![]() ![]() Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Because of its height, it is often used as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. Deeply-lobed foliage is purple-red all summer Graceful, mounding, dwarf tree with waxy deep-red bark Ideal for container specimen Deciduous Container Size. Tamukeyama Japanese Maple is a fine choice for the yard, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in both summer and winter to conserve soil moisture and protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. Tamukeyama Japanese Maple will grow to be about 7 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. Tamukeyama Japanese Maple is recommended for the following landscape applications It has no significant negative characteristics. This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and should only be pruned in summer after the leaves have fully developed, as it may 'bleed' sap if pruned in late winter or early spring. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone. Tamukeyama Japanese Maple is an open deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. The rough gray bark and red branches add an interesting dimension to the landscape. The deeply cut ferny palmate leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding red in the fall. It has attractive burgundy deciduous foliage which emerges crimson in spring. It features subtle corymbs of red flowers rising above the foliage in mid spring before the leaves. Tamukeyama Japanese Maple is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its ornamental globe-shaped form. For centuries, savvy designers have used this Japanese maple for dramatic effect in the garden, and you should too. Flowers are followed by samaras that ripen in late summer to fall.An incredibly artistic accent plant for the garden, featuring lacy foliage that emerges a beautiful crimson-red maturing to scarlet-purple in summer, turning stunning fiery shades of color in fall best planted in a sheltered location While the lacy foliage retains its intense burgundy shade all season in full sun, it will adapt to part shade with little loss of color. Small reddish-purple flowers in spring are somewhat attractive on close inspection, but are not showy from a distance. Foliage is noted for retaining good color throughout the summer. It features deeply cut and dissected purple red leaves (to 4” long) that turn brighter red in fall. ‘Tamukeyama’ is a red-leaf, dissected (cutleaf/laceleaf) cultivar that grows in a mound or dome to 6-8’ tall spreading by weeping and cascading branching to 12’ wide. Each leaf has several lobes (typically 5–7) that all originate from one point looking like an open hand with outstretched fingers. Specific epithet is in reference to the palmate nature of the leaves. Genus name is the Latin name for a maple tree. Dissectum means deeply cut in reference to the deeply cut, feathery nature of the leaves. These dissected-leaf shrubs are commonly called laceleaf Japanese maple, cutleaf Japanese maple or threadleaf Japanese maple. Palmate leaves, each having 7-11 deeply incised lobes, are deeply cut to the base of the leaf. dissectum is typically a much smaller, rounded, slow-growing shrubby form (often with cascading branching) that rarely matures to more than 12' tall with a larger spread. Fall color includes an often spectacular combination of shades of yellow, red, purple and bronze. Small reddish-purple flowers in umbels bloom in spring (April) followed by winged samaras in pairs which ripen in September-October. ![]() Each palmate green leaf (2-5" long) has 5 to 7 but less frequently 9 toothed lobes. General plant form is rounded to broad-rounded, often with low branching. Acer palmatum, commonly called Japanese Maple, is a deciduous shrub or small tree that typically grows to 10-25' (infrequently to 40') tall. ![]()
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