Acer Japonicum Care

Therefore you should pour them regularly and particularly in warm, dry weather you must supply them with plenty of water. Older specimens are only poured in the case of persistent drought, and they will most likely overcome a temporary water deficiency without problems.

If a cutting back is absolutely necessary, it should be done in late summer, because then the flow of juice is the least and the cuts can heal until autumn / winter. You should not cut into the old wood, but only into fresh wood, because only on fresh wood new shoots can develop. The best way is to cut just above a branch or about 2 cm above a bud.

Liquid fertilizer should be administered with the water from April to August every 3-4 weeks

The best planting time is late spring, when the soil is already slightly warm.

Although Japanese maple enjoys a temperate climate, it's a cold-hardy plant capable of tolerating temperatures as low as -13° degrees Fahrenheit (-25° C).

There are countless dwarf Japanese Maple varieties which are perfectly suited to container planting.

They fit nicely into a small garden. Despite their fiery leaves in autumn, no part of the tree is toxic to humans or domestic animals -- except horses.

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