The staggering amount of varieties that the Japanese maples offer can easily confuse a novice. This is the sole reason that after many months of caring and upbringing most of the novice find that they have actually purchased something contrary to their desires. The variations between the varities are of very minor nature, but the problem mostly arises when someone buys a slow growing maple when they were looking for some quick results. When we say slow growing we don’t mean a span of few months, these maple trees sometimes take years to fully establish. This is certainly annoying for any one who has recently developed a passion for these colourful plants. Apart from questions about leaves, colours and stature this is certainly a question worth asking that at what rate the tree grows over the year, which will eventually save money, time and more importantly the valuable effort.
The other confusion is the naming convention used for these Japanese maples, and now in the market you will find the same tree with two names, one English the other off course its native Japanese name. This sometime bring confusions in the mind of buyer, first of all the Japanese names don’t tell much about the plant if you do not know the Japanese which is the case in most of the ventures. Even the use of multiple names can sometime cause problems to the native Japanese as well. Increasingly on the online stores the vendors are using bilingual names to cope this problem. This is proving to be a good approach to this problem, as this can be helpful for the natives and the others equally and by refining this technique further better results can easily be drawn.
A uniform system will really help the people to buy what they actually meant to buy. A wrong choice doesn’t only affects the monitory issue but the consequent loss of time and energy will ruin the experience of these beautiful trees. So a word of caution for those who find themselves unfamiliar with the names and specifications of the maple tree that they should read some easy available tips or consult some gardener before buying a Japanese maple tree.
The lovely prefixes attached with the names of Japanese maples carry with them a rich tradition. These are just not any random words blended together instead they reflect the position and rank of specific maple tree in the whole collection. By going through them anyone can easily tell the most striking trait that a particular tree carries with itself. Moreover their role is just not limited as a pointer to a particular trait but they also narrate what position they enjoy in the family of maple trees.
More than often the name has indication towards a colour that dominates the life of the tree. For instance consider the “Crimson Queen”. The name easily communicates the colour this plant bears most of the time and it doesn’t stop there, the word “Queen” indicates that the tree is one of the finest in the whole collection. These names sometimes save loads of time and energy, as a quick glance over the name communicates to the buyer whether the plant need further consideration or not.
There are several other examples that testify that naming convention sometimes act like a guide to the novices. If someone is searching for a maple tree that bear the green colour for most part of the year, “Green Filigree” can act as a right direction. But this easiness comes with a little trouble as well, if someone is depending solely on the name in the decision making process, then it is advised that the name tells only one side of the picture. To completely analyse the pros and cons one must go through the detail before choosing a tree. Some trees may fall into your realm of choice but a closer look may reveal that either the tree is notoriously slowed growing or prone to most of the bacterial attacks.
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