Acer Palmatum Beni-Maiko | Japanese Maple

Maple trees are easy to grow. Your trees growth and output will likely be fine providing you followed our planting and care instructions. Below we address some common queries:

• Hardiness: maples can be found growing throughout temperate regions of the world and are well adapted to the UK's climate.
• Position: Japanese maples are suited to dappled shade, while Red and Norwegian maples are suited to full sun. Planting your tree in a sheltered spot will help prevent uprooting in strong winds.
• Soil Types: soil types are best ignored and remain an unwelcome confusion. Every plant will adapt to its conditions. Having said that, less than ideal conditions will reduce growth. Waterlogged soils will starve your tree of oxygen, which plays a key role in photosynthesis, cause its roots to rot and create the perfect environment for many diseases. Similarly, compressed soils can starve a tree of oxygen and water, so do not compress the soil when planting. Aeration can be improved further with mulching.
• Planting In Pots:Japanese maples are perfect for pots and benefit from slightly acidic soil. Potting with a mix of ericaceous compost and garden soil will produce a slightly acidic pH and best soil structure overall. You may find that pH will rise overtime, but you can maintain acidity by watering with rainwater and using pine needles and conifer bark as mulch. Larger species of maple will suffice in pots, but growth will be restricted. This can be beneficial as they can grow quite large

Advice on hot and droopy plants

If your plants are looking a little wilted right now, don't worry! Plants like to be filled with water to keep their structure, and when it's hot that water evaporates.

Just give them an off-schedule watering and they'll be right as rain in no time! Be careful not to flood them - plants don't like extremes.