My collection of Japanese maples. Click on the photo to enlarge. If you want to view a specific cultivar, enter its name in the search feature in the upper left corner.
Friday, February 2, 2007
Golden Pond 5/7/05
This rare cultivar has unique spring colors as seen in this photo. It unfortunately is a favorite of the deer.
Golden Pond is a divine plant. So divine, in fact, that I cannot seem to keep the deer from devouring it. As you can see from the spring foliage, the coloring is lovely and subtle. It's not a particularly showy plant, but it does have a subtle beauty about it that is well worth noticing. This year I have a cage around this tree to give it a break from the ravages of deer.
Well, yes, Bitrex seems to work very well. Golden Pond, however, happens to be in a major deer zone and, probably because of its small size, may have escaped the Bitrex spray on occasion. At any rate, the poor thing has been eaten and eaten and consequently it deserves a cage this coming year to keep the animals from foraging on it.
After removing a thicket from a canyon behind our home in 2003, we started learning about Japanese maples, became obsessed by them, and now have about 400 different varieties of Japanese maples. Each year we find new and wonderful varieties, meet other maple collectors and growers, and our garden has become a sensation.
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Golden Pond is a divine plant. So divine, in fact, that I cannot seem to keep the deer from devouring it. As you can see from the spring foliage, the coloring is lovely and subtle. It's not a particularly showy plant, but it does have a subtle beauty about it that is well worth noticing. This year I have a cage around this tree to give it a break from the ravages of deer.
Have you tried Bitrex as an harmless deer repellant
Well, yes, Bitrex seems to work very well. Golden Pond, however, happens to be in a major deer zone and, probably because of its small size, may have escaped the Bitrex spray on occasion. At any rate, the poor thing has been eaten and eaten and consequently it deserves a cage this coming year to keep the animals from foraging on it.
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