5 Five Mistakes to Avoid when Planting Acers - Japanese Maples

Acers can be problematical in the garden but this can easily change if you follow these five mistakes to avoid when planting Acers - Japanese Maples. English Horticulturist Simon explains the common mistakes when growing these gorgeous plants and how to fix them.

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[davidbanner]

Thank you for the advice. I have a hardy tropical garden here in Cambridgeshire and do love Acers. I only have the one, but the information you provided did help.

[slimytoad]

Well my big Acer was planted in my chalk soil front garden exposed to full sun and strong winds, she thrives where i've put she a lovely big size approx. 8ft high

[paulpaul-tv]

Can you tell me do i feed my one year old japanese maples glad i found your site

[Kasbahria]

How do you treat verticillium wilt? How do I rule it out as I have a acer palmatum which produces a profusion of leaves, but they end up trying up from the tips and the whole leaves go. 😢 please advice 😊

[bird]

Thank you for the information! lets hope i know what im doing

[troytempest]

Your channel is an inspiration Sir..! I’m currently, slowly establishing my own “jungle” garden with more than a few acers plus as many big leaved plants as possible.
My garden is unfortunately in the shade of a huge oak tree so I’m looking at shade loving plants. Subbed.

[Knobblytyressoggysocks]

I brought a knackered teeny tiny acer from b&q about 5 years ago. It’s in a terracotta pot. Am sun only was knocked over by accident and lost a few branches. Planted in peat free compost and it’s thriving. Beautiful arch to the main stem and other branches and one of my favourite potted plants. Survived hell and all weather somehow and a clumsy gardener 😅

[bbr]

Hi … thank you for a great vid.
I’ve had an acre fine leaf type and red like garnet but a Japanese name. It’s in the ground. I’ve had it for about 25 years.. it’s been great up to about 2 years ago. It’s now only got about 1/3 of its leaves. It’s gone bald in the centre.
Have you any ideas what I can do to get it leafing out more? .. it’s in dappled sheltered and is approx 4 feet high and 4feet wide. … it was a lovey specimen … HELP!

[richiep]

I planted an Acer atropurpureum in a windy spot by mistake. I moved it 2 months later and it is now in a pot. It has lost 95% of it'd leaves and almost looks bare! I really hope I didn't kill it and it is just shock. I moved it I. July to a pot so I hear that's a bad thing to do. I hope it can bounce back 😔

[anuragkushwaha]

Here on india temperature reaches 40 degree Celsius and resently I got one give me direction

[lonestarpatriot]

Also, do not plant them deep. Their roots need to flare out from the base of the trunk, not down.

I have seen what was healthy trees for 15-20 years begin to die because the trees were planted too deep.

This same thing can happen if you keep them in pots and the soil is too high up on the trunk.

Never mulch up to the trunk. If they are in pots, pot them up a size every couple years and make sure you maintain that root flare.

[StevieDore]

A regular light pruning will improve the shape of most Acers.

[PrototypeBMX]

tip 5.1 if you're going to trim acers cut off full branches or you will end up with unhealthy growth on the ends of your branches in clump form like a tree growing on a tree
i like to thin my acers when they get too dense so light can penetrate and the branches don't rub each other 😇