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If you are planting it directly in the ground, the soil should be rich in organic material, moist, and well-drained. Too much shade will turn the summer leaves a little greenish, and too much sun creates the risk of sun-scorch and shriveling. Even in winter the delicate tracery of the red branches, and the darker browns of the stems and trunk, remind us of a sleeping forest, as your tree quietly passes the short days, dreaming of the spring to come.Īdrian’s Compact Japanese Maple grows best in the morning sun, with a little afternoon shade. These powerful colors summon in miniature the dramatic beauty of the New England forests in fall. When the cooler days of fall arrive, Adrian’s Compact Japanese Maple gives us a wonderful climax, as the leaves turn shades of brilliant scarlet and fiery orange, before dropping like discarded jewels to the ground. The new leaves continue to be bright red, and the contrast between that bright color and the richer burgundy is very appealing. After that first flush of growth leaves continue to grow for much of the summer, adding 4 to 6 inches of new growth each year. Once they have fully expanded the color darkens to a rich burgundy red. Just an inch or so long, with 5 or 7 slender lobes like fingers, they are bright, glowing red, and watching them expand slowly each day gives great pleasure, as life stirs again after the sleep of winter. The first thing you notice in spring is the miniature scale of the leaves. With pruning, it can be kept much smaller, and this tree is a popular choice for the art of bonsai – those amazing small trees in shallow containers. It is perfect for a container, a tiny urban garden, or a courtyard, or plant it at the front of a larger bed as an attractive feature. It grows slowly, making it perfect for container gardening, and in ten years or so it will have grown to about 5 feet tall, and be 3 or 4 feet wide. From the tiny leaves to the slender branches, and the dense crown structure, it looks exactly like it was plucked from a dwarf’s forest. Growing Adrian’s Compact Japanese Maple TreeĪdrian’s Compact Japanese Maple is a small tree that is miniature in every way. For a small tree with continuous interest in all seasons, Adrian’s Compact Japanese Maple is at the top of every list. You don’t even need a garden at all to enjoy the natural world, just an outdoor space – even a tiny one – and you can have a piece of nature right there to enjoy. One very attractive way to get the most from containers is to plant small trees in them, giving height and interest on patios terraces, and balconies. Today we use a wide variety of plants in pots and planters, with shrubs and small trees offering the chance to develop permanent and attractive displays that look good all year and are much less work. Pests and diseases are normally never a problem, and this tree is easy to grow in suitable light conditions and with regular watering.Ĭontainer planting has come a long way from the days of a ‘pot of geraniums’ (or petunias for the more adventurous). Rich, moist well-drained soil is best, and add coarse sand or fine gravel to potting soils for container growing, to enhance the drainage.

Some sun is needed to keep the leaves completely red all summer.

#JAPANESE MAPLE DWARF FULL#

Grow Adrian’s Compact Japanese Maple in full sun in cooler zones, if regularly well-watered, or otherwise with some afternoon shade to protect from scorching.

Perfect dwarf tree for container growing.

Wonderful fall tones of brilliant scarlet and vibrant orange.

Its small size makes it ideal for containers and planters, for growing in the foreground of beds, or to plant in small courtyards and Asian-styled gardens. In fall the tree celebrates with bright scarlet and flaming orange colors, before exposing the delicate tracery of its branches for the winter. The new leaves are bright red, turning rich burgundy for the summer. Its lobed leaves are perfectly in scale with its small size, and they pass through a succession of beautiful colors as the seasons pass. Adrian’s Compact Japanese Maple is a charming and beautiful small tree, growing to just 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide after 10 years.

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