How To Care For Your Japanese Maple Trees

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Steve McShane here with a note from McShane's Nursery and Landscape Supply on Japanese Maples. Really, a popular tree throughout North America but so far amongst the Central Coast this is one of our most popular feature trees.

So in this case I want to point out that there are more than 450 varieties of green and red Japanese Maple, hybrids like you wouldn't believe.

This one here is one of my favorites, this is called a garnet. But notice, here we are, summer months, a little bit of browning on the tips. Why is that the case? you ask.. Well as soon as summer hits the lush spring foliage gets hit with sun and wind and you see this in almost all Japanese Maples. So how do you over come it?

Well that's where Wilt Stop comes in, this is a natural product that will last for 6 to 8 weeks, it's made of Pine Resin so coming into summer, you get it ready and you apply a little bit to your Japanese Maple and it's like Sunscreen for the Japanese Maple. Applied correctly it will actually prevent those brown tips.

This will also help with frost as well. This will give you 4 or 5 degrees of protection on tender subtropicals when you know a frost will hit.

But when it comes to Japanese Maples, see your local nursery. They are going to have a much better selection than one of the box stores. Plus the know how on how to plant it and make sure you succeed at it.

Thanks for tuning in.

Plant a Japanese Maple and come summer, think about something like Wilt Stop.

McShane's Nursery and Landscape Supply Copyright 2010
Landon Wolf Copyright 2010

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