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from neighboring plants bother them he is satisfied using natural pesticides, like hot pepper. Insecticidal soaps are not recommended for Japanese maples, Eastwood said. An old time practice he swears by is watering with rainwater.
Leaf types are divided into two main types: dissected and non dissected. The dissected leaves are deeply divided, and can be called lacy. Trees with this type of leaf are mounding shrubs or low-growing trees. Non dissected leaves have the appearance of palm leaves with five, seven or nine lobes. Trees with this type of leaf are usually upright and look more like a tree than a shrub.
Eastwood’s Japanese maples are cultivars or grafted trees. The mature base or understock of his trees is the hardy Acer palmatum. He has a staggering variety to choose from, each different from the next. There are Inaba Shidare, rare Garyu, Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium,’ Menikamchi and Ap’yezo Nishiki, to name a few.
Eastwood Nurseries is in Washington, Va a and may be reached at 675-1234. Call for weekend appointments or to purchase a catalog, which are $2 ea,ch.
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