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Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 2:52
| Should I place an 'Ukigumo' Japanese maple more in the sun or the shade?
What will help the with the variegation? |
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- Posted by formandfoliage 9b (Sunset zone 15) (My Page) on Sat, Nov 17, 12 at 13:16
| Here in Zone 9b I have mine in what I would call light shade - it gets no direct sun but the canopy is not dense. It is reliably variegated. I have heard from others that the variegation can vary from year to year, but I have not noticed that here. |
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- Posted by formandfoliage 9b (Sunset zone 15) (My Page) on Sat, Nov 17, 12 at 13:25
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Sun, Nov 18, 12 at 13:32
| Depends on how much variegation you desire. Ukigumo grown in no direct sunlight here will have a very light coloring - almost completely pink/white with minimal green pigment. The green becomes more prominent the more sun it receives. It has also been my experience that the more sun this tree receives, the more reversion to solid green foliage occurs. |
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- Posted by formandfoliage 9b (Sunset zone 15) (My Page) on Sun, Nov 18, 12 at 15:46
| I have heard the same thing about the sun/green reversion. |
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