Some Garden...: Waterfall

Waterfall in spring 2012

Waterfall(pictured above) is a dwarf dissectum (weeping) japanese maple cultivar. This particular tree is around 14 years old and I think I put this in ground in 2005. I bought that at Fred Meyers in Tualatin, OR in 2002 for $5 (end of season clearance, 1 Gallon) and moved it with me to PA in 2004. It was in a pot till 2005. Its around 3 ft tall and I do prune it rather heavily in spring to get rid of the branches touching the ground. Unless this is pruned, the trunk isn't visible. It takes pruning well. It also has a reasonable July spurt. I have this at the entry of the house along with Viridis (shown below). Both trees are similar in nature. I think if you graft Waterfall at a good height it will be similar to Viridis. It could be age but I have noticed that Waterfall tends to have branches go up before drooping down, giving it more depth. Also, it does want to grow horizontally as well. I try to keep it around 6 ft wide. This tree gets around 2-3 hours of sun till mid summer and then its in shade and is doing well from color and leaf perspective. This cultivar is supposed to do well in full sun as well.