"NC" wrote in message
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All,
After advice from here, I have bought a Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum
Osakazuki). It arrived from Crocus.co.uk today, and I will be planting it
tomorrow. Whats the best way to go about this - any tips ?? Should I add
bone meal or anything to the hole before planting ??
Current plan is to soak the root ball in water for 10mins (it says to on
the label..) and then plant it to the top the root ball - and thats about
it!
Soil is that of a new build house - with a reasonably high clay content. I
have already forked a good load of well rotted horse manure into the area.

I'll also be planting an Akebia and a Nelly Moser - any tips for doing
that (close to a garage wall up which they will be climbing) ??

That technique seems OK for the Osakazuki.I would omit the bone meal and
fork it in a few feet away from the plant.
A heavy mulch around the newly planted tree should help if we get a long
severe frost.
Pay attention to the root ball and unravel the roots a bit if it is pot
bound.

Akebia and Clematis . Plant them a good foot away from the garage wall so
that they do not end up in a rain shadow. I think someone (me perhaps)has
already mentioned the problems you may encounter when trying to prune the
clematis if you allow them too much intimacy.