Maple leaves in the fall are a constant attribute of the inspiration of artists and landscape designers. You can talk about the beautiful representative of the flora, which is often used in landscaping gardens, parks and alleys, for a long time and with rapture, but it is much more useful to familiarize yourself with successful ideas for using all types of maple in the photo.
Since ancient times, maple has been used in landscape design due to the fact that this tall, slender plant is incredibly beautiful and undemanding to care for. To date, there are already 150 varieties of shrubby and tree-like maples!
The sizes of the plant are different: from low decorative shrubs to huge powerful trees with a dense crown. Foliage also deserves special attention, because some maples can change their color three times in a season. The shape of the leaves is very diverse, but has one common feature - they are spiky, however, this is not surprising, since the Latin language maple, or acer, translates as "sharp".
In landscape design, tree maple is often used as a tapeworm, which invariably attracts attention. Especially good in a single landing is red maple, which has a luxurious spreading crown. In summer, the foliage is green, and then closer to autumn it changes to fiery colors. This species is frost and moisture resistant.
In landscaping, the Globosum maple, which has a rounded crown on a thin long trunk, has proven itself well. A tapeworm with such a tree will look original in your garden.
From maple alleys is simply breathtaking!
The river maple, which is also called the Ginnal maple, loves the sun and moisture, so it is good to plant it near natural or artificial reservoirs. Often this type of plant is used in Japanese-style gardens, where there is a lot of vegetation and water. Also, this species is frost-resistant, which is relevant for our climate zone.
Low varieties of maples look good on borders and discounts in the company of conifers and other decorative deciduous plants.
Live maple hedges are created from low trees or from shrub varieties that tolerate pruning well.
Field Maple Fence
In urban park areas and squares, the green-eared maple, which “adores” dust, smoke and gas, will feel great. This species is named so because of the special gray-white-green color of the bark. In spring, during the flowering period, maple attracts insects, as it is a wonderful honey plant, and in autumn, broad leaves turn into bright yellow flashes that create an accent in the gardens.
I must say that many varieties of maples are quite stress-resistant and well adapted to urban life.
Green maple
Japanese Maple in Doho Park
In ecological gardens, maple plantations are simply irreplaceable, because such bright trees and shrubs are doomed to universal attention.
Any group plantings in mixborders with the participation of maples will look elegant and attractive. Colorful plants with carved leaves go well with barberry, snowberry, lilac, dogwood and mahogany.
Maple and Barberry
In large flowerpots, dwarf Japanese maple looks very beautiful! In bonsai art, breeders have specially created colored types of maples: blue, red and even purple.
Still, maples are amazing plants with stunning foliage! What colors are there!
This is not a complete list of shades:
- salmon pink (variety Eskimo Sunset);
- rich burgundy (Faassen's Black);
- fiery red (Fairview);
- lemon yellow (Auratum);
- buffy (Scanlon);
- green with a white border (Drummondi);
- pale green (Princeton Gold);
- reddish brown (Crimson Sentry);
- bronze (Summershade);
- green-pink (Flamingo).
Dune-shaped maple
Maple Tsuma Gaki
Royal Maple Royal Red
Ash maple "Flamingo"
Maple "Crimson King"
Drummondii maple
Undoubtedly, the maple on your site will attract attention with its beauty, but still you need to take into account one of its features: this handsome is very prolific and grows quickly. Can you cope with such a bum?
