You want to do very little, if any, pruning on Japanese Maple trees. It is all about “right place / right location” when it comes to making the selection. This space will help decide your selection. First, decide where you think you would like to plant a Japanese Maple tree.HERE IS WHAT I THINK YOU SHOULD DO AND KNOW BEFORE MAKING YOUR CHOICE The weeping varieties will grow 6’ tall and will be twice as wide as it is tall. The upright varieties will grow 15’ to 20’ tall. Both types of maples offer interest year-round from the sculpture of the bare winter branches to the flush new spring growth. Within each of these two types are hundreds, if not thousands of different named varieties, each having its own specific characteristic growth habits and leaf colors. There is the Acer palmatum, which is the upright growing variety, and there is the Acer dissectum, which is the weeping variety. My mission with this blog is to make it easier for you to make the right choice of Japanese Maple trees for your landscape.īasically, there are two types of Japanese Maple trees. I moved one to the new house because I am growing it in a large container. My wife and I moved a couple of years ago and I left behind five Japanese Males trees – four different varieties in the landscape. In Portland, even some gas stations would use Japanese Maple trees in their landscape. My first true exposure to Japanese Maple trees was as a buyer and doing buying trips to Oregon. JAPANESE MAPLE TREES LEND A SENSE OF GRACE TO ANY SPACEĪre you awed by Japanese Maple trees? I sure am and have been for quite a few years.
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