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- Maple with red bark - tips for perfect care
- Perfect in the bucket - beautiful in the bed - Tips for the siting
- Modest nursing claims - important aspects in focus
- Tips
The Japanese fan maple is a special highlight in the garden
Maple with red bark - tips for perfect care
Japanese maple Sangokaku (Acer palmatum) pulls out all the stops to impressively show off. The coral bark is his most beautiful jewelry. Green leaves with a delicate red border, paired with a tight upright silhouette complete the decorative appearance. Who suspects behind the capricious appearance of a sophisticated care, is taught here a better.
Perfect in the bucket - beautiful in the bed - Tips for the siting
With a stature height and width of 200 to 300 cm, Japanese fan maple with red bark in the tub is in top form. Choose a pot size of 7.5 to 10 liters, this volume is ideal for the Flachwurzler. Unlike its European counterparts, Sangokaku favors a slightly acidic substrate with a pH of 5.0 to 6.5. The following site conditions are recommended:
Like all Asian maples, the premium variety Sangokaku is sensitive to frost as a young plant, so the best planting time in spring is.
Modest nursing claims - important aspects in focus
At the right location, the amount of work required for a red maple maple is reduced to a minimum. The easy maintenance program in fast-forward:
Winter protection is a top priority in the care program for a fan maple Sangokaku. Buckets receive a winter coat made of nubbed foil, coconut or garden fleece. A wooden base protects the root ball from frost from below. In the bed, a thick layer of bark mulch takes over this function. A hood made of breathable fleece repels cold breezes and plump winter sun from the red branches in the bed and tub during the first years.
Tips
When the bark turns red in autumn, the maple suffers from fungal attack. A typical symptom of red-rot fungus disease is cinnabar red fruiting bodies, which only burst out at the end of the season. The pathogens are resistant to fungicides. A pruning in September to healthy wood is the only known countermeasure with a chance of success.