Summer Growth on Emperor 1 Japanese Maple - August 20223
Earlier this Summer, I bought a small, grafted Emperor 1 Japanese Maple from the orange big box store (for $35) and planted it in the border of the kitchen curved bed in our backyard. I had a previous Emperor 1 and figured that the price was right on this one, so I added it. That lead to a (pardon the pun) Waterfall of Japanese Maples being planted this season. The most recent was the high-grafted Inaba Shadire; the sixth JM of the season . The small Emperor 1 appears to be doing just fine in the spot where it gets a mix of shade and some early-day sun. It is out of the sun during the heat of the afternoon, but gets a little bit of early and late morning sun. Here, below is what it looks like currently - it has a split set of leaders that I'm leaving as they are (for now): The reason for this post is not to document the current form (as...it is *mostly* the exact same shape/form/height) that it was when I put it in), but rather tho share a peek at some new growth. Below,