Acer ‘Skeeter’s Broom’

Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom' PA is one ornamental Japanese maple highly valued for its foliage decorative and elegant wear, and it usually is placed on a trunk.

What's Special About "Skeeter's Broom"

• It has leaves deeply laced, which start red-brown in the spring, I become purple-reds in summer and turns into bright red in autumn.

• The port is vertical, narrow and compact, which makes it ideal for small gardens, terraces or containers.

General care

Position: ground fertile, well drained, ideally acid or neutral, moist but not wet.
Sun: light partial (filtered shadow) is ideal; tolerates direct sun if the soil remains sufficiently moist.
Watering: regular, especially the first years until it is established.
Mulching: keep moisture in, but don't mulch excessively around the trunk (can cause rot).
Cutting: hardly at all — only to remove dead or crossed branches, preferably in winter.

 Recommendations

• if you want an object of visual impact In the garden, this cultivar is excellent due to its colorful foliage and upright habit.

• In containers or for estimative bonsai, it can be adapted but requires stability and more careful watering.