Michael J. McGroarty Perry, Ohio 44081 Copyright 2011
What is a Japanese Maple Scion or Scions?
Michael J. McGroarty Perry, Ohio 44081 Copyright 2011 Wanted! People Who Would Like to Get Paid for Growing Small Plants at Home Click here. Scion is a term used in conjunction with plant propagation, more precisely, grafting as a means of plant propagation. Usually when you are propagating plants you take “a cutting” from the… Click here to read more…
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Goshiki Shidare’
Michael J. McGroarty Perry, Ohio 44081 Copyright 2011 The first time I saw Goshiki Shidare I was in love! I became so enthralled with this amazing Japanese maple that I now have three of them in my landscape. Not my nursery, in my landscape! Why? Because even though all three of them are Goshiki Shidare,… Click here to read more…
Golden Full Moon Japanese Maple
Michael J. McGroarty Perry, Ohio 44081 Copyright 2011 Acer japonicum ‘Aureum’, Golden Full Moon Japanese Maple is a different kind of a Japanese maple. First of all, it has golden or yellow leaves that start out in the spring almost a fluorescent green that look like velvet as you walk by. This is an upright… Click here to read more…
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Garnet’ Japanese Maple
Michael J. McGroarty Perry, Ohio 44081 Copyright 2011 Garnet is a variety of the Lace Leaf Weeping Japanese Maples that is special to me because the very first Japanese maple in my landscape was Garnet. I got the tree from a local nursery that couldn’t sell it because the entire back half of the tree was… Click here to read more…
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Filigree Lace’
Michael J. McGroarty Perry, Ohio 44081 Copyright 2011 I find ‘Filigree Lace’ to be an very interesting Japanese maple. Although a member of the dissectum family, this particular maple appears to be unique to most dissectums. It has a lime green color, deeply cut leaves, and even though it is a weeping variety, it does… Click here to read more…
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Ever Red’
Michael J. McGroarty Perry, Ohio 44081 Copyright 2011 ‘Ever Red’ is in the dissectum family of Japanese maples, which means that not only is this a weeping tree, but it also has that almost magical cut leaf or lace leaf, as it’s often called. There are a number of lace leaf varieties available, but Ever… Click here to read more…
Acer palmatum ‘Corallinum’
Michael J. McGroarty Perry, Ohio 44081 Copyright 2011 Acer palmatum ‘Corallinum’ is in the family of upright growing Japanese maples. This particular variety is known for it’s burst of color in early spring with new leaves that are very much a light pink in color. By June or July the leaves turn green, but usually early… Click here to read more…
Acer palmatum Butterfly
Michael J. McGroarty Perry, Ohio 44081 Copyright 2011 ‘Butterfly’ is a spectacular small, upright Japanese maple from the palmatum family that is sure to dazzle the eye. Slow growing and often dwarf in appearance, ‘Butterfly’ has a very interesting display of leaf sizes and shapes. Not to mention the vivid variegations and the array of… Click here to read more…
Acer palmatum Bloodgood
Michael J. McGroarty Perry, Ohio 44081 Copyright 2011 Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’ is an upright Japanese maple that is known for it’s deep red, almost purple color. Bloodgood is a wildly popular tree that tends to hold it’s red color throughout the growing season. The origin of Bloodgood isn’t exactly known, but it has been in… Click here to read more…