If needed, mark the stems while in leaf by tying coloured string round them, then wait till winter to prune out. Unwanted shoots can be removed improve shape, but this is best done when the stems are young. When pruning your Acer palmatum Atropurpureum, bear in mind that removing too many established stems will weaken the tree. Small plants are particularly susceptible and will need nursing until they have a strong branched structure.Īs a slow growing tree, little or no regular pruning is necessary on Acer palmatum cultivars. They almost all need some shelter from strong winds which will scorch the leaf ends. Therefore pre planting ground preparation is more important than ever, watering while in leaf need to be like the goldilocks story, not too little, not too much, but just right. They will only grow well in moist well drained humus rich soils. They do not like wet or heavy soils neither will they tolerate poor dry soils. They are not the easiest of trees to establish, needing care in planting and protection from the elements until they have formed established root systems. Some care is needed in the siting preparation of all Japanese maples.
It is probably one of the most frequently found forms as it can be found in many parks and gardens. It has rich reddish, five lobed leaves and can grow in time to 6metres (20ft) and the same in width, generally as a short boled multi branched form. It has been in circulation in Europe soon after the introduction of the plant to the west in 1820. There are probably a number of clones of this purple leaved form of the original wild ‘Japanese Maple’ Acer palmatum.
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