In the imaginatively designed front garden, a beautiful tree should not be missing as a source of shade and a visual oasis of calm. The wonderful species family of maple trees gives us compact pieces of jewelry, beyond space-consuming giants such as sycamore maple or Norway maple. Browse here through a selection of beautiful maple varieties that will give your front garden the finishing touch.
Which maple tree is suitable for the front garden?
The following maple trees are recommended for the front garden: Japanese maples such as Acer palmatum, Aureum or Shaina, which delight in different colors and shapes, as well as the globe maple Globosum with its elegant, round crown and golden yellow autumn color.
Japanese maples – picturesque foliage for the front garden
The generic term Japanese maples summarizes three Asian species whose unique attributes cause a sensation in the front garden. Slotted maple (Acer palmatum), Japanese maple (Acer japonicum) and golden maple (Acer shirasawanum) delight with delicate leaves in beautiful summer colors and spectacular autumn color. Be inspired by the following varieties:
- Sangokaku: coral-red bark, red-edged leaves, golden yellow autumn color; 400-600 cm high, 70-90 cm wide
- Dissectum Garnet: dark red, deeply slit leaves, flaming red autumn color; 100-150 cm high and wide
- Orange Dream: carmine-red edged shoots, green-yellow leaves, bright gold-orange in autumn; 150-180 cm high
- Aureum: white-red flowers, golden-yellow leaves, orange-red autumn color; 200-350 cm high and wide
The Japanese Japanese maple “Shaina” is one of the box office hits. The starting signal for the color spectacle is given by a bright red shoot. Over the course of the summer, the deeply slit foliage shimmers from chestnut red to dark red, before turning to a rich carmine red in the fall.
Spherical maple Globosum – parade tree for the front garden
Variety Primus for the front garden is a descendant of the native Norway maple (Acer platanoides). Thanks to a combination of a slender trunk and a round crown, the globe maple Globosum is one of the most popular house trees. With an average height of 300 to 450 cm, the maple adorns small areas without appearing dominant. In autumn, the elegant tree with its golden yellow decorative leaves still attracts everyone's attention.
Thanks to growth of 15 to 20 cm per year, the harmonious crown shape is maintained for many years without the need for regular topiary.
Tip
Maple trees with slender trunks and shapely crowns look stylish with underplanting. Small evergreens (Vinca minor), elf flowers (Epimedium) or heart-leaved foam flowers (Tiarella cordifolia) cannot be prevented from flower-rich, densely compact growth due to the partially shaded location and the root pressure of maple trees.
