Beware Late Frost Damage On Japanese Maple Trees

It's late spring in many places in the Western hemisphere and its time to be careful about night frosts. Trees are opening their buds, leafing out and the new leaves are tender, susceptible to frost damage.

Keep watching the weather forecasts locally and make sure you take action to protect your new Japanese maple tree growth from late season night frosts.

Free Report: How To Germinate Japanese Maple Seeds

To celebrate the launch of our website "makeover" we're offering you a valuable Nursery Report completely free of charge!

This valuable report reveals the little known secrets of how to germinate Japanese maple seeds successfully!

Simply go to http://japanese-maple.com and sign up for your copy of this report.

Best wishes

Ken Alston
The Japanese Maple Tree Guy

P.S. The valuable report includes details of how to get $15.00 discount on your order of new season Japanese maple seeds.

P.P.S. On our new site you'll also find new season fresh seeds including rare, hard-to-find laceleaf varieties. Seeds are always in short supply and we usually run out in late winter so go to http://japanese-maple.com while seed stocks last!

Japanese Maple Seed: Hogyoku

Rarely Offered: Fresh seed from Acer palmatum Japanese maple 'Hogyoku'.

http://japanese-maple.com

Parent is a green leaf tree selected for its intense orange fall colors. Hogyoku can reach 15 to 18 feet tall on maturity. Name means 'a jewel'. These are FRESH new season seeds.

regards

Ken Alston
The Japanese Maple Tree Guy
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Free Japanese Maple Tree Seed Germination Report

Our new web site is operational and we are pleased to let you know we have new season FRESH Japanese maple tree seed available for you again!

To celebrate we're offering a FREE Nursery Report with complete "how To" details designed to show you a virtually foolproof method of germinating Japanese maple tree seeds.

Sign up for the free Nursery Report Today at:

http://japanese-maple.com

regards

Ken Alston
The Japanese Maple Tree Guy
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Japanese Maple Tree Community

Watch this space!

Coming Soon...!

We're in the late stages of completing a new and exciting web community!

One specially for you the Japanese maple tree enthusiast.

It's MySpace for Japanese maples.

It's a place you can post classified ads

It's a place to share knowledge about growing Japanese maple trees

Check back soon - we'll be releasing the web site in 10 days...

Ken Alston
http://japanese-maple.com

Japanese Maple Tree Seeds from "Viridis"

Very occasionally it's possible to get a limited quantity of fresh seeds from the green dissectum or cutleaf Japanese maple cultivar "Viridis".

Well now is one of those rare times!

So if you've ever thought about trying to grow your own Japanese maple tree from seed and you like the laceleaf, weeping style trees - this is your chance!

Get fresh, new season Viridis Japanese Maple Seeds.

It's very important to use fresh seed. This is the little known "nursery secret" to successful germination. Most people sell dry seed that needs to be reconstituted by soaking in water and inevitably, you get a lower level of germination with this technique.

Typically we get over 90% germination with most seeds, and the Viridis seed we have is rated as 83% germination.

It's fun growing trees from seed. You never know what you'll get. Hopefully the characteristics of the seedlings will be similar to the "mom" parent the seed came from. But as we don't know who the "dad' tree was who supplied the pollen, we can't be sure.

Ken
Chief Plant-aholic
Japanese-Maple.com

Shishigashira Japanese Maple Tree

Shishigashira means ''lion''s head'' or ''lion''s mane''. The bunched up leaves on short shoots give rise to the image of this mythical lion from Japanese drama.

It is a compact grower making it a good choice for smaller gardens, containers and bonsai. Slow growing, but can reach up to 15 feet tall on maturity. Plants are 10-15" tall.

Has deep green foliage and keeps its color well - even in sun. Fall colors are gold with rose and crimson tones. Shishigashira provides an outstanding effect in the garden! It has been known in Japan for over 120 years.

Ken Alston
Chief Plant-aholic
Commonwealth Plants, LLC

Shojo shidare Japanese Maple Tree

Many people know the weeping red dissectum Japanese maple "Crimson Queen" - it's the one you see in most garden centers - boring!

If you want something different, try Shojo shidare. It has deep maroon-red leaves that darkens as the new Spring foliage matures. There's a great 2-tone effect with green color down the center of the leaf lobe and sub-lobes.

Like it's sister Crimson Queen, it forms a cascading or weeping bushy tree that can get to 10 feet tall if grafted high and staked in its early years to accentuate the height. This is a little known tree that is beuatiful. Can be a little more tender - but worth it to dare to be different!

Ken Alston
Chief Plant-aholic
Commonwealth Plants, LLC