Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Trompenburg'
A Dutch delight
Grown by John
South Downs National Park
Pre-order for delivery Mid January
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The highlights
- Glorious shrubby tree
- Small tree - grows to 4m
- Downwards-curving, purple, deciduous foliage
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
Description
- Discovered in the Trompenburg botanical gardens, near Rotterdam, this Japanese maple dazzles with its attractive lobed foliage (which takes on a whole spectrum of colours throughout the course of the year)
- Starting out a burgundy colour in the spring, before becoming greener and then, finally, more orange in the autumn, 'Trompenburg' adds great ornamental value wherever it's placed
- A relatively small tree, this acer will make a spectacular addition to any small or medium-sized garden as a feature tree
- Easy to grow and low maintenance, plant this tree at the heart of your lawn or in a mixed border alongside other shrubs (like rhododendrons)
- If you're wondering what to plant alongside your acer, we'd recommend ferns, astilbes and sedums as your starting point
- This highly-regarded acer is a recipient of the RHS' Award of Garden Merit - a mark of its undoubted quality!
- Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPots™. Eco pots use 70% less plastic and are fully recyclable, unlike normal single use pots. They flex and so produce less root spiralling and travel better in the post
What To Expect
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How To Grow
Good pest and disease resistance
Though Japanese maples are typically pretty hale and hearty, they can still be affected by the odd pest/disease from time to time, including aphids, scale insects and verticillium wilt.
Water well when establishing
As your acer establishes, it will benefit from regular watering (especially in hot, dry spells).
Full sun to partial shade
Like most acers, this variety's leaf colour will be best when planted in partial shade (roughly between four and six hours of direct sunlight per day). It will still grow nicely enough in full sun, however.
Any moist, well-drained soil
Your acer will grow best in soil that drains well but that still retains some moisture. If your soil's drainage is poor, consider amending it with some garden compost.
Feed every February
In February, give your acer a feed with general-purpose fertiliser (while it will still grow nicely without this, the fertiliser just helps give your tree an added little boost).
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
South Downs National Park
Meet John
110 years' expertise free with every tree
John’s family have been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.
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Our plants are grown in the UK
Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.
Our plants are delivered overnight
Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 24 hours.
We're here to help at every step
We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team of experts.
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Where do you deliver?
We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.
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Delivered quickly, perfectly packaged and the tree was in excellent condition. Really healthy and taken to the garden with no problems. Can't recommend highly enough. 5 stars isn't enough!
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