On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 23:42:13 GMT, "Catbird"
wrote:


"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message
...
Catbird wrote:
Advisability please, of planting Japanese maple in Austin?

Victor's experience notwithstanding, you probably won't have much luck
planting any maples but the bigtooth in Austin. They need acidity;
we've got alkalinity. There are so many diff jap maples out there
that you might find some variety that is more suitable than most. As
maples go, at least you'd have a fighting chance with the jap maples,
since they are small enough that you could regularly acidify the root
zone.

Keith
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