Planting a JAPANESE MAPLE in a CONTAINER - Ep. 108

[@sashastarshanti3599]

Thank you for the lovely video, I just adore Japanese Maples! I have two growing in large pots on my East facing patio. They are doing wonderfully two years in. I just grew them in what I had locally available, which was (the dreaded) Miracle Grow Potting Soil, and they've done quite well in it. I wanted to offer a wonderful combination and symbiotic relationship that works really really well with Japanese Maples in pots, I saw it done at a local Aquarium here in NC that has lovely native pollinator gardens, as well as beautiful large potted plant specimens. The technique is to grow Oxalis and Ajuga in the pot with the Japanese Maple. The Oxalis and Ajuga acts as ground cover and natural mulch for the Japanese Maple, keeping weeds at bay and keeping the Maple's roots cool in the heat of summer, I've noticed the tips of my Split Leaf Japanese Maple's leaves aren't turning brown from the heat as much as they did last year with this combining technique. Consequently, the Japanese Maple gives the Oxalis and Ajuga light dappled shade throughout the day, and the Oxalis and Ajuga are absolutely thriving! (It reminds me of the "three sisters" Native American technique of growing corn, beans, and squash together for the symbiotic relationship they offer as they grow together.) Thank you Summer, I always love your beautiful and zen like videos. I feel in lovely company growing beautiful things in pots, and the earth your channel provides.

[@flat6fever680]

Thanks for sharing this.

[@nadineweiler7747]

Great tutorial Summer! Love the planter.....

[@fabulously695]

If it was me, I would personally have done 3 things differently. 1. Waited until next spring, just after the bud breaks. 2. Removed and bare rooted the tree 3. Used a ton more draining material like perlite, akadama or kyodama. The more free draining the soil is the happier the roots are in frost

[@Bandaid17]

I’m in 5-6 PA and overwintered my maple outside. I surrounded it with a bit of fencing, a little wider than the pot, filled it with leaves, placed it on the south side of the house, a little water, and it did fine. I understand you can maybe do the same it’s potted fig trees but add burlap. Love your channel and journey.

[@sandragoerlich7134]

What a beautiful tree after you prune it, thanks for sharing!!!

[@asianangie7209]

That is a beautiful container!

[@hoofgripweightlifting6872]

Oh wow!! I'm a bonsai addict and maples are my favorite bonsai specimen. Thank you. I have no choice but to sub. :)

[@MR_RN_NYC]

Thank you. This really helped when I just repotted my first Japanese Maple Tree today, a 5 ft Red Sentinel. I must’ve watched this video at least 5x in the last 2 weeks. It was in the nursery pot. I also freed up the roots but it was pretty difficult, it seemed a bit compact and it was my first time doing it but I probably spent a careful 5-10 min of massaging the roots on the bottom and on the sides trying to free up the soil. I’m just nervous about if I damaged the roots. How many days will it take to know that my Japanese Maple is doing well with the transplant? Thank you again!

[@bigtomatoplantslover6205]

Wow Wonderful Gardening~ Thank you for good sharing. Like 577 My friend, have a good day

[@Tore1972Wisdom]

I depends what Japanese maple variety it is, if they like acidic soil or a PH arond 7. Some even like a clay type of soil, if it´s planted in the ground. In pots they always have to have very free draining soil. I have a lot as bonsai and they do not like very wet roots at all in containers.

[@opalqueen21]

Lot's of love 💕 from India

[@mrgreen859]

nice video - question what's your thoughts on in ground planting with a space against a retaining wall 2x2 area to plant vs potting it.

[@falsificationism]

This was amazing! So beautiful...I never considered adding dwarf trees! Question: Won't the single tree in a pot be lonely/vulnerable? I read somewhere that trees in the forest share information, protect their families etc.

[@andreeawhatever]

It's similar to a house plant IMHO. Trees in forests can live for many centuries, I don't think the bar is that high for a specifically bred variety living in a pot :)

[@Alex1ong]

You can get the same affect by adding mycelium to the soil

[@dantang65]

very inresting,thank's

[@cefcat5733]

Thank you so much! Building courage on this end, to try the Japanese container garden. That is lovely. Another question: Will you have any carefully placed, indoor skylights in your buildings to accommodate plant life ? An acquaintance rented the upper floor of a Main Street store in a small town. The ceilings were about 2 - 3 stories high in this former storeroom. You needed very little electricity, as the big skylight window above, lit up the whole big one room apartment. It was well built, as it was 74 years old at the time when this Artist lived there. The rain never came in, but it did pound up there when it stormed. It was smoked glass, maybe to prevent too much sunlight coming in from the roof. I come from a place with tons of snow, so maybe there was a glass dome-like construction over the cloudy inside window, because snow never dimmed the light either. The buildings on Main Street had Western square fronts, so that you couldn't see what secrets were on the roof. He had a few plants which thrived there without bright lights and grew tall towards the ceiling. Maybe plants in containers could winter in a room like that or did the former owner have glass houses?

[@dangit9439]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing

[@mrgreen859]

Any experience with wick system and Japanese maple tree in pot?

[@ja-uh9gz]

Japanese maples are so beautiful and are one of my favorite trees. The colors just take my breath away. The Rhode Island Red is so cute and I love the color...and the pot selection looks great. It will stand out nicely in that pot by your house. I love the videos! Thank you. :)

[@gojibean3498]

How many drainage holes in that particular pot? Is one in the middle enough?

[@henryjames3129]

Great video! I have 4 Japanese Maple seedlings close to my house. The main Japanese maple is 10ft high and it's at its full height. I'd like to put the seedlings in a pot for the time being. They are only 1 -2 inches high. When is the best time to do this? Suggestions?

[@SequoiaElisabeth]

Nice job. It looks like you may have been watching a few bonsai videos. I recommend "The Bonsai Zone" with Nigel Saunders. The techniques he teaches are perfect for a project like this. The basic principles transfer to any tree with only minor differences depending on species, location, and intended purpose. Like any endeavor, skills improve over time, so just keep at it (this sentence intended for novice gardeners, not Summer)

[@l...]

#Bonsai 💲💲💲

[@arttreestick7434]

Do the chippies use that little house?

[@MrOj53]

You benefit from getting real bonsai tools. I like your project

[@scottreinhard]

I'm quite surprised that you suggest using peat.

[@TomHutchinson5]

I'm moving away from extractive fertilizers. Most organic fertilizer is made from non-renewable mined minerals. Hopefully phosphorus reclaimed from sewage, such as Ostara Pearl, becomes more widely available to consumers. Until then, I wonder if waste from the fishing industry might be a good direction.

[@ConstantGardener-q9q]

I”m a bit confused. I thought your endeavor was to revitalizing the native ecosystem. Japanese maples are invasive are they not?

[@myapopova]

What about their tendency to be invasive? I read that in southern Ontario they can be. People here love to plant them because they are beautiful. They don't appear to create visible habitat change in short-term but I do wonder if in the long-run they impact the local ecosystem in a negative way. Planting them in containers may help with that! :)

[@Diego-mc2go]

Japanese Maples like more free draining soil rather than the potting soil.

[@davidstanek1227]

Two weeks later she has 3 acres of blackberries

[@georgekoutsoudopoulos]

A bit puzzled by the pruning, the standard advice for acers is to prune them before the sap rises in spring before they break bud. It's funny how the idea of the John Innes formulations hasn't made it across the Atlantic as no 2 and 3 mixes are great for keeping long-term potted specimens without much thought or knowledge. As a standard compost for houseplants will not have enough nutrient retaining capability in the long run.

[@Bandaid17]

I think the other reason for pruning early is so you can see the structure better without leaves.

[@georgekoutsoudopoulos]

@@Bandaid17 yes it definitely helps.

[@sillybeeful]

I was so enjoying the sounds of nature in this video………..Shame the beautiful and inspiring content was hijacked by distracting background musick.

[@paultroja1726]

you just made a bonsai just not in a bonsai pot.