Emperor 1 Japanese Maple Planted (Second One) - May 2023
During the Winter doldrums, I mused on here about how I wanted to add 'a couple of Japanese Maple trees' to the garden and mentioned a few places where I thought they might work. At that time, I was happy with my Emperor 1 Japanese Maple back by the fire pit and realized that the weeping Tamukeyama Maple tree had died . I've been happy with the Emperor 1 Japanese Maple - it has put on new growth and is a nice, upright tree with dark maroon foliage. When I was at the Orange Big Box nursery, I noticed a series of small (2 gallon nursery pots) of Japanese Maples that were short, but full of leaves. Turns out, they were Emperor 1's. Below is a look at how they were showing in their containers: The price was right (for me) at $35 and when you factor in the 11% rebate, the price comes down to $31.50 or so. Below is the container: These Emperor 1's are upright Japanese Maples, but they top-out at 12-to-15 feet. They can go just about *anywhere*. In the post fro