This guy is the GODFATHER of this Japanese Maples shit. Wow. I’m learning so much just by listening to him speak. I’m in the midst of also creating quite a garden and I am just here admiring the beauty of the trees & soaking up the wisdom!
I currently have 400+ in the ground in my garden, beautiful trees you have , some of my oldest are around 20 years old. But most are new that I’ve added recently
The seiryu such is a gorgeous tree. An upright green laceleaf that is very unique in the fall. And wow I had never seen the Bonfire before. Thanks for the tour
You have some Amazing Japanese trees. And beautifully explained such dedication is rare, thanks for sharing. I am in Coleraine and it rains a lot here…😂❤️❤️🙏❤️🙏
Awesome video but you must live in the PNW or some other super mild climate. I live in middle tn and autumn moon can't take full sun here for 3 days before every leaf on it would be crispy. Enjoy your paradise!
Yes, we are in Chilliwack BC, just north of Washington state. The autumn moon has much more sun tolerance then the full moon which can not tolerate any sun at all. I have both varieties described in the video. Are you sure you have the autumn moon? as it definitely is sun / partial shade tolerant
The larger container grown Japanese maples are fairly easy to move with a good quality 2 wheel dolly. Although generally they are never moved once we decide on their location.
You didn’t say what zone you are in but I’m thinking northern US even Canada so when you say can handle full sun I don’t think it could handle full sun in my high desert Arizona home. You have a beautiful collection. I just purchased my first Japanese dwarf maple tree, Acer Palmatum tree, Red Dragon. I always wanted one and this one is okay in my zone 8b as long as it gets afternoon shade I’m told. We shall see how it fairs. I’m going to keep it in a pot under my huge pine tree that has been pruned up since it is in my backyard. My problem is finding the correct mix 80% pine bark mulch, 15% peat and 5% perlite. The peat and perlite I can find but nowhere in my small town or Tucson, AZ can I find pine bark mulch. Mr Maple said you could it in Miracle Grow potting soil if it has no fertilizer in it but again I’ve looked everywhere and they all have fertilizer in it. It’s almost Xmas do you have any suggestions? I’ve only had it two days as of this comment.
Hi Michele thanks for noticing the over sight. we are also in Zone 8b, fairly close to the border of Washington state. I have now mentioned it in the description of the video. The red dragon is a great choice, it was one of our very first cultivators and can handle high heat / wind. As far as hot weather goes, we had a heat bomb back in 2021 with temps of 45C (113F). All of our trees survived although definitely required watering 2x each day ( early morning / early evening) The hardest thing on the japanese maples in container is heat combined with high winds. Its best to make sure the tree is away from high wind areas if you have excessive heat. As for potting mix we always use a composted fir bark mulch with sand ( I have a potting mix video as well that you may want to check out) Hopefully a good quality nursery in your area can bring in mulch if you request it? Also, if you have a large landscape company in your area, perhaps they would have bulk mix that you could get? Hope that helps!
Thanks for the great video of all the beautiful trees. I was wondering if you pruned Osakazuki. I thought it would grow taller than the one in your garden.
Yes, an Osakazuki can grow taller. We have pruned ours to keep it at the height it is. You can expect a height of 2 1/2 meters ( 8' feet) by allowing the limbs to keep pushing upwards. It really all comes down to how you like to have it presented in your garden.
I have a 4 part video series on our entire grafting process. It has its own separate playlist on my channel. Here is the link to the playlist: ua-cam.com/video/TMCNMChxUMQ/v-deo.html
I'm just curious, so I'm in the Midwest and I've had 3 maples that I purchased for containers and they were alive during the growing season. And so when winter set in I let them harden off Now that we are in may they have not buded so some of the stems are dark brown and I'm assuming they are dead ❓ so giving me your best short answer Should have I brought them out of the cold the first year or have I done something elese wrong? I have a three season room off the back of the house. I have a makawa yatsubusa.... Orion and a shishishagiri and by the looks of things they didn't make it 🤔
@@myk1200s Hard to answer that without more details. Long sustained cold during the winter? In the praire provinces in Canada, always best to put them into some sort of shelter out of the driving winds in winter. Here in our area we get temps. of -20 C for short periods and all of our container trees are fine with that. Small containers with young trees we do keep in the greenhouse during the the winter
I enjoyed your video, thank you. Where are you located (in the US? which state?) I read a comment you are in zone 8b, which can help somewhat as a reference, but all 8b zones are not the same.
Hi Nora We are in Chilliwack BC, Canada. Our town name is right at the headline of each video I believe. Geographically we are just north of the Sumas, Washington border.
Hi Chris, Any of the varieties with really tight bud sets are always extremely difficult to graft with good high success rate. For example, some of the varieties we grew would include Shaina, Shishigashira, Bonfire, orido nishiki, etc. Grafting success would be considered very good if we had a 20 -25% success rate on those varieties.
What a beautiful garden. You are very lucky! I live in Southern California, and I don’t even know where to find these. I am just learning about gardening at 28 years old. I’m getting my forever house in a year or two, and I really want to start my Japanese maple garden. Will they do good in California weather ?
There are many japanese maples grown in California. Head out to your local independent garden shop that really caters to gardeners. You just have to be selective with which varieties wouldd be suitable for your growing area.
We are in zone 8b Japanese maple can grow in zone 3 and 4 although there would be extra care required for the cooler winter months making sure they are well protected. Strategic planting in the garden would be important. There is quite a lot of info online if you search " Japanese maple growing in zone 3 & 4"
Thanks! If possible could you brighten the lighting on this video and repost? As recorded, it is difficult to distinguish the tree colors and leaf shapes. Still a lovely video.
@@johnthorne1429 thanks for that update John, much appreciated! We do have video's on our channel with close up images of the tree leaf shapes and colours that are very detailed. In this video I just wanted to discuss each tree as I walked thru the garden
yes, definitely Just remember, when you are container growing on a southern exposure you will get more sun / heat so have a good quality container with a good soil mix and most important, daily watering when not exposed to rain. I have video's on containers, watering and seiryu specific growing all on my channel. Good luck!
Most of the maple trees on our property have been grafted by us over the years. The rest of the oldest trees came from a nursery that we ended up buying and taking over the whole grafting process back in the early 1990's. Any good quality nursery in your area should have a good inventory of quality grafted Japanese maples. And if not look online for vendors that do ship young japanese maples. Always purchase in very early spring if you are ordering online. That would really limit any potential damage and stress to the plant
You can send an email with your question. Just click the info arrow for my email. Generally I can discuss plant varieties and options but prefer to be on site.
@@silverbackag9790 Yes, container growing will dramatically reduce the growth rate. There can be variation in the growth rate depending on the source of the sine wood used for grafting. Not uncommon for a maximum height of 8' when growing in the garden as well. Other factors include soil, climate, gardening zone
That is actually the "sangu Kaku" Japanese maple with its fall colors on display. It is more commonly known as the "Coral Bark" japanese maple. I do have a video on that particular tree on my channel as well
@@btucker8312 No filters, just the natural sunlight shining onto the fall colors of the tree. Here is the video in case you want to know more about the tree: ua-cam.com/video/2Gh7riH2qtc/v-deo.htmlsi=5-MCvqD0ZaAYqGpi
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New subscriber. Love your videos. Watch this video several times already, and keep retaining new information. Precious.
Thank you, much appreciated and I hope they are helping you out with all your Japanese maple decisions
The Seiryu......what a beautiful piece of nature. You have an excellent collection sir.
thanks, much appreciated!
This guy is the GODFATHER of this Japanese Maples shit. Wow. I’m learning so much just by listening to him speak. I’m in the midst of also creating quite a garden and I am just here admiring the beauty of the trees & soaking up the wisdom!
thanks for the comments! Nice to here the "godfather" used in a positive way 👌Good luck with your new garden project
Awesome collection!
I currently have 400+ in the ground in my garden, beautiful trees you have , some of my oldest are around 20 years old. But most are new that I’ve added recently
wow! that's quite the collection.
You need to make a video too, people would love to see
So lucky to have this view everyday!!!thank you for showing us this small paradise!
thank you for watching
you have some of the nicest specimens I have seen. they are truly awesome
thanks! I appreciate the kind words
Your garden - and your trees - are absolute fantastic!. Thank you!
thank you!
What a joy to see!Congratulations
Simply a wonderful collection that is inspiring me to add more Japanese Maples to our home garden. Thanks.
Your welcome Scott, good luck with your future garden additions
The seiryu such is a gorgeous tree. An upright green laceleaf that is very unique in the fall. And wow I had never seen the Bonfire before. Thanks for the tour
Yes, the seiryu is a personal favorite of mine. Thanks for watching
Amazing ! Thanks for sharing
You have some Amazing Japanese trees. And beautifully explained such dedication is rare, thanks for sharing. I am in Coleraine and it rains a lot here…😂❤️❤️🙏❤️🙏
thank you, btw, Ireland is on our travel list, we love the rain!
Wow, terrific info on japanese maples !!! Thanks
and thank you! Glad you find it helpful
These are beautiful Japanese Maples!
I’m so glad that I ran into your channel, very informative, thank you for the time you spend to inform folks like me
Thanks! I’m glad you find it informative
Beautiful Japanese Maple Video and Garden!!! The BEST I Have Seen!😍 Tones of Information!!🌳🌳🪴🪴🍁🍁🍂🍂
Thanks very much for the kind words!
Lovely tour Otto. Beautiful maples as always.
thank you
Thanks for sharing all of your lovely trees with us!
Your welcome!
Wonderful! The best Japanese Maple Teacher!
Thank you for sharing,also appreciate the info
thanks, much appreciated!
Spiffing show brilliant outcome ❤ 4:09
Spiffing! I will take that compliment from across the pond
Some varieties are really rare,awesome sharing 🎉🎉🎉🎉
thanks!
Great collection
Thank you so much for your great shows👍👍🙏
You’re welcome
thank you such a good video
thanks for watching, appreciate the comment
Amazing, inspirational, lovely trees and garden. I'm actually starting with maple at the end of this month. I'm doing both trees and seeds.
Good luck with the start of the japanese maple garden!
Awesome video but you must live in the PNW or some other super mild climate. I live in middle tn and autumn moon can't take full sun here for 3 days before every leaf on it would be crispy. Enjoy your paradise!
Yes, we are in Chilliwack BC, just north of Washington state.
The autumn moon has much more sun tolerance then the full moon which can not tolerate any sun at all. I have both varieties described in the video. Are you sure you have the autumn moon? as it definitely is sun / partial shade tolerant
Wonderful video!!
Beautiful collection!!! Sad my Orange Dream died this year. Couldn’t handle two late frosts, 50+ mph wind, plus full sun. Bad combo this year.
yes, sounds like it was a bad combo. If you get another one, plant it in the garden in an area with the most shade
🇺🇦Very high quality and diverse selection of Japanese maples. ☆☆☆☆☆
How do you lift such large pots of soil and move them?😁
The larger container grown Japanese maples are fairly easy to move with a good quality 2 wheel dolly. Although generally they are never moved once we decide on their location.
@@maplesandmusic
🇺🇦Please tell me. What is your coldest winter temperature?
@@AaaAaa-nn6mg we can get up to -20 celcius with driving north east winds during the winter. It never lasts that long, but it is sustained cold.
You didn’t say what zone you are in but I’m thinking northern US even Canada so when you say can handle full sun I don’t think it could handle full sun in my high desert Arizona home. You have a beautiful collection. I just purchased my first Japanese dwarf maple tree, Acer Palmatum tree, Red Dragon. I always wanted one and this one is okay in my zone 8b as long as it gets afternoon shade I’m told. We shall see how it fairs. I’m going to keep it in a pot under my huge pine tree that has been pruned up since it is in my backyard. My problem is finding the correct mix 80% pine bark mulch, 15% peat and 5% perlite. The peat and perlite I can find but nowhere in my small town or Tucson, AZ can I find pine bark mulch. Mr Maple said you could it in Miracle Grow potting soil if it has no fertilizer in it but again I’ve looked everywhere and they all have fertilizer in it. It’s almost Xmas do you have any suggestions? I’ve only had it two days as of this comment.
Hi Michele
thanks for noticing the over sight. we are also in Zone 8b, fairly close to the border of Washington state. I have now mentioned it in the description of the video.
The red dragon is a great choice, it was one of our very first cultivators and can handle high heat / wind.
As far as hot weather goes, we had a heat bomb back in 2021 with temps of 45C (113F). All of our trees survived although definitely required watering 2x each day ( early morning / early evening)
The hardest thing on the japanese maples in container is heat combined with high winds. Its best to make sure the tree is away from high wind areas if you have excessive heat.
As for potting mix we always use a composted fir bark mulch with sand ( I have a potting mix video as well that you may want to check out)
Hopefully a good quality nursery in your area can bring in mulch if you request it?
Also, if you have a large landscape company in your area, perhaps they would have bulk mix that you could get?
Hope that helps!
Thanks for the great video of all the beautiful trees. I was wondering if you pruned Osakazuki. I thought it would grow taller than the one in your garden.
Yes, an Osakazuki can grow taller. We have pruned ours to keep it at the height it is. You can expect a height of 2 1/2 meters ( 8' feet) by allowing the limbs to keep pushing upwards. It really all comes down to how you like to have it presented in your garden.
@@maplesandmusic Thanks for the quick response!
Great video,
Beautiful property 👍..... How about doing a video on your process of propagating maples ❓... Just a thought.
I have a 4 part video series on our entire grafting process. It has its own separate playlist on my channel. Here is the link to the playlist:
ua-cam.com/video/TMCNMChxUMQ/v-deo.html
I'm just curious, so I'm in the Midwest and I've had 3 maples that I purchased for containers and they were alive during the growing season. And so when winter set in I let them harden off
Now that we are in may they have not buded so some of the stems are dark brown and I'm assuming they are dead ❓ so giving me your best short answer
Should have I brought them out of the cold the first year or have I done something elese wrong? I have a three season room off the back of the house.
I have a makawa yatsubusa.... Orion and a shishishagiri and by the looks of things they didn't make it 🤔
@@myk1200s Hard to answer that without more details. Long sustained cold during the winter? In the praire provinces in Canada, always best to put them into some sort of shelter out of the driving winds in winter. Here in our area we get temps. of -20 C for short periods and all of our container trees are fine with that. Small containers with young trees we do keep in the greenhouse during the the winter
I enjoyed your video, thank you. Where are you located (in the US? which state?) I read a comment you are in zone 8b, which can help somewhat as a reference, but all 8b zones are not the same.
Hi Nora
We are in Chilliwack BC, Canada. Our town name is right at the headline of each video I believe.
Geographically we are just north of the Sumas, Washington border.
Nice. Wondering which of your cultivars you found the most challenging to graft successfully?
Hi Chris, Any of the varieties with really tight bud sets are always extremely difficult to graft with good high success rate.
For example, some of the varieties we grew would include Shaina, Shishigashira, Bonfire, orido nishiki, etc.
Grafting success would be considered very good if we had a 20 -25% success rate on those varieties.
What a beautiful garden. You are very lucky! I live in Southern California, and I don’t even know where to find these. I am just learning about gardening at 28 years old. I’m getting my forever house in a year or two, and I really want to start my Japanese maple garden. Will they do good in California weather ?
There are many japanese maples grown in California. Head out to your local independent garden shop that really caters to gardeners. You just have to be selective with which varieties wouldd be suitable for your growing area.
I wish you added leaf close-ups of your beautiful trees.
I do have close-ups of individual trees on many of the videos when I show pruning techniques
@@maplesandmusic Made me subscribe to your channel, so… win-win! 👍🏻
Very helpful video! Thank you ❤ Which species of a maple (Orange dream or Aureum) remains more limon green in summer?
They both retain their unique color thru out the summer but I would give the edge to the full moon ( Aureum)
@@maplesandmusic thank you!
That Shishi Gashira ❤
_10:00__ That tree on the right with the pink flowers is really beautiful, what’s it’s name ?_
that is a rhododendron
Beautiful trees
Do you have any for sell?
Sorry, we do not have any trees for sale. We discontinued our nursery operation back in 2008.
My 3 favorite maples are the Shishigashira, Butterfly and Red Dragon
all three of those varieties are very versatile as they can be grown in sunny or shaded locations
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What zone are you growing? These beautiful maples I live in zone 3 to 4. Will they survive here?
We are in zone 8b
Japanese maple can grow in zone 3 and 4 although there would be extra care required for the cooler winter months making sure they are well protected. Strategic planting in the garden would be important. There is quite a lot of info online if you search " Japanese maple growing in zone 3 & 4"
Thanks! If possible could you brighten the lighting on this video and repost? As recorded, it is difficult to distinguish the tree colors and leaf shapes. Still a lovely video.
Sorry, it was the setting on my phone -- not your video.
@@johnthorne1429 thanks for that update John, much appreciated! We do have video's on our channel with close up images of the tree leaf shapes and colours that are very detailed. In this video I just wanted to discuss each tree as I walked thru the garden
Is maple Seiryu suitable for growing in a pot on a south balcony?
yes, definitely
Just remember, when you are container growing on a southern exposure you will get more sun / heat so have a good quality container with a good soil mix and most important, daily watering when not exposed to rain. I have video's on containers, watering and seiryu specific growing all on my channel.
Good luck!
Thank you so much
Do you have a video on growing a Maple tree from seeds?
Yes, I do have a video on growing japanese maples from seeds. Just go thru my video playlist and you will find it
What is your source for your maple trees if we need to buy some?
Most of the maple trees on our property have been grafted by us over the years. The rest of the oldest trees came from a nursery that we ended up buying and taking over the whole grafting process back in the early 1990's.
Any good quality nursery in your area should have a good inventory of quality grafted Japanese maples.
And if not look online for vendors that do ship young japanese maples. Always purchase in very early spring if you are ordering online. That would really limit any potential damage and stress to the plant
Thanks for the video.
Are you available for consultation?
You can send an email with your question. Just click the info arrow for my email. Generally I can discuss plant varieties and options but prefer to be on site.
I just can’t find your email
I don’t see an information arrow. I want help sourcing the trees and others
@@aradeukmedjian5957 ottobjornson@shaw.ca
Osakazuki is listed at 12-15 feet in 15 years. Do you keep yours pruned to that size?
I just looked at your pruning video. I understand now. It was container grown for most of its life.
@@silverbackag9790 Yes, container growing will dramatically reduce the growth rate.
There can be variation in the growth rate depending on the source of the sine wood used for grafting.
Not uncommon for a maximum height of 8' when growing in the garden as well. Other factors include soil, climate, gardening zone
I have Chuxay Ghost Purple and Ghost Blue Maple seeds and don't know how to grow them. I don't know what to do with them to grow correctly.
What is the large flowering tree in the thumbnail? Thank you!
That is actually the "sangu Kaku" Japanese maple with its fall colors on display. It is more commonly known as the "Coral Bark" japanese maple. I do have a video on that particular tree on my channel as well
@@maplesandmusic oh wow. Must be the filter
@@btucker8312 No filters, just the natural sunlight shining onto the fall colors of the tree.
Here is the video in case you want to know more about the tree:
ua-cam.com/video/2Gh7riH2qtc/v-deo.htmlsi=5-MCvqD0ZaAYqGpi
@@maplesandmusic wow. Thank you!
Plese try to show us the leaves
I do have a separate video showing close up leaf colours and shapes on my channel. Here it is:
ua-cam.com/video/0LExvCZk4xc/v-deo.html
What gardening zone are you?
We are in zone 8b