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Help!!! Need Advice on Jap. Maples
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Posted by suel41452 z6b (My Page) on Fri, Feb 3, 06 at 17:31
I live in Roanoke, VA zone 6b-7a and am planning to plant (along a 40 foot fence) a row of japanese maples. They will be shaded by 2 large maple trees and one Cleveland pear about 1/2 of the day in the afternoon. I don't especially like the mounding or weeping types but I like the upright varieties. Any suggestions for varieties that are really spectacular in color spring and/or fall? I have been researching a lot of different kinds and my head is absolutely swimming!!!! Can't make a decision. I don't care if the trees are crowded & would like to cram in as many as possible in the 40 ft. space.
I am considering Omurayama, Wou Nishiki, Beni Tsukasa. However, I don't want to plant anything hard-to-grow or prone to disease or likely to fail here as these trees are very pricey!! |
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RE: Help!!! Need Advice on Jap. Maples
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| Why not use the species tree like they do in Japan. Simple and beautiful. |
RE: Help!!! Need Advice on Jap. Maples
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| I don't even know what a species jap maple is. And after looking through dozens of past posts - I can see this site is way too esoteric for me - going back to the Maple forum! |
RE: Help!!! Need Advice on Jap. Maples
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| No offense, but you folks might want to think twice about using the "jap" term. It is considered to be a racial slur by many people, including myself. |
RE: Help!!! Need Advice on Jap. Maples
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| Wow!!! Are you serious?????? Certainly NO OFFENSE was intended - and I meant for a period to be after the jap. - it was simply an abbreviation. |
RE: Help!!! Need Advice on Jap. Maples
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| I also find that term to be offensive. So does my wife, who is Japanese. It is surprising how often that term is used in public in a derogatory way. In regard to maples, I'd vote for the species tree, too. |
RE: Help!!! Need Advice on Jap. Maples
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| I don't know how to make this any more clear - I meant the jap to be jap. which was simply an abbreviation for japanese. Just an abbreviation, not a racial slur at all. Or are people offended by jap. as an abbreviation for japanese???? |
RE: Help!!! Need Advice on Jap. Maples
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Off the teppan, into the fire.
Try the abbreviation "jn."
Dave |
RE: Help!!! Need Advice on Jap. Maples
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| Well, after some research on the net I am convinced you people are not oversensitive kooks and even jap with a period is to be avoided. Where I live there are almost no Japanese so I am not familiar with the slur. Hontouni gomennasai(learned that on my search). From now on my lazy typing will abbreviate it to j.-which is even easier!!! |
RE: Help!!! Need Advice on Jap. Maples
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| Sue, don't sweat it. This thing has popped up at least twice in the past year. We all learn as we go. |
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