Katsura Japanese Maple - 3 Gallon Pot (4-5')
$97.99
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$97.99
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Katsura Japanese Maple - 3 Gallon Pot (4-5')
$97.99
Sale price
$97.99
Regular price
$106.00
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Description
Katsura Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Katsura'
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9a Find Your Zone
Height at Maturity: 10-15'
Width at Maturity: 10-12'
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Vase
Growth Rate: Slow
Foliage Color in Spring: Chartreuse Yellow with Orange-Red highlights
Foliage Color in Summer: Bright Green
Foliage Color in Fall: Orange and Golden Shades
Light Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun, Shade or Mostly Shade
Water Needs: Average, moderately drought tolerant when established
Soil Type: Sandy, Loam & Clay (Condition heavy clay soils when planting)
Drainage: Well drained soil is a must!
Soil pH: 5.0 - 7.0 is ideal
Maintenance: Low
Resistances: Deer, Heat Tolerant, Insect, Disease, Sun Tolerant
Description
A show stopper in spring and changing colors throughout the seasons, Katsura is a spectacular Japanese maple that deserves a spot in any garden. Spring leaves emerge a brilliant chartreuse to yellow with orange and red highlights rimming the edges. The color transitions to bright chartreuse to light green in summer finally turning to attractive shades of orange, gold and scarlet in fall. At 10 to 15 feet in height with a spread around 10 to 12 feet Katsura is a good fit for smaller garden spaces and in containers. It's natural habit is an upright vase with loose branching however responds well to pruning for a more dense form if desired. Ease in growing, good heat tolerance, smaller size, and year round color makes Katsura a fine selection in sun o shade that won't disappoint!
Landscape & Garden Uses
To showcase its magnificence and beauty, the Katsura Japanese Maple is best used as a focal point specimen to draw attention to a specific area of the home or landscape. That said, you can plant her in groupings of three or plant one on both sides of an entryway to accentuate the entrance. 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.
Note: One Japanese Maple can make a landscape...that is if you don't overcrowd it with other trees and plants. Therefore, when selecting companions to plant under or around your Japanese Maple, make sure to select low-growing shrubs or groundcover plants that won't interfere with or overcrowd 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. That said, you can find a complete listing of our sun-tolerant Japanese Maple varieties here, of which Katsura is one.
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 find 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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