About to transplant a weeping lace leaf and found your channel. Thanks for the guidance. It’s early April here and though the leaf hasn’t appeared it’s very much actively pushing bud so I hope it will survive. Would you suggest putting it in the ground for this growing season as to not disturb the root too much before pruning and putting in container next winter? The tree is at a friend’s house who is moving and can’t take it with them. Thanks for your knowledge
Yes, that is what I would personally recommend for sure as we are already into the second week of April. Be very careful digging out as you may shock the tree as the buds are actively pushing out. Dig as much as you can around the exterior perimeter to avoid upsetting the inner roots. Good Luck!
😮 You are in Canada! 😃 I am in SW Pennsylvania, zone 6! I was thinking I could NEVER have stone or terracotta potted Japanese maple. What do you do to protect the tree from the cold or the container from shattering? I know that bad-boy is heavy. I'm sorry if you addressed this in another video. I'm new here, and I'll go scroll through your vids to see. Thanx!
We do nothing at all to protect the container. Mind you we use only cedar boxes or heavy cement pots for the really old mature trees. I would not recommend ceramic or plastic pots if you do have severe cold in the winter as those pots would likely crack. And I appreciate the comments!
Actually, you really want to do this type of digging when the tree is in full dormancy ( November thru end of February) The danger of digging when the buds are actively pushing out can cause the tree to go into shock and risk heavy loss of limbs that will not open up. When digging up from the field there is a lot of cutting of many major root stems with an old established tree. However, on the other hand, if it has only been in the ground for a couple of years then it could still be dug out in mid to late March as you would capture the entire root ball.
Flex Seal Paint (32 oz) + Nursery Pot= Best insulation/lowest $ I'm in Louisiana,USA (Zone 9-9.5) tropical climate almost. Summer Highs of 37° C winters lowest of -7°C
Interesting, I have seen that product at our local home depot. I doubt it adds any "insulation" value with extreme heat? A cement pot or terra cotta / ceramic type, or cedar box would really add that layer of insulated protection.
Would the tree have benefited more buy keeping it's bigger rootball and not having its roots trimmed? Perhaps it would have been better and easier to have got a bigger pot.
Of course you can keep getting bigger and bigger pots, but this video is designed to show you that a Japanese maple can do just fine in a smaller pot. That is the beauty of these trees, as they have a very fibrous root system that does not need to be in an overly large pot. Many gardeners only grow in a container environment as space can be limited. Also, there can be weight restrictions for people living in a high rise with an outdoor patio. And in general, they are just a beautiful type of tree that can be container grown their entire life with some regular care. We have many cultivars thru out our property that have only lived in containers.
Hi from Bulgaria, please tell me how many liters has this 25 galon pot. I found in internet some tipes of galons as imperial galon, American galon. Which one do you use. I assumed the imperial but the pot doesn't look to me as big as 100 and up liters. Thanks.
We use imperial gallon size in Canada. The pot looks small because the tree / root system is quite big. The pot is actually only a 20 gallon size, not 25 gallon as mentioned in the video
@@maplesandmusic Thank you..I just moved one that was faltering in heavy clay, the leaves were almost all brown and curled, I hope it survives, I see some new buds and used a nice, lighter, draining potting mix.
clay is very hard on the root structure as the root system is very fibrous. It will also discourage good drainage which is also hard on the tree. sounds like a good move you made.@@boostismagic
Very educational & love all your maples. Spent the whole night on your video. Thank you
thanks! I am happy you found them usefull
About to transplant a weeping lace leaf and found your channel. Thanks for the guidance. It’s early April here and though the leaf hasn’t appeared it’s very much actively pushing bud so I hope it will survive. Would you suggest putting it in the ground for this growing season as to not disturb the root too much before pruning and putting in container next winter? The tree is at a friend’s house who is moving and can’t take it with them. Thanks for your knowledge
Yes, that is what I would personally recommend for sure as we are already into the second week of April.
Be very careful digging out as you may shock the tree as the buds are actively pushing out. Dig as much as you can around the exterior perimeter to avoid upsetting the inner roots.
Good Luck!
😮 You are in Canada! 😃 I am in SW Pennsylvania, zone 6! I was thinking I could NEVER have stone or terracotta potted Japanese maple. What do you do to protect the tree from the cold or the container from shattering? I know that bad-boy is heavy. I'm sorry if you addressed this in another video. I'm new here, and I'll go scroll through your vids to see. Thanx!
We do nothing at all to protect the container. Mind you we use only cedar boxes or heavy cement pots for the really old mature trees.
I would not recommend ceramic or plastic pots if you do have severe cold in the winter as those pots would likely crack. And I appreciate the comments!
Early spring, just before buds are ready to open is when to do that work
Actually, you really want to do this type of digging when the tree is in full dormancy ( November thru end of February)
The danger of digging when the buds are actively pushing out can cause the tree to go into shock and risk heavy loss of limbs that will not open up. When digging up from the field there is a lot of cutting of many major root stems with an old established tree.
However, on the other hand, if it has only been in the ground for a couple of years then it could still be dug out in mid to late March as you would capture the entire root ball.
Flex Seal Paint (32 oz) + Nursery Pot= Best insulation/lowest $
I'm in Louisiana,USA (Zone 9-9.5) tropical climate almost. Summer Highs of 37° C winters lowest of -7°C
Interesting, I have seen that product at our local home depot. I doubt it adds any "insulation" value with extreme heat? A cement pot or terra cotta / ceramic type, or cedar box would really add that layer of insulated protection.
Would the tree have benefited more buy keeping it's bigger rootball and not having its roots trimmed? Perhaps it would have been better and easier to have got a bigger pot.
Of course you can keep getting bigger and bigger pots, but this video is designed to show you that a Japanese maple can do just fine in a smaller pot.
That is the beauty of these trees, as they have a very fibrous root system that does not need to be in an overly large pot.
Many gardeners only grow in a container environment as space can be limited. Also, there can be weight restrictions for people living in a high rise with an outdoor patio.
And in general, they are just a beautiful type of tree that can be container grown their entire life with some regular care. We have many cultivars thru out our property that have only lived in containers.
Hi from Bulgaria, please tell me how many liters has this 25 galon pot. I found in internet some tipes of galons as imperial galon, American galon. Which one do you use. I assumed the imperial but the pot doesn't look to me as big as 100 and up liters. Thanks.
We use imperial gallon size in Canada. The pot looks small because the tree / root system is quite big. The pot is actually only a 20 gallon size, not 25 gallon as mentioned in the video
@@maplesandmusic thank you! I have learned a lot from your videos and from your answers to the questions in the comments.
@@dimapopova2094 thanks, much appreciated!
Did it survive? Hardly any roots.
of course it did
@@maplesandmusic Thank you!.
I am native to Texas and was very worried, it gets really hot here and we need all the roots.
When you have excessive heat you will require more water to keep the container from drying out@@boostismagic
@@maplesandmusic Thank you..I just moved one that was faltering in heavy clay, the leaves were almost all brown and curled, I hope it survives, I see some new buds and used a nice, lighter, draining potting mix.
clay is very hard on the root structure as the root system is very fibrous. It will also discourage good drainage which is also hard on the tree. sounds like a good move you made.@@boostismagic