What Soil Do Japanese Maples Like
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What soil do japanese maples like. To start one or more potted Japanese maples you need a large container good potting soil and a partially sunny location for it. Maple trees grow in sandy or clayey soil types. Once you know the soil pH if necessary you.
While Japanese maples will grow in most soils they prefer slightly acidic soil. Small and slow growing with a graceful habit and beautiful foliage theyre the perfect choice for even the tiniest of gardens. I recommend a loose media.
Using a well drained soil medium is by far the MOST important factor when growing Japanese Maple in pots. They thrive under the shelter of taller deciduous trees. Im really confused about trying to determine the right soil type for my Japanese Maples in containers.
Japanese maples like moist but not wet soils. I have read that Japanese Maples prefer lightly acidic soil. Most of the trees thrive in a site that gets some sun in the morning but shade in the afternoon.
Then on another page i read that they do not like Peat Moss based Potting Soil which is actually lightly aciding pH58. I use 19-5-9 or 18-6-12. Once planted it takes around three or four months for the root system to establish itself in its new planting site so it requires regular water.
When growing Japanese Maples in pots the correct soil is key. Japanese maples prefer a moderately acid to neutral soil ranging from 60 to 70 on the pH scale. Japanese maples can do well in both sandy soils and clay soils.