Site conditions set the course - tips for the best place in the front yard
The spherical maple is not an optical quiet stepper. The refined variant of the native Norway maple was bred to line avenues, flank entrances and decorate front gardens. Of course, the deciduous tree can only fulfill its representative tasks perfectly if it is given the right framework conditions. We have compiled the fundamental criteria for the location in the front yard for you below:
- In a sunny to partially shaded place in an exposed position
- Normal garden soil with a pH between 5.5 and 8.0
- Fresh and well drained
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The broad site amplitude only excludes extreme conditions such as shade, waterlogging and acidic peatland. Consequently, a spherical maple is the first choice to embellish the front garden on the south, west and east side. Only in a north-facing position does growth fall far short of expectations.
Floral foot folk reinforce the visual presence - tips for underplanting
With a matching one Underplanting imaginative home gardeners emphasize the special charm of the spherical maple. Since the deciduous tree mainly takes root just below the surface of the earth, the focus is on robust ground cover. The following perennials come with root pressure and Penumbra without any problems under a dense crown of leaves:
- Porcelain flowers (Saxifraga x urbium) impress with their evergreen leaf rosettes and white flowers; 5-20 cm height
- Spotted Dead nettle (Lamium maculatum), the near-natural underplanting with pink flowers from May to June; 15-20 cm
- Flame Flower (phlox stolonifera) inspires with a sea of dark pink flowers in spring; 20-30 cm height
If you are in the mood for a higher growing underplanting, we would like to recommend the 100 to 150 cm high dwarf pheasant spar (Physocarpus opulifolius) to you. The robust perennial thrives equally well in sunny and shady locations, has a creamy white flower dress in early summer and is completely hardy.
Tips
Ball maple is very popular with home gardeners who do not have enough time because it forms its round crown without a regular topiary. the Cut care limited to clearing at intervals of 2 to 3 years. Only at an advanced age does the crown tend to change into a flattened egg shape, which makes a regulating cut useful.
