![]() ![]() ![]() Once all danger of frost has passed, transplant it directly into the ground. The roots of your new Inaba Shidare Japanese maple should be established by next year.Keep the potting soil moderately moist, but don't let it get soggy. Open the tent to mist the plant with water from a spray bottle twice a day.Place the pot in bright, indirect light.If you can’t plant now due to harsh weather we will happily hold your trees until spring. Plants are being sold early than usual I am already sold out on some varieties so don’t wait any longer to order if you want a special maple. Create a "tent" over the pot with a clear plastic bag to retain humidity. For harsh cold areas (zones 4 and 5) we advise Spring planting.Make sure the bottom leaf node is down about an inch into the hole. Dip the bottom end of the cutting in rooting hormone.Keep the leaves at the tip of the branch but remove any others that may be on your cutting.These trees are not grafted and thus will not have a graft scar. The cutting should be about 6 inches long. Acer palmatum is a Japanese maple grown from seed. Choose a branch tip that has three leaf nodes and cut it off below the lowest node. Sterilize your pruners with rubbing alcohol.Fill a 6-inch pot that has drainage holes in the bottom with potting soil, and make a 4-inch-deep hole in the center using a pencil.Acer palmatum 'Orangeola': This dwarf's orange fall and purple summer foliage grows compact to only 3 feet tall and wide.Acer palmatum 'Abigail Rose': The dwarf's foliage is crinkled with variegated pink leaves and stays around 5 feet tall.It has non-dissected leaves and the foliage is variegated, with new leaves starting pink but eventually turning three colors (pink, white, and green). Acer palmatum 'Harriet Waldman': This type grows up to 15 feet tall. ![]() It has lime-to-chartreuse-tinged golden leaves and turns orange and red in fall.
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