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Japanese Maple

Product pictured : 1 plant

Set delivery price : €7.90

€17.90
Total : €17.90

Description

A tree to plant as a family and watch grow!

The Japanese maple ‘Atropurpureum’ is a gift that never fades: its colours change with the seasons and it grows taller year after year. A living tree to give to anyone who loves watching nature evolve, young and old alike.

A calendar of colours, in the garden or on the terrace

Purple in spring, bronze in summer, then bright red in autumn: its finely cut, palm-shaped leaves put on a new show every season. It can be planted in the ground all year round (except during hard frosts or heatwaves) or kept in a pot on a terrace or balcony.

Plant, water, measure: an adventure to share

Digging the hole, setting the tree in place, watering it, spreading the mulch: every step is easy to share with children as they discover how a tree lives. Then it’s their turn to measure its height each season, note how its colours change and look after it: watering it in summer, protecting it before winter. A young gardener in charge of their own tree, and proud to watch it grow.

It comes with:
A Japanese maple ‘Atropurpureum’ in a 9 cm pot, approximately 40 cm tall including the pot
A care leaflet explaining what to do at each stage
An optional message card to accompany your gift

Good to know:
Position: partial shade, sheltered from the wind
Soil: moist and acidic
Hardiness: down to -15 °C
Mature size: over 5 m tall and 3 to 5 m wide when planted in the ground
Planting: autumn and spring are the best times

The perfect gift to:
Celebrate a birth with a tree that grows up alongside the child
Mark a birthday with a gift that lasts
Pay tribute and leave a living memory

Delivered on the date of your choice, in a box designed for transport, so the adventure can begin as soon as it arrives.

In the ground, in the garden
  • Position: partial shade, sheltered from the wind, in moist, acidic soil
  • Planting: dig a hole twice the volume of the root ball, mix in compost or leaf mould, and keep the top of the root ball level with the ground
  • Watering: generously at planting, then regularly in summer, especially in dry weather
  • Mulching: a layer at the base retains moisture and protects the roots in winter
  • Pruning: never in spring

In a pot, on a terrace or balcony
  • On arrival: transfer the plant into a 14 to 16 cm pot within 15 days, using a free-draining, acidic compost
  • Position: partial shade, with morning rather than afternoon sun
  • Watering: 2 to 3 times a week in summer, never leaving water standing in the saucer
  • Feeding: acer fertiliser, once a month from April to September
  • Winter: wrap the pot in horticultural fleece once temperatures drop to -5 °C
  • Repotting: into a pot 5 to 10 cm larger every 2 to 3 years

Tasks to hand over to children
  • Watering the tree in summer with a child-sized watering can
  • Measuring its height each season and noting the colour of its leaves
  • Spreading mulch at the base before winter


Delivered on the date of your choice
Delivered on the date of your choice
A custom-made box, designed to carry your tree safely — delivered on the day you choose.
A gift that carries your message
A gift that carries your message
Add a message card to go with your tree and share the words that matter, whatever the occasion.
A tree that grows, literally
A tree that grows, literally
It grows taller every year — visible proof that your gesture lives on, season after season.