Architectural Acers

Aw...they are all so beautiful aren’t they. Lovely blog Kate, and a wonderful Acer collection! Do you know the name of the very bronzy one...2nd one down?

Thanks Karen, the 2nd one down was captured with the sun on it this morning, so it’s more bronzy than it is in normal light. I think I recall it’s crimson princess? I’ll check in the shed. We bought it a few years back from a little nursery.

Thats ok Kate, thank you. No need to go to any trouble, it doesn’t matter. I don’t think it would survive here...too feathery.

Great selection Kate . . . I’ve never seen an Acer I haven’t loved!

Ok, Karen..had a check when I got in this pm. It’s the crimson princess.
Yes, Sheila, me too..thank you.

Thanks Julia, I so very much agree with you there! I like the name you’ve given yours! Very apt.

Crimson Princess...wonderful. I have a little red one that I am trying to grow. But it has a much more robust leaf. Jerre Schwartz. Its more like your fourth one down.

lovely photographs Kate, and you are right they seem to cheer you up the moment that they start budding. I have two fairly large trees, one a beautiful plum colour and the other a bright green, according to me app they are both Japanese maples, there is one down by the pond, which I took out of the pot as it wasn't doing very well but is coming on leaps and bounds now and two small one in pots. I would like to replant them in the garden but am running out of room :))). I was photographing them one evening with a macro lens and the sun was adding a bit of back light and to my horror the branch was full of little aphid things crawling all over the leaves. Have to have a look to see if this is a pest thing but never had any problem with the tree

Thanks Davey, it’s a compliment coming from yourself, as you’re a fab photographer!
I always have teeny tiny black aphids on all my acers, they don’t seem to cause the trees any problems at all.
Have you posted your trees in the past? I bet they look really lovely specimens.

These are lovely Kate, I think you can always find space in a garden for an Acer.

I have to agree with you, Stroller, we can always find somewhere in the garden for an Acer! :-)