Well kek, between you & me, I can easily live with $300 for the reasons you mentioned .
However, my DH is getting panicky with the budget at the moment & I know for a fact he'd veto that price range in an instant
Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Japanese Maple 21Dec 19, 2009 2:52 pm Well kek, between you & me, I can easily live with $300 for the reasons you mentioned . However, my DH is getting panicky with the budget at the moment & I know for a fact he'd veto that price range in an instant Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: Japanese Maple 22Dec 19, 2009 2:58 pm Budgets suck. Your DH sounds like mine, and our money tree has well and truly dried up too - the landscaping is going to kill it off for sure. I just keep how much I spend on certain things to a 'need to know' basis. I figure he doesn't really need to know.... Re: Japanese Maple 23Dec 19, 2009 3:22 pm kek Budgets suck. Your DH sounds like mine, and our money tree has well and truly dried up too - the landscaping is going to kill it off for sure. I just keep how much I spend on certain things to a 'need to know' basis. I figure he doesn't really need to know.... my kind of strategy also Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: Japanese Maple 24Dec 19, 2009 3:25 pm I thought I might surprise hubby and buy him one for Christmas. I found one in a local nursery for $130. But the leaves where a bit burned, when I asked the assistant about it she said that some idiot had moved it into the full sun and it got burnt. Do they not do full sun? I was going to put it out the front of our house, but it is North facing and will have full sun all day The one they had in the nursery was about 3mtrs high and it was grafted. Re: Japanese Maple 25Dec 19, 2009 3:31 pm Does anyone know the main difference between a Japanese maple and other maples? 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Japanese Maple 26Dec 19, 2009 3:32 pm Sun shouldn't be an issue in general, but extreme heat and hot wind doesn't do them any favours. We had two in our old garden that grew very well, and they had some shelter between a shed, a side fence and some larger trees nearby. The edges of the leaves would still brown off in summer when it got super-hot. North-facing probably isn't ideal, especially if there are no established trees to give it a bit of protection. It'll survive as long as it gets enough water, but might not look its best throughout summer. Re: Japanese Maple 27Dec 19, 2009 3:36 pm lisanne Does anyone know the main difference between a Japanese maple and other maples? The main difference (visually) is that Japanese maples have smaller leaves. There are a lot of different varieties, including the sugar maple (mmm, maple syrup....) and others grown for their timber. The Japanese maples are usually grown because they're pretty. Re: Japanese Maple 28Dec 20, 2009 7:33 am Southies…the big one in keks pic are xsy, no doubt about that, most established trees are. I bought mine when I was working at a nursery; it was only in a 12” pot at the time. I’m about to buy another one after xmas for this house. I expect to pay somewhere between $80 to $120, not sure. But i'm getting one, so the price will not bother me. You will get them in most nurseries. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Japanese Maple 29Dec 20, 2009 7:38 am I was at my brothers for xmas drinks last night, we all had a long chat about that Maple of mine…….real shame I had to leave it behind. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Japanese Maple 31Dec 20, 2009 7:58 am Southies thanks Mish......almost like leaving a loved one How long was it in your garden? The whole time I was there….24 years. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Japanese Maple 33Dec 22, 2009 5:24 am I love these trees. I really wanted to put one into our current house, but it doesn't really go that well with everything else. There will definately be one in the new place though Land Deposit - 18/12/2009 Became a land Baron - 21/12/2010 Site Start - 27/1/2011 All moved in!! Re: Japanese Maple 34Dec 22, 2009 9:54 am This is more a post for any guests reading through from WA. Over here you really need to be inland of Bunbury or in a sheltered hills location for these trees to be grown in a garden with any good success. If in the metro area on the coastal plain or further North, grow them in a very sheltered position. Sheltered from not only sun but almost as important is shelter from the persistent winds we get. Half a wine barrel is absolutely ideal for this Re: Japanese Maple 35Dec 22, 2009 10:01 am Fu Manchu This is more a post for any guests reading through from WA. Over here you really need to be inland of Bunbury or in a sheltered hills location for these trees to be grown in a garden with any good success. hehehe sounds perfect for me. seeing as we are 34 km inland from Bunbury. Still considering having one for the front garden area.But I'm going to wait until the weather cools down before planting any trees. trouble is i am beginning to think of Japanese maples as Mc trees since so many people want them. Re: Japanese Maple 36Dec 22, 2009 10:14 am But they aren't in Mc WA because it's really only the far SW corner that they can be grown. Mc go for it Kex Re: Japanese Maple 37Dec 22, 2009 9:25 pm When you look at it thought kek there are only really 5 or so people commenting on them, and we are from at least 3 different states. Go by the 80/20 rule, that only 20% of people will actually do it, and all you have is me in SA planting them. And I am pretty sure they are going to fail in my garden, but Im going to try anyway. So there not really very Mc at all. Re: Japanese Maple 38Dec 22, 2009 10:03 pm kexkez But I'm going to wait until the weather cools down before planting any trees. trouble is i am beginning to think of Japanese maples as Mc trees since so many people want them. I think Japanese Maples grown in standard form are fairly "Mc"...the form that Michelle had it in is - in my opinion - nicer and not as common. mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Japanese Maple 39Jan 01, 2010 4:20 pm I've got an approx 4m japanese maple in the front yard. It's a beautiful tree and gets lots of sun including a full afternoon blast. A few months ago on another jap maple thread someone kindly advised me to put some mulch around the base and new little maples would appear. And hey presto they did I've now got about four tiny ones around the base and have cut out another two that are about 20cm. I'm going to plant them out in the front when it gets a little cooler to make a little triangular grove. Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Japanese Maple 40Jan 01, 2010 6:00 pm Anyone know how the Japanese maple will go in South East QLD? I love the standard one that Michelle has put piccies up of. Kristi Living the dream. 4 horsey acres in the country. What's the next project??? |