Skyscraper Columnar Japanese Maple - 2 Gallon Pot
$55.98
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$55.98
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$68.00
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Skyscraper Columnar Japanese Maple - 2 Gallon Pot
$55.98
Sale price
$55.98
Regular price
$68.00
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Description
'Skyscraper' Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Skyscraper'
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone
Height at Maturity: 16-20'
Width at Maturity: 6-8'
Growth Habit / Form: Upright Columnar
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage Color in Spring: Mix of Vibrant Green and Yellow
Foliage Color in Summer: Rich Green
Foliage Color in Fall: Mix of Chartreuse, Yellow and Orange shades
Light Needs: Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay soil to ensure good drainage), 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, Heat Tolerant, Insect Resistant, Sun Tolerant
Description
A Wilson Bros Gardens Exclusive, 'Skyscraper' is an upright Japanese Maple with a distinct columnar form and statuesque presence in the landscape. All grown up, Skyscraper might reach 18 to 20 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide. Palmate leaves emerge a mixture of bright chartreuse green and yellow shades in spring turning to a medium green by summer and then back to chartreuse and yellow shades with orange. A heat and sun tolerant variety that is excellent for small or larger garden beds and pots, planters and other containers.
Landscape & Garden Uses
To showcase its magnificence, the 'Skyscraper' Japanese Maple is best used in the landscape as a focal point specimen to draw attention to a specific area of the home or landscape. That said, you can plant them in groupings of three or use two to frame an entryway.
Suggested Spacing: At least 12 feet or more apart for space between trees
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 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 the ground or 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.
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 Skyscraper 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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