How to Grow Healthy Japanese Maple Trees in Pots | Long Term Success

Follow along as I share advice for how to grow healthy Japanese Maple Trees (Acer palmatum) in pots for long term success. I cover the proper soil to use, watering, fertilizing, location and more to hep you successfully grow beautiful Japanese Maple trees.

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[slane_design]

Love your videos. I grow and give away maple trees every year in honor of my dad who passed in 2018. They called him Jonny Appleseed 🙂He and I planted many maples together over the years. Thanks for the informative videos! 🍁🍁🍁 @DadsTrees

[WrenCottage]

I’m a fairly experienced gardener but newly interested in Japanese maples. I ordered a couple of small JMs last year, placed them each in pots with a good potting mix and have kept them in appropriate sun/shade. Happy to say they’re doing well. I am looking forward to viewing more of your videos and increasing my knowledge and my JMs. Your videos are very helpful and I appreciate the details you share. Thanks a bunch.

[Nicholas-dbsl]

A great video that covers the A to Z of potting an Acer. From the pot itself, the soil, watering, fertiliser and aftercare. They are fabulous Maples that are definitely worth the time and effort to nurture them. They then reward you with their magnificent Autumn colours no matter how brief they can be.

[tmlwe]

Thank you, Sir, for your sincerity in sharing with us your tips to grow beautiful maples.

[deborahthompson]

Thank you I learned so much about growing these beautiful trees in pots. Also about pruning. Good information.

[forgetsalot]

Thanks so much for this video. I've wanted a Japanese Maple for a long time, and I've finally decided to get one this year. I will be growing it in a pot, so this video was very clear and helpful with a lot of good information for someone new to Japanese Maples.

[kimmyj]

Just ordered my first Japanese maples, I think I'll keep them in pots too

[finnllow]

Definitely interested to see the wiggle wire track & shade cloth!

[mtguillen-reznicek]

Thank you. I just purchased my first. I appreciate all the info you gave us here.

[omega.n]

Thank you Jonny! Just got an Emperor 1 Maple & going to take care of it :)

[mikec]

i use turface in all my potting mixes the past few years. i learned from the bonsai growers. it works great. and doesnt cost half what even the promix or similar mixes cost. once you have 100s of trees in pots bagged potting mix gets very costly. thanks jonny. trees look great!

[pamfox]

Absolutely ENJOYED & LOVED ALL your GORGEOUS POTTED MAPLES 🍁 & your FABULOUS INFORMATION as I have all my maples in pots except for one.
U have been SO VERY VERY HELPFUL ...So THANK U SO MUCH 4 YOUR EFFORTS & TIME ❤

[annefernandez]

I’m in uk and a newbie to JM. Been given 2 recently. I enjoy listening to your advice. Just have to translate it to litres etc.

[UnicornsBackbone]

I just got a coral bark Japanese maple for my first japanese maple tree and your videos have been extremely helpful! I was thinking about planting it but now I'm going to keep it potted for a while I think.

[champagnewalkersequinemass]

Very new. Denver, co, USA 5, 300 ft average 10”/ y z5b-a. I have heavy clay so pots are a must. I bought 8 plants and found out full sun there does not mean full sun here. I absolutely love the JM and really want to grow them.

[Chris-oqkn]

Doing bonsai for a few years now i think its time for u to start😂. U got some real nice trees u can airlayer and have some really nice bonsai right away. Nice collection though.

[Dog_gone_it]

Brilliant work, mate. Can you please do one on when to harvest seeds from the trees in fall/winter in different zones

[spiritedwill]

Just got a new Japanese Maple Emperor 1. Very helpful!

[carmenbender]

Hello, have a two tamukeyama Japanese maple trees in zone 7a and before I knew anything about planting I planted them in full son. They are doing very well. I water them daily at about 11 am before it gets extremely hot so that they can handle the extreme heat. I have had them for 6 years and they are gorgeous. Just sharing but I feel really bad for them now that I know better. 😢

[gabrielagoncalves]

Thank you, nice and complete explanation!