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| hi
anyone with cultural info on this .... i think i may have planted mine in too much shade.. i got info along the lines of the link below .... it is on irrigation.. water is fine... but growth rate is barely 4 inches per year ... after 3 years ... that leaves me with concerns about bright but near total shade until very late in the day .... it is a cool area of the garden under a 100 foot oak ... perhaps 15 to 20 feet from the massive trunk .. with the canopy up about 20 feet ... nearly no direct sun per above ... i am wondering if anyone has experience.. your zone.. and how much direct sun this thing can take .... in relation to the exposure ... thanks ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
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- Posted by lou_midlothian_tx z8 DFW, Tx (My Page) on Fri, Feb 8, 08 at 16:48
| Am I reading this correctly? you actually have a maple tree? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Feb 8, 08 at 17:28
| ummmmmmmmmmmmm .... no i think its a Fake[pseudo] plane[sycamore] ..... lol .... ken |
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| It is of course, unlike most other maples, utterly hideous. The most important thing to remember when planting is its unique planting requirements, that the roots are in the air, and the shoots deep in the soil. ;-) |
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- Posted by giboosi_alttara z6 CT (My Page) on Fri, Feb 8, 08 at 23:50
| Haha! I think pineresin has it right! Ken, how come you couldn't plant one of the many many pretty maples? |
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| Handy nursery web site (when offering this item) has reported that this originates in New Zealand where it was named after the Esk Valley, and is correctly 'Esk Sunset'. |
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| Hi Ken, At least yours in growing. Mine looks worse every year. Arbor Village nursery says it is growing well for them so you may want to call and ask how they have sited it. They are located somewhere in the midwest. Google arborvillageLLC. David |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 8, 08 at 10:08
| i am getting ready to move this one... any ideas just how much sun protection it needed ... shall i presume a little protection from the hottest sun of the day .. might be better than shade all day??? someone has to have an opinion ...ken |
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- Posted by corgimaples 5 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 13, 08 at 20:09
| I have a 4 to 5 foot Eskimo Sunset maple. It is in a very shaded area for best color. It is also protected from west winds. The maple would scorch if given too much sun. This spring's color is fantastic. However, something is chewing on the leaves recently. Beautiful tree!!! |
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| Ken, How is your tree doing? I just saw this one for the first time at a local nursery and they were just beautiful in spite of what others posted here. I must have one! How are the leaves holding up? Have they scorched? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Wed, May 12, 10 at 11:13
| mine is doing just fine... sloooowwwww ... mine is in full sun until about 1pm.. then bright shade for the rest of the day.. so no great amount of scorch ... it makes me very happy .. you need to get it ... ken |
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| It'll benefit from a generous foliar feed application of 2-[(phosphonomethyl)amino]acetic acid Resin |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Wed, May 12, 10 at 11:49
| i hope she knows you are kidding you are a tree racist resin .... only one color allowed ... as with such.. ignore him .. lol .. ken |
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| Oh come on! You know what they say... .............Pink makes the boys wink! Anyway - it sold out before I could see what it looked like in summer. |
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| 'Esk Sunset' maintains the harlequin appearance through summer here in cool USDA 8. Dry sites may see some mildew, I don't remember for sure one way or the other. Do remember seeing horrid mildew recently on purple Norway maples and bigleaf maple. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Jan 15, 12 at 18:02
| bumping it up ... cuz its funny resin is such a card ... ken |
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