The Japanese Maple Gardening pot or ground?

[@colinmumford267]

I've just bought my first a little princess, am goin to keep it in a pot and do exactly what you said test where I put it first two seasons ,then check how much it progresses , I'll go up a couple of pots to but when it's time I'll put it in the ground but am looking to get another 3 for my garden and just watch them take shape over the next few years

[@Japanesemaples]

They are lovely but please note they are the widest maples I have seen compared to their height! 👍

[@keithtimelessacres]

Great video. A lot of what you talked about answer questions I hear all the time on maple groups. Thanks for making this video.

[@Japanesemaples]

Very kind of you to comment and glad that sharing my personal experiences helps people. Carl

[@Naztalgic]

Thank you for another wonderful and informative video sir. you have helped me with my maples quite a bit.

[@Japanesemaples]

Thanks for taking the time to comment and I'm really glad you find the content helpful. It inspires me to do more! Carl

[@cindyl3916]

Carl, thank you for sharing this valuable information and excellent ideas you learned from your hard work. Now wish I would have kept several in pots longer! Best wishes to you❤

[@Japanesemaples]

Thanks so much for the feedback and really glad you found the video beneficial. Carl ❤

[@Lain3695]

great tips! I'm so sick of winter already bring on spring and the amazing leaf colours!

[@Japanesemaples]

Thanks and 100% agree 👍

[@davidleadbetter801]

So do I!!!! But I do have a corallinum that still miraculously still has its autumn coloured leaves on show.

[@Mindy-s-channel]

I’m so glad I found your channel. I’ve been thinking about adding a Japanese maple to my garden ❤

[@Japanesemaples]

Glad to have you on board and hope you find it useful! I’ve just subscribed to your channel. Carl

[@1ronhall]

Thanks for the good suggestions. I’m in agreement as to allowing some of the one, two, three gallons first develop in pots before plantings

[@Japanesemaples]

Thanks Ron good to hear it works for you too ! Carl

[@llrainll]

Huh! My OsakaZuki looks more like the Red Sentinel! 🤔! Would love to send you photos !

[@Japanesemaples]

Please do [e-mail] 👍

[@niccat7051]

Yes, agree, pot for a couple of seasons then prepare the ground and plant . I've had a lot of success doing this!

[@Japanesemaples]

Thanks for posting and good to know that this is working for you too. Carl

[@niccat7051]

I have just discovered your channel; so I will be following along.

[@Japanesemaples]

@@niccat7051 that’s great and glad to have you join my journey into Maples 👍

[@ХусанбойИсмоилов-х6р]

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[@Japanesemaples]

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[@gabbie-gary-gracegray]

I love watching your videos. May I ask how long acers can stay in pots? I really like them but don’t have space in the garden.

[@Japanesemaples]

Hi there and glad you’re enjoying the content. The answer is indefinitely really, every few years they will need a bigger pot or root pruning, but I have seen examples decades old 👍

[@richiep3520]

Hello. Wonderful informative video. I have an Acer palmatum atropureum, little princess and orange dream in 3 litre pots. I've the 3 of them for 2 years. I live in Donegal in Ireland and we're prone to strong wind, rain and very cold winters. I put my pots into a poly tunnel from Dec-March incase of snow and bad frost. How do your acers fair and assume you get some harsh weather too? My garden is clay soil, on top of that I haven't huge space or obvious areas to plant trees and shrubs so if I do I'd need to plant dwarf variations like the little princess etc. I think I am probably best keeping the atropureum and orange dream in pots to control the size as they can get quite big. Finally, are most acers okay with direct light for 8/9 hours a day? I want to surrounded by these trees as they are the most stunning creations 😍

[@Japanesemaples]

Hi Little princess is actually not all that little, I’ve seen one 6-7 feet across but only 2 tall! Best keep in pots unless true dwarf varieties. Lots of sun in fine but only certain ones. Check out the channel for my recent video on Acers that like full sun, as some are also dwarf 👍

[@davidleadbetter801]

Yes thanks, Carl. I'm a maple addict with about 57 of them all in pots. What advice do you give about compost for repotting now in view of the peat free advice which so far I have disregarded aa my peat based composts have been so successful.

[@Japanesemaples]

Compost wise I have always used a 50/50 mix of John Innes no. 3 and ericaceous compost. Never been an issue for me either, apart from it hangs on to moisture well, so great in the summer but not wise to over pot. From speaking to growers the only thing they really hate is alkaline soil. Thanks for posting, Carl

[@briangallagher3106]

And yes my back Garden is clay soil and my Bloodgood loves it. I was very surprised at the grow rate in the last 3 years. It wasn’t much thicker than a few twigs when I planted it. Now it’s 2/3’s the height of the fence

[@Japanesemaples]

Once they get there roots down they really take off!

[@briangallagher3106]

My orange dream is in full sun and it’s stunning.

[@Japanesemaples]

My orange dream is in clay soil and has grown massively! If we get past and drainage issues, the clay is full of nutrients

[@h0llytr0n]

Hi, is this (may) a good time to plant into the clayish ground? I keep hearing contradictory advice re Spring! What drainage material do you recommend? Really appreciate all your resources thank you ☺️

[@Japanesemaples]

In my opinion I have no issue with planting now, as the weather here in the Uk seems to be getting dryer. I may in fact be planting a tree myself soon, but do advise planting a tree that’s 3-4 years old and a bit more established. I have fairly clay soil, so I will put a couple of inches of pebbles under the root ball, making sure the final height is just above ground level. No doubt I will do a video on this 👍

[@h0llytr0n]

Thank you! I'd love to know where the concern about traumatising the roots by potting this time of year come from.. surely it can't be worse than being shipped! Really appreciate your reply and look forward to that video, thank you!

[@robertgrant008]

You can put them in a really large pot which gives the tree the impression it's in the ground, grows like it but you can still move the large pot around till the tree is happy

[@Japanesemaples]

You certainly can, so long as you progress up the pot sizes slowly 👍

[@JAVIERMARTINEZ-pn7nm]

Mate, what soil would I need for a large mapel tree on ground?

[@Japanesemaples]

What type of soil is the ground please ?

[@ХусанбойИсмоилов-х6р]

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[@Japanesemaples]

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