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Ash-leaved maple flamingo
Ash-leaved maple – a small tree, or a spreading shrub, not so long ago began to be used in the landscape design of the site. He managed to gain popularity for the unusually beautiful color of variegated leaves, for which he received the name “Flamingo”, unpretentious care, good resistance to frost.
Description of the tree ash-leaved maple
The tree, unlike other varieties of maple, does not grow tall, by the age of 15 it reaches a five-meter height with a round and not lush crown. Maple “Flamingo” is a long-liver, its average age is 100 years. Powerful roots grow in diameter up to 5-6 meters, this should be taken into account when planting it on your site.
Ash-leaved maple “Flamingo” will complement the garden plot with exquisite beauty
The variegated leaves have a seven-lamellar shape, which change color during the warm season from pink to white-yellow, giving the maple a decorative and unusual appearance.
Maple with colorful leaves can replace flowering crops; it can show its decorative effect even in shaded areas of the garden
For long-term preservation of the bright pink color of the leaves in the summer, it is necessary to pinch the shoots of the ash-leaved maple, this will help the tree to stimulate the growth of new leaf blades and improve its decorative appearance.
Application in landscape design
Maple is most often used as the main background for planting low-growing crops to form hedges. Flamingo goes well with different flowers and shrubs, can be used both in single and group flower plantings.
Maple will look good in the very center of a flower garden with annual plants or as a free-standing tree on a lawn, and for greater beauty, the tree trunk circle can be sprinkled with decorative rubble or chips
When planting a maple, special skills are not required; a bush is planted, like any other tree, in a prepared, not too deep pit with humus. A large amount of water is poured, a tree is placed and covered with earth, after planting, the trunk circle must be mulched. Frequent loosening of the soil under the tree and removal of weeds is required. For the first few years, it is advisable to wrap a young maple with sacking for the winter; an older tree does not need this.
The young maple does not need watering, it has enough precipitation; if the summer is dry, water it once a week, pouring 2-3 buckets of water under the tree. Each spring, pruning is carried out by 1/3 to form a lush crown, and maple multiplies by grafting on the root collar of the stock
An excellent option for those who strive for beauty, when planting ornamental plants on their site, give preference to the ash-leaved maple “Flamingo”. A beautiful tree will be a noticeable decoration of any garden; it can replace other compositions of flower plants with its beauty.