How to care for potted Acer palmatum

1. Site selection

When growing the Japanese maple in a potted plant, you must pay attention to the choice of location. This is very particular. It must be placed in an environment with good ventilation and light. In addition, the temperature must be suitable and the air must be humid.

In summer, you need to avoid exposure to the sun and put it in a cooler place. In autumn, the leaves turn red and require sufficient light to meet their growth needs. In winter, it must be kept indoors to prevent the soil in the pot from drying out and freezing.

2. How to water

In normal potted plant maintenance, just keep the potting soil moist. If it is in the early stages of germination, it should not be too dry.

In autumn, in order to meet the needs of its leaves turning red, the soil in the pot should be relatively dry. When watering in the summer, you should choose the morning and evening when the temperature is relatively low. You must not let the drastic temperature changes in the potting soil affect the normal growth of the roots of the Acer truncatum.

3. How to fertilize

Spring and summer are the fastest growing times for the Japanese maple. You can regularly apply some dilute liquid fertilizer to it. Be sure to add some phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer to the fertilizer so that its leaves will be more colorful.

However, if the amount of fertilizer applied during this period is insufficient, then when the temperature drops in the autumn and frost begins to fall, its leaves will not turn red. Not only that, but it is likely to fall off in large numbers!

4. How to trim

Generally, the Japanese maple tree begins to hibernate after its leaves fall normally. At this time, you need to cut off some sick and weak branches, crossed branches, parallel branches and some overlapping branches. At the same time, you also need to shorten some of the branches that grow too long that year based on its tree shape. It is enough to leave only one or two branches.

Everyone please note that you should not prune the Acer palmatum during its growing season, otherwise the sap will flow out and affect its growth.

5. Repotting potted plants

The frequency of repotting does not need to be too high. Generally, once every two or three years is enough. The best time is before the Japanese maple sprouts. Pour out half of the old soil and replace it with loose and fertile leaf mold or sand pond soil. You can also add some rice husk ash in an appropriate amount.

Okay, that’s all for today. Do you think it’s comprehensive enough? If it helps you, you might as well go to the flower market and buy a pot to grow at home!