍

[@cosmokramer7926]

@@Japanesemaples Gotcha, yeah my backyard orangeola lives under a large cedar tree so it definitely shifts from red to a dark reddish green during the summer so that makes sense to me. I'll look into Koto-no-ito. Do you think it would handle hot winds as well as some other varieties? During the summer it will be somewhat exposed to wind coming down the hill despite the shady north facing spot. Thanks for your time!

[@SonyLe]

Would you tell me what name is the one at 2:56 (yellow leaf / red stem) please?

[@Japanesemaples]

Hi it’s Sango Kaku 👍

[@asha8443]

So one thing I’d add is to be careful when buying online also: 1. I tried a new online nursery..I got trees that were grafted badly and 50% of them died after the first winter. 2. I ordered a large tamukeyama the other day from Home Depot..the root ball was tiny but stuffed into a 5 gallon pot so when it came, it just toppled over. I think it will be ok but I was surprised at the lack of a true rootball

[@Japanesemaples]

Really good post and another reason to be careful! I used to order online, but now much prefer a day out to select them myself. Thanks for posting! Carl

[@astraeus002]

I've really been enjoying your videos, thank you. I'm looking for an acer that has the habit of Westonbirt Spreading Star but red leaves instead of orange in autumn. Really something with a spreading habit but, ideally, not a dissectum because it'll be overhanging a pond and the dissectum leaves were a pain to remove! From all your experience, any recommendations please? Could I get an upright/round like Osakazuki and just keep pruning the leader to keep its height down and cause it to spread?

[@Japanesemaples]

I think Osakazuki would be fantastic and certainly worth trying to shape it 👍

[@astraeus002]

Thank you. I'll be heading to Packhorse Farm on the back of this video, so you've done a great favour to Hilton!

[@Japanesemaples]

@@astraeus002 I just love promoting a great small business and I’m sure you will be a happy customer! Say hi from me, I will be visiting again soon 👍

[@fulwoodphantom]

I'm a maple nut too 👍👌

[@Japanesemaples]

Can't beat them for all summer colour and interest!

[@SowmyaHegde-gk8xu]

What is the name of the green maple in the car at the beginning of the video.( 0.58)

[@Japanesemaples]

Hi it’s Dragon master, a kind of weeping Orange dream 👍

[@Wizzardus]

I can only dream od such nurseries around here :/

[@Japanesemaples]

Not this one but some do mail order?

[@tonygram5414]

I just can’t seem to get a cutting to take, any tips?

[@Japanesemaples]

Cuttings from Japanese maples are notoriously difficult 😞 The majority of cultivars will not grow on their own roots and need to be grafted. The ones that can work are what the supermarkets sell cheaply as they can be mass produced. Try Orange Dream, Atropurpureum, Beni Maiko and Butterfly for starters 👍

[@deanwright5490]

Is this nursery open to public or by appointment?

[@Japanesemaples]

Hi Dean it’s open to the public but only Tuesday / Wednesday and some Sundays. Check his website for more details 👍

[@kevinallison2856]

Hi mate could I ask my Mrs purchased an acer red leaved no name but just asking at the moment it's full of lovely red leaves but when it gets hot it's not in sun watered correctly the leaves like curl up an fall off. Any ideas please thank you.

[@Japanesemaples]

Hi Kevin, just to say that its hot drying winds that Maples really hate, perhaps it's in shade but in a windy position? Also be aware that overwatering rots the root system, so can in fact make the tree not get enough water. Dehydration from too much water can therefore cause the problem you describe. Carl

[@robertwhiteley-yv1sy]

Do you use mycorrhizal fungi for your maples?

[@Japanesemaples]

I don’t to be honest, however as they are nearly all grafted trees I find the root growth to tree size balance is usually fine.

[@robertwhiteley-yv1sy]

@@Japanesemaples Good point. I did an experiment with two going green maples that were sticks when I bought them. The one I planted with fungi is substantially bigger than the other.

[@Japanesemaples]

@@robertwhiteley-yv1sy this is very useful information as it may help others to overcome the fact that many cultivars don’t do well on their own root system 👍

[@vorong2ru]

Do you normally experience die back on leafed out plants? I've planted maple which was fine but shortly after leafing out started to heavily die back. It could be either wet weather or maybe the plant wasnt great to start with... Or is it normal?

[@Japanesemaples]

In my experience it’s either frost or overwatering. Frost will usually blacken the leaves, but the real danger is often rotting roots. When dormant they have amazing resistance to rot and when fully leafed out they tend to dry themselves out. Test with a water meter and compare to other trees, if waterlogged pot down to a pot just big enough for the root ball. I’ll have an update on one I did last year soon 👍

[@Urssop]

What’s the name and address for this nursery.

[@Japanesemaples]

Hi it’s Packhorse Farm, Foxholes lane, Matlock, DE4 5LF

[@Moonbase-jh6wn]

I’m very lucky it’s only 18 minutes from my house 😊

[@TropicalGardenUK]

Hi what’s the name of the nursery?

[@Moonbase-jh6wn]

Packhorse farm in Matlock Derbyshire

[@Japanesemaples]

Oh wow I'm glad I don't to be honest, would be penniless! Lovely part of the UK you live in. Carl

[@bullyarena3923]

..but the whole american chestnut/japanese chestnut, white walnut/butternut issue with japanese walnuts and now japanese maples?..these a better pick over sugar maples because why again? Jmho.

[@Japanesemaples]

Japanese maples are just more beautiful 🤩

[@EldersTree]

Ok

[@Japanesemaples]

👍

[@iqbalmathofani96]

how to buy maple

[@Japanesemaples]

Garden centres or specialist nurseries 👍

[@xiaoxiaoling2686]

Buy.buy.buy😅

[@Japanesemaples]

I could spend a fortune 😝

[@neilritson7445]

Poor. You could first set out the different types then go through examples of each. What was your aim????

[@Japanesemaples]

I have many videos where I do just that 👍

[@smeshfactory3992]

Such a shame this is 3 hours away from me! The variety looks amazing and the price is the best I've seen compared to local garden centres!

[@Japanesemaples]

Time for a short break in Darbyshire? 🤔😉 Seriously a really good product 👍

[@JungleScene]

As someone who uses maples for bonsai, having it on its own roots is usually really important for us. For a garden tree grafts are absolutely the way to go, but for bonsai, cuttings and air layers are the best way to get a quality bonsai in most cases.

[@Japanesemaples]

Absolutely agree, for Bonsai the look of the tree is vital. For trees in the ground or pots , the root system is a key factor too 👍

[@coreytreverson740]

@@JapanesemaplesI don’t think it has anything to do with the roots as they use a totally random a.p. Root stock. The fact is, grafting is the quickest and highest success rate to pump out cultivars