Baby Lace Japanese Maple - Single Trunk Tree Form (Acer Palmatum) - 1 Gallon Pot
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Baby Lace Japanese Maple - Single Trunk Tree Form (Acer Palmatum) - 1 Gallon Pot
$37.70
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$37.70
Regular price
$53.00
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Description
Baby Lace Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Baby Lace'
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-8b Find Your Zone
Height at Maturity: 4-5'
Width at Maturity: 3-4'
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth Rate: Slow, 2-4"
Foliage Color in Spring: Reddish-orange changing to Bronze-Green
Foliage Color in Summer: Bronze Green with Purple margins
Foliage Color in Fall: Brilliant Orange and Red shades
Light Needs: Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun; Avoid direct afternoon sun
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (well-drained), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Drainage: Moist But Well Drained - Well drained soil is a must!
Soil pH: 5.0 - 7.0 is ideal
Maintenance: Low
Resistances: Deer - more info, Heat Tolerant, Insect Resistant
Intolerances: Direct Afternoon Sun, Heavy Winds
Description
This is the single trunk tree form version of 'Baby Lace', the first lace-leaf witches broom Japanese Maple to be discovered and one of our favorites of the Acer dissectums. It is a sensational, unique and exotic dwarf Japanese Maple showing off small, delicate threadlike leaves that become even smaller as tree ages. With some of the best foliage color we've seen on any laceleaf maple, Baby Lace shows off multiple colors in every season against soft-green colored branches. In general, new leaves in spring emerge reddish orange shades. By summer the foliage has turned to a unique bronze-green with reddish-purple margins over the rather dark purple-red older growth. An amazing contrast. With the arrival of cooler temperatures in fall the leaves turn to fantastic shades of gold, red and orange. A slow grower that might add 3 to 4 inches in size per year until it reaches 4 to 5 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide, Baby Lace might just be the best of all the lace-leaf varieties for bonsai. Easy to grow but we do suggest avoiding direct, intense afternoon sunlight and sites that are exposed to high winds.
'Baby Lace' was discovered by Rick Rey of the Delaware Valley Agricultural School and named by Edward Rodd of Raraflora Nursery, Kinterfield, PA.
Landscape & Garden Uses
To showcase its magnificence and beauty, the Baby Lace Japanese Maple is best used as a specimen in shady to partly shaded smaller garden spaces or containers to draw attention to a specific area of the home or landscape. Avoid direct afternoon sunlight. That said, you can plant them in groupings of three or plant one on both sides to frame an entryway.
Suggested Spacing: At least 7 feet apart for space between trees
Container culture can extend the useful range of Japanese Maples. They are extremely easy to grow in containers, a practice taken to its most extreme form in the art of bonsai. Click on the link below under Helpful Articles for Japanese Maple container planting instructions.
Note: One Japanese Maple can make a landscape...that is, if you don't overcrowd it with other trees and plants. Therefore, when choosing companions to plant under or around your Japanese Maple, make sure to select low-growing shrubs or groundcovers that won't interfere at all with your tree.
Growing Preferences
Though delicate looking, Japanese Maples are actually very tough and long-lived trees. They are very easy to grow.
In their natural habitat, Japanese Maples are understory trees, growing in dappled forest sunlight at the edges of woodlands. Ideally they prefer to be grown in similar conditions. Baby Lace prefers shade or part shade. Avoid direct sunlight in the afternoon. That said, there are many sun-tolerant Japanese Maple varieties.
Most any average garden soil will grow Japanese Maples. They prefer a moist but well-drained soil rich in organic matter. As with so many other ornamental plants and trees, constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic. So make sure to plant your Japanese Maple in a well-drained site.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to get helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Japanese Maple trees.
How To Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In The Ground
How to Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In A Pot
How To Fertilize And Water A Japanese Maple Tree
How To Prune A Japanese Maple
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