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Forum: Japanese MaplesReplies: 11, Views: 84
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f6r22
Plano, TX
(Zone 7a)

February 15, 2008
03:55 PM

Post #4542921

in the ground...that is the question.

Hi,

I am sure that many of you may have been faced with the same dilemma and may have come up with a solution or at least come up with a compromise. I currently have all my maples in containers. I started my maple collection about 4 years ago and have about 35 trees, from 1 gallon to 20 gallon. I have kept them in containers since I wanted to carry them with me whenever I moved (which has happened twice in the last 4 years). I have them in the root grow bags that look ugly as sin. I have a small backyard, and currently it has only my maple trees except for two bradford pear trees that provide some shade.
Needless to say the backyard looks terrible, especially in winter when the maples have no leaves. Ideally I would like to keep the maples in their containers, and plant enough companion plants around them to keep the focus off the containers. I have bought some nice looking containers, but given the size of the yard, the only thing that draws your focus are the containers.
I may have to plant some of them in the ground (I hate to do this and have to leave them behind when I move next), atleast that will reduce the number of containers.

any ideas?

thanks,
xman

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