When we first came to see the land at Flock, we were both surprised and thrilled to see an assortment of mature trees, particularly all the Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) cultivars.
Though not a tree we would have initially gravitated towards planting in the landscape—after learning more about the Japanese maple, we became enrapt by their four-season beauty, versatility and cultural history. So much so that we started to get more to plant within the landscape. In this video, we’ll take you for a tour through our Japanese maples and share tips on selection, growing and care.
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You have brought so much love and respect to your property. Even in the way you talk about it. Such a classy, beautiful way to honor that man and his family💚🍁
A lot of red maples will turn green in late spring/summer. Actually, most maples will have an early spring color and then slowly change colors in the summer to a darker green . Even reds that keep their color will go from a bright red to a dark maroon color in summer.
Very inspiring, thank you ❤
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Summer! you are very sunburnt, your skin is taking on the colour of the maples 😀 be sun safe
Can’t wait to see the new ones grow! They are all so beautiful. Have you considered weeping willows by the pond? I love how they look near water.
Thank you! This is a great episode. I have an enormous Japanese Maple that has quite a bit of moss and lichen and bark is falling off and I’m just sick about it. Idk if it’s sick or what but need to find someone to look at it, it’s suck a big part of my landscape.
Where I am in Ireland, 'Bloodgood' is the only variety that seems to do very well for most people. It's not my favorite in appearance, but it's wind resistant, and I suspect that it's more tolerant of higher Ph than other varieties, even the species.
I think that the former owner fell in love with these quietly elegant, Maples and the romantic, exotic fantasy surrounding them. After that, he 'only had eyes' for them and was heading in a new direction, creating his peaceful surroundings, as if to transport himself to a far-away place, without leaving home. Pretty clever. Can you see these trees out of any windows of the buildings? My neighbors have their 4-5 different kinds, planted under some huge old trees, which provide shade over their yard, most of the day. They water and nurture them, as if they were family pets and this yard has its own more humid, atmosphere, as if it had lots of moss. There are rocks and beautiful plants all around them. Their trees have grown minimally in 12 years, towards the sky, but they seem to have gotten tastefully wider. Still, these owners remain unseen, so I don't get to ask my questions. They must garden at night.
With fruit, I can understand a graft, but with other trees I don't understand. My parents tried to explain our grafted tree, when I was a child, but it seemed so shockingly unnatural. Is there a better reason? Thanks. Loved this video, of course. Aw, Japanese Maples. How intuitive was the nursery owner and who better can continue, towards fulfilling his vision, the vision which others, can apparently see, than the Flock? 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐓Reflection in the water… Wow. Water nurtures and seeks it's own way too.
Pruning – yes please. My next door neighbor has one. It's beautiful but 10 years after it covered my small front yard and patio. I don't get sunlight which mean I can't plant anything coz they won't survive. It sucks. Here in Canada, it'a a struggle to get trees trimmed. You have to go through a lot of city paperwork. Made me hate that tree now or my neighbor
I love that Lazy Leaf.
oh good job explaining because when i first saw this i thought "i thought you only wanted native" … so it helped that you explained that you inherited these trees and kudos to you that you have been open to understanding and appreciating different types of gardeners and their choices.
I’ve been looking for great gardening overalls and I love yours – would you mind sharing where you got them?
Also, my husband and I just love your videos. In fact, we are taking inspiration from your tour of the Cornell winter garden and are going to use a bunch of those plants in an area we’re redoing. That garden is just glorious!
The quality of your content and cinematography is excellent and we’ve learned a ton from you all! Thanks for making such educational and interesting videos.
Very timely… I just planted a Japanese Red Maple this spring in memory of a dear friend who passed away last year because we are in Canada (maples) and she had gorgeous red hair. I live on a west coast gulf island in BC, Canada and they do very well here.
I fell in love with Japanese maples when we moved into our parents old home. My dad who has passed on was was a master gardener. He had planted many different Japanese maples around the property. It is absolutely stunning to see these fully mature trees throughout the seasons. It is breathtaking beautiful. I think I have a Japanese maple and conifer addition now. They’re so unique and brings such a unique quality to the landscape and color. Oh the colors. I love your videos on the land. It’s really inspiring me to maybe start planting some of these natives you share in other videos and special cultivar’s on our land with 2 10 acre ponds. It’s 160 acres so that would be back breaking work but the beauty would be magical. I really love how your paying tribute to those before you while learning to lean into something new. It is absolutely stunning what y’all have done. Great video!! Take care.
I have watched almost every episode – what a great place you are making! I think it was on another channel that I heard a fellow speak who was very much into native plants. He thought that varieties with variegated or red foliage were in the end not good for the various birds and insects that feed on them. I'm not sure if it was because they don't produce as much, or any clorophyll. I guess the plant still gets to photosynthesize, or produce energy from the sun, even without clorophyll. Can you please comment on this, and maybe make clarify the thinking a little for me?
Love Japanese Maples 💕
So.great to learn alittle more. Since moving to a 5b home, from a 9, I have wanted to buy a Japanese maple, but know so little about them. The expense is also a factor. We have a good nursery here, so I will probably work with them when selecting one.
I am collecting Japanese maples so far I’ve collected 11 cultivars.
Bloody beautiful 😍
What a beautiful place you live. I love the colors on that Acer Palmatum ´Lacy leaf.´ Never seen that variant before.
I've just moved back to Rochester NY from ND, and I'd recommend at least visiting Oriental Garden Supply in Pittsford NY to see a nursery with quite a few Japanese Maples. There might be others, but that is the first I've found.
Its so hard to differentiate different types. Ive got Crimson Queen and it looks exactly like this. I live in Brisbane, Queensland and we have subtropical weather and im just stretching the plant a bit. Haha but its loving its life under a shade tree.
somebody needs to weed the bricks ladies!
Katsura and Acer palmatum💚 ferns and miscanthus💚
I am so inlove of maple esp this japanese one but we can't grow like this in my country so I settle with poinsettia and any red-tone leafy plants
The green lace leaf maple is more than likely an Acer palmatum dissectum waterfall. One of the favs, they do burn in afternoon sun a little easier than others but the spring color is insane.
I was gifted a green Japanese maple. Appears to be a tall n not mounding…… Zone 8a intense sun….. Having difficulty figuring where to plant…….
Maples are likely my favorite tree. I'm originally from the NE US but live in Japan now, along with my Japanese maples I have a couple Acer saccharum also, just a reminder of home.