California Gardening: New nursery find for japanese maples in Los Gatos, 1 by doss

doss wrote:
Lilystorm, be sure to call David at Roger Reynolds first. Their trees are quite reasonable for the age and they won't have either the difficulty of adjusting to a new environment and the shock of shipping. Also David keeps his trees out where they are hardened - not under cover which makes a huge difference in the success of the transplant. He may have the Aureum in shade. I don't know the culivar's needs.

He's generally willing to find you what you need if he doesn't have it. Plus that he's poetic. He says that seedling maples are like stars. No two of them are alike.

The people at MM are great though and if David can't help you - it's a fine alternative.

This is a Beni Fusigi that I splurged on this year. It's a small one and should only get to about 6 feet. That's another thing. David has told me that the sizes on the maples on the net aren't really representative of the sizes that the maples get here. The Aconitifolium will go at least 20 feet he says. He said that the Beni would turn green because of the shade the tree is in. And it did - but it's the perfect size and the new growth is bright red.

The Aureum is a small tree though and should be happy almost anywhere.