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Canadian Red Maple Tree | Acer rubrum 'Red Pointe'

Smart specimen tree with spectacular autumn colour

Grown by John

South Downs National Park

2 Year Old Tree in a 9L Pot

120-150cm inc. pot

£65

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The highlights

  • Bright green foliage turns to a dazzling scarlet in autumn
  • Pyramidal crown gives an eyecatching shape
  • Grows to 10-13m unless pruned
  • Plant as a feature tree in a lawn, border or streetside

Description

  • Redpointe is a beautifully shaped, broadly pyramidal tree with sensational red autmn foliage
  • This medium sized tree will grow to 13 x 9m unless pruned to fit a smaller space, making it a lovely specimen tree for a lawn, street planting or border
  • The foliage emerges bright green in spring, darkening to a glossy forest green before turning scarlet in autumn
  • Redpointe is an easy going, hardy tree which likes a position in full sun or partial shade and thrives in any soil except for dry clay, which can affect the leaf colour
  • Low maintenance and easy to grow - any pruning needed should be done between late autumn and midwinter

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Height on arrival:

120-150cm inc. pot

Eventual height:

10-13m

Eventual spread:

9m
Spreads approx 9m

Time to first crop:

Habit:

Upright, pyramidal
This tree has a pyramidal crown with an upright single trunk

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
H6 - hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)

Rootstock:

Spacing:

9m
Plant 9m apart to allow for spreading

How To Grow

Good pest and disease resistance

May be affected by aphids, horse chestnut scale or verticillium wilt

Water in well

Water in thoroughly when planting. For bare root trees, you won't need to water regularly, only in dry spells when needed. You should be able to tell because the leaves will start to wilt and droop. If a container grown tree, it will need more watering until its roots are established. It should be watered every other day or so for the first few months. Then reduce to twice a week until autumn. In the second year it should have an established enough root system to support itself, just water when required as explained above for bare roots. When watering a tree it is important to give a good soaking. It is better to water heavily and less frequently than little and often as this encourages the roots to grow down into the ground.

Full sun to partial shade

This tree loves full sun or partial shade in a sheltered location.

Most fertile, well-drained soils

This tree will flourish in any moderately fertile, moist and well drained soil. It prefers slightly acid conditions but doesn't do well in dry clay soils.

Feed annually

Feed in early spring before the leaves emerge, with a granular general purpose fertiliser

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South Downs National Park

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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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