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Planting Directions for Containers
Planting Directions for Containers

Growing Japanese Maples in containers is a long term project. The maples can live to be over 100 years old. The Japanese consider them ancestral and pass the trees from generation to generation. 

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How We Ship
How We Ship

Shipping plants is all about timing. It is a challenge to coordinate the growth cycles of the trees with the climate where they are grown, and the climate where they are being shipped.

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Planting and Cultural Information for Japanese Maples
Planting and Cultural Information for Japanese Maples

The Japanese refer to the maples as the ‘little girls’ and the pines as the ’fathers’. In their native habitat the pines provide protection from the intense sun and wind. 

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Growing Japanese Maples in Hard Water Areas
Growing Japanese Maples in Hard Water Areas

General cultural requirements for Japanese Maples, in all climates, are well drained semi-acidic soil, consistent water, always moist, never soggy and protection from hot afternoon sun and drying winds.

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