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Fruitcake I planted 2 small ornamental acers, either side of a hidden well in my garden, at the same time. One has grown into a pretty minature tree about 4 feet high, the other one is at least 12 feet high and could easily support a small child if they climbed it.

I suspect that your acer may die, if it is left in that churn, and it would be a shame to lose such a pretty tree.

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What a gorgeous garden Fruity...if that were mine I would never be out of it....who needs holidays with your own little paradise

I used to have an acer in a wooden half tub and it did fairly well but the tub started to rot and fall apart so I replanted the acer next to a large stone wall... blimey it has gone mad I can tell it's happy there...it glows

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Wow Fruitcake. For someone who hates gardening, you sure do amazing garden work. This is so attractive and well maintained. It definitely holds interest. Thanks for sharing.

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I love the ponds Fruity, are they stocked with fish?

Things to consider with Acers:

Ericaceous soil (as mentioned)
They hate wind and prefer to be in a protected site.
They don't like their leaves to get wet particularly when it is sunny.
Don't over water.

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My acer is about 15-20 years old and it is in a deep wide topped ceramic pot in a shaded part of the garden... this photo of it was taken 10 years ago....

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Mine used to look like yours Mags, with the dissected leaves, but since the flood it looks like this.....

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That's quite a difference from the delicate feathery leaves isn't it Nicol .... I hope we don't suffer a flood, I quite like the feathery look

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It actually did me a favour really, it used to get terribly scorched in the summer

I do like the dissectums though, I might treat myself to a new one and try putting it somewhere a bit more sheltered this time.

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That's true, mine gets very little sun but what it does get is enough to scorch the leaf tips

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Wow! Fruitcake, your garden is stunningly beautiful. I love the ponds.
I am still waiting for the gardener to come & finish mine, he only does a couple of days here & there, it's getting very overgrown. I think he has a lot of others to do as well.