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- Maintaining maple in a pot - That's how it works
- Choose a location wisely - you should pay attention
- Care in the pot - Tips for the perfect wellness program
- Tips
Not all maple species thrive in the pot
Maintaining maple in a pot - That's how it works
If you are looking for maple species for cultivation in pots, look at Norway maple (Acer palmatum), also known as Japanese maple. The picturesque ornamental trees, of course, respond quickly to being offended if their wishes for location and care are ignored. So the Asian beauties stay with you.
Choose a location wisely - you should pay attention
The most beautiful maple varieties for the pot culture inspire with dark red or golden yellow, deeply slotted decorative leaves. Inappropriate conditions at the site can significantly affect the splendor and even cause disease. So please place a maple in the bucket like this:
In partial shade, the beautiful foliage colors fade. At the wind-exposed site, the leaves suffer from leaf-blade drought. Under blazing sunshine at summer lunchtime, leaf damage due to sunburn is inevitable.
Care in the pot - Tips for the perfect wellness program
Moderation in the supply of water and nutrients is conducive to the magnificent autumn coloration. A pruning is required only when needed. Of fundamental importance is well thought out winter protection. All the important care measures are summarized in the following overview:
For slow-growing maple varieties in the pot, you can confidently cancel the subject of pruning from the care program. At a speed of 5 to 10 cm, every increase is greeted with joy. Fast-growing varieties, however, tend to a sparrigen, sweeping branching, which is brought into shape with a pruning. At the end of hibernation is the best time. As long as you do not cut into the old wood, a maple floats joyfully again.
Tips
Maple is an Asian maple species that is particularly susceptible to frost damage when it grows in the pot. If your space permits, you can put away the delicate trees. In a bright, frost-free winter quarters at a maximum of 5 degrees Celsius, the care is limited to occasional watering, so that the earth does not dry out.