Florists very often think about how to diversify their already familiar list of plants that can grow at home. Some experiment, create strange, rare ornamental plants, which under normal conditions you will not meet. A good plant for the house will be a Japanese maple. Although he has fallen leaves, still his trunk looks interesting, reminiscent of a mushroom or umbrella with sticking branches. But if you see a Japanese maple with your own eyes in the early autumn, when its leaves are painted in stunningly bright colors, from orange to red, you are unlikely to stand in front of this beauty.
The Japanese maple.
The maple family worldwide totals up to 110 species of maples of different shapes and sizes. Home-grown Japanese maple is the most beautiful of all, so deservedly attracted the attention of flower growers. In addition, this maple is one of the brightest symbols of Japanese bonsai art. Japanese maples used to be found only in Japan and Korea, but now they can be found almost in every specialized store for florists. From a wild plant growing in the forests, Japanese maple became homemade. Of course, like any other plant, maple needs special care.
First of all, this dwarf tree needs a competent planting, because it is from this the fate of the future plant fundamentally depends. Place for the maple must be selected shaded. Houseplant Japanese maple grows well at a constant humidity, but the changes in air humidity are bad for it. The main thing is that the earth is loose and damp, in the dry soil maple develops very poorly.
How to plant?
Planting Japanese maple is more appropriate in the spring, so that it will be born with the least losses for itself. The growing bush does not need to be cut off, it will take its picturesque shape itself, without outside help. It is worth to be afraid of frosts, because even a small frost can destroy a young plant, an adult plant tolerates frosts well. The easiest way to deal with the maple, if you put it in a small pot, and every year or two to replant in a more capacious. Thus, it will be an excellent houseplant, because the young maples are small in size, and after they begin to grow, the maple can be taken out straight into the pot in the summer on the street. If the winters in your region are not too harsh, then you can leave it on the street, or even transplant it into the ground.
With regard to watering the plant, then in spring, summer and autumn it should be intense, but not excessive, in winter, and generally in the cold season, it is better to limit watering to small amounts.
Reproduction.
Propagation of maple occurs by cuttings, which can be taken in spring during circumcision, the new plant will grow in moist warm sand, after which it must be planted in a pot. But generally, the maple grows very slowly, so it is very, very rare to cut it, and generally if it is cut off, it is only for the sake of reproduction. If you plan to grow maple exclusively at home or in an apartment, you still have to cut it so that it does not reach its normal size as long as possible.
Room Japanese maple at home can increase air humidity, fill it with oxygen, and from May to October will please you with its flowering. But at the same time, a house plant maple can be affected by some diseases and pests, this must be known and timely help the plant to overcome the danger, as soon as notice the wrong. The main dangers for maple are whitefly, aphids, red spider mite. If you notice the affected areas, you need to collect the damaged leaves, and wash all the others with soapy water to completely destroy the pests. But what if you were unable to notice the danger in time, and the maple was badly hit by pests? There is nothing complicated: the decis, dissolved in a ratio of 1 mg per liter of water, will help if you spray the plant. If the bush is damaged by a mite, it is necessary to increase the humidity around it, and the pest himself will go to look for a place more favorable for his life. If the pests were not found, and the leaves fall, then check what the humidity is and try to change it, because most often because of the dry air and there are problems with the foliage of the bush. But it is worthwhile to be careful, because the leaves can fall and because of the large humidity of the earth in the plant pot.
The result.
So, if you want a foreign guest in the form of a Japanese maple to settle in your apartment, then safely go to a specialized store and buy it, because to take care of this plant is a pleasure, you just need to know some of the subtleties of this business, I think that the florists with experience do not get used to such requirements. The similar maple (Japanese) perfectly fits into any design, it will be appropriate in any apartment. Another positive thing - it can be planted in the garden, if he becomes cramped in the house. Do not neglect the caution, and even in small frosts in winter, cover the plant with lapnika or something else. But if the plant has survived strong frosts, do not worry much, because the maple can safely be born in the spring, and the new one will grow in the following months. Japanese maple must be fed, especially in spring and summer, when the period of growth and flowering comes. On how you care for your pet, its beauty and health directly depends.
Floriculture today is developing well, people do it not only at home, but also at work in offices and other places. Plants - they are also living beings, they can sometimes be communicated with, they do not answer, but they will perfectly understand you, take away all the bad energy from you, leave only joy and good mood. Plants will give the house freshness, clean the air of dust and moisten it. Live among the many different colors and house plants - it's great. Flowers also become a subject of surprise and admiration of the guests.