Acer palmatum “Osakazuki”

Maple - Japanese “Osakazuki Sunset”

                                    
   ID#599
 
 
 

Additional Information: Purchase at Lowes, New Bern, NC

Lowes.com/plants - LW02473

Graceful Japanese Maple that can tolerate full sun.


Bed #3 has lost a large Cork screw willow. This tree will take it’s place near by. Surrounding plants will have to adjust and get by with less shade, at least until the tree grows, about 10 feet tall at planting and a very loose canopy.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 20 ft x 10 ft PLANT TYPE: Tree- deciduous Cold hardy to -10F to -20F GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: fine LIGHT: Full sun, 6 hrs. + of direct sun WATER: medium moist SOIL: high Organic, fertilize annually
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: First blooms appear early spring followed by attractive red seed pods. FRUIT AND SEED: first blooms appear early June and continue throughout the summer KEY FEATURES: attractive foliage and graceful shape. Colorful seed pods in spring. Excellent fall color
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Planted in bed #3 shortly after removal of dead Cork Screw Willow, about 3 feet away from the ground stump. -Need to apply fertilizer to supply enough nitrogen to make up for deteriorating wood chips left behind. Plant perish during hurricane flood august 2011
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May, 2011

June 2012

Waiting for tree to grow  05/2011