Hardly any other tree genus can compete with the multifaceted options that maple species offer us for creative garden design. The large park does not have to do without the spectacular autumn colors, just like the classic ornamental garden, front garden or balcony. Dive into the colorful world of imaginative uses for maple trees here.
Why is maple suitable for garden design?
Maple trees are ideal for garden design because they come in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors. They can be used as majestic avenues, elegant ornamental gardens, opaque hedges or delicate potted plants for balconies.
Majestic characters for the large garden
Two native maple species line avenues and make themselves useful as powerful shade providers. Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) and Norway maple (Acer platanoides) stretch up to 30 meters towards the sky and attract everyone's attention with their expansive crowns. Owners of large parks and gardens will enjoy these two giants.
Elegant shapes and colors – maples for the ornamental garden
Space is in short supply in modern garden design. A colorful array of beautiful maple species and varieties is perfect for use as a house tree, a decorative eye-catcher in the front garden or frames the property as an opaque hedge. The following selection presents the most beautiful candidates for the ornamental garden:
- Spherical Maple Globosum: 4-6 m high and just as wide with a spherical crown and magnificent autumn color
- Blood maple Faassens Black: 12-15 m high, with dark red, five-lobed decorative leaves until deep into autumn
- Field maple (Acer campestre): shrub-like growth, tolerates pruning, the ideal hedge plant
Are you interested in rare maple varieties for your garden? Then we would like to recommend the innovative Acer conspicuum “Phoenix” breed to you. The shrub-like maple tree boasts red bark, which provides beautiful accents in the appearance of your garden even after the leaves fall in autumn.
Asian charm for beds and balconies – slot maple has what it takes
The delicate slot maple varieties (Acer palmatum) found their way to us from Asia to make gardeners' hearts beat faster in small gardens and in pots. With a growth height of 80 cm to a maximum of 300 cm, the trees make a decorative appearance in limited garden areas, terraces and balconies.
Tip
You can experience a special kind of magical moment on the young maple trees in the garden. In the middle of summer, put your ear to the trunk and listen. With a little luck, you'll hear a quiet chuckle. The well-known poet Josef Guggenmos dedicated his short poem “Brother Ahorn” to this phenomenon because he thought he could hear the heartbeat of the tree. In fact, you hear the sap, whose abundant flow makes pruning so delicate.
