ACER PALMATUM 'PHOENIX'
The latest addition to my garden, apart from a couple of trays of Crystal Palace lobelia which I bought today at the RHS shop in Harlow Carr, is the Japanese maple Acer palmatum 'Phoenix'. It's only small at present, a couple of feet high (60cm) but it was relatively inexpensive when I bought it from Gordon Rigg's garden centre in Walsden. Not too great a photo, but you can still tell it's a little gem. Just got to watch out for the vine weevil. Hate the little pests, they totally destroyed my young Acer 'Orange Dream' which cost a pretty penny!
The label of Acer palmatum 'Phoenix' says: This Japanese maple is an attractive addition to any garden but is also great in a container on a patio or balcony. This plant is an upright branching shrub with beautiful intense colours that vary by season. When not pruned, the maple can become over two metres high. Tolerates full sun and shade. The plant is hardy but in a pot it should be protected from severe frost. Prefers sandy humus-rich soil - if this is not available add a little garden peat when planting.
I haven't worried too much about the upper part of my Japanese maples during winter but as I grow them in pots, I always bubble wrap the pot so that the roots don't freeze. Here is what the Royal Horticultural Society has to say about Japanese maples and the protection of them.
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The label of Acer palmatum 'Phoenix' says: This Japanese maple is an attractive addition to any garden but is also great in a container on a patio or balcony. This plant is an upright branching shrub with beautiful intense colours that vary by season. When not pruned, the maple can become over two metres high. Tolerates full sun and shade. The plant is hardy but in a pot it should be protected from severe frost. Prefers sandy humus-rich soil - if this is not available add a little garden peat when planting.
I haven't worried too much about the upper part of my Japanese maples during winter but as I grow them in pots, I always bubble wrap the pot so that the roots don't freeze. Here is what the Royal Horticultural Society has to say about Japanese maples and the protection of them.