Acer cissifollium

very fast growing in central Italy conditions (usda 9 b) and clay soil ,good tollerance to general dry conditions .expo full sun

Acer shirasawanum Jasmine

this beautiful maple is very tollerant  general dry conditions in my garden the expo is partial shade slow growing amazing samaras..interesting colors of the leaves in spring very deep purple

Acer palmatum Calico

very beautiful japanese maple with yellow leaves in spring and interesting branch in autumn/winter ,looks like Katsura but this is dawrf series .another similar maples are Summer gold,shirasawanum Jordan ,Orange dream

Acer palmatum Beni hagaromo

this lovely cultivar is fast growing ,clay soil tollerate e general dry conditons well tollerate

Flora Wonder Blog: Experts Pick Favorite Maples

Flora Wonder Blog: Experts Pick Favorite Maples: A friend let me borrow the Fine Gardening magazine from December, 2014, for it contained an article by Michelle Gervais enti...

How to plant a maple

http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=23451

http://www.compagniadelgiardinaggio.it/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30923

two complete pratical guide  in two different forum one in UBC sez maples forum by The Maple Society http://www.maplesociety.org/  I'm alex66

another in on famous italian garden forum Compagnia del Giardinaggio

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