Japanese maples
- Subject: Japanese maples
- From: Susan M Campanini c*@AD.UIUC.EDU
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:53:12 -0600
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- Thread-topic: Japanese maples
I live in east central Illinois, zone 5b, and have had three nice
Japanese maples for five or more years. The largest one was labeled as
Bloodgood and I think it is correct. It is very red in spring and again
in fall. It has a single trunk and charming classic maple leaves. It's
in the southeast corner of the yard so it is protected from the worst
winds and has some shade from a huge old locust.
The other one in the same quadrant of the yard was also labeled
Bloodgood, but it clearly is not; it is multibranching from the base and
more a mix of pink and green than red but also very lovely and the
leaves are a bit more delicate looking.
The third one is smaller yet and younger and in the north yard protected
by a circle of small arborvitae planted at the same time and growing up
around it. It is very very dissect and lacey (rescued from a drugstore
parking lot without a label) and a dark burgundy red. I love all three
of them. Hope this is helpful to you.
Susan
