How to grow Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum) in a Pot Part I.mp4

This is a Video diary of my work with a Japanese Maple growing in a container. Part I is recorded in early March 2011 and is about planting the bare root tree into the pot. Shows how to prepare the soil, and how to do light trimming.. Please watch Part 2, for the follow up video, showing how the plant progressed during the one month after potting.

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Howto & Style

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• bonsai
• japanese maple
• acer palmatum
• gardening
• container
• plant
• house plant
• japanese
• maple
• tree
• pot
• houseplant
• bareroot
• grow
• transplant

[LoftyProduction]

I am in need of some advice about my acer. For some unknown reason, my acers leaves have gone crispy and golden .... it does NOT look healthly at all ... what should I do????

[TheBonsaiStudent]

@LoftyProduction I do have a separate video for that. (sunburn Japanese maple)However, I think it is kind of late in season do so what I had suggested in the video. So I would suggest you move it to a little shade, or do anything to give it a little less sun. Keep watering but not too much. Plant should recover itself, and then next year it should be strong enough and this should not happen.

[ramkitty]

are those long nose pruning scissors and where did you get them

[TheBonsaiStudent]

@ramkitty got them in a Japanese Chain store called Daiso, cheap but does the work

[MrQNT017]

Hi,can you help me by letting me know which best place to put this tree,does it like alot of sun,shade etc... ? Thanks and great video

[TheBonsaiStudent]

@MrQNT017 Well, on a mature established tree, it can take full sun (more than 6 hours of sun light). This particular maple I keep it in partial shade, on the East facing side of my house, so it gets only about 4 hours of morning sun and then stay in shade for the afternoon.

[MrQNT017]

Thanks for your reply and your help

[TheBonsaiStudent]

Well, on a mature established tree, it can take full sun (more than 6 hours of sun light). This particular maple I keep it in partial shade, on the East facing side of my house, so it gets only about 4 hours of morning sun and then stay in shade for the afternoon.

[TheBonsaiStudent]

I know! I, myself, cannot wait to see the second part of this video, but we all need to wait. I want to wait for it to get well established, to make the second part. Please subscribe to my channel so you will get notified when this video is updatd