Hi,
I am always looking to update our landscaping. I would like to know how much a Laceleaf Japanese Maple costs at a local home center (I.e. Home Depot or Lowes)? The variety that seems popular is 'Acer palmatum var. dissectum.' I'm thinking somewhere along the lines of $60 for a 3-4 ft. tall by 3-4 ft. wide tree....Am I going to be spending more?
Thanks...
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Gardentime
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I bought one last summer, and it's about 3 1/2 or 4' tall. I'm not sure it's that variety. I bought it at a nursery, and I sure didn't pay any $60 for it. I doubt I paid more than $30 for it, if I even paid that much. Things tend to cost less around here, though, certainly more so than in the eastern U.S. And we have no sales taxes ... yet.
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rainbowgardener
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If you are satisfied to start with a small tree in a one gallon pot (likely around 18" tall), you can expect to pay $30 for it.
Kisal's friendly local nursery aside, if you want to get a tree that someone else has spent some years growing mostly to maturity, you have to expect to pay for that. These trees only get 6-10' tall at maturity, which I think is generally considered 10 yrs. So if you want to buy one that is already at least 3 feet tall, you have to figure that someone has probably been tending it for 4-5 years. Yes usually a tree that size would cost $60 or more.
I bought a lovely baby one in a 1-qt pot for $10 at Kroger's (grocery) and am enjoying watching it grow in my garden.
Kisal's friendly local nursery aside, if you want to get a tree that someone else has spent some years growing mostly to maturity, you have to expect to pay for that. These trees only get 6-10' tall at maturity, which I think is generally considered 10 yrs. So if you want to buy one that is already at least 3 feet tall, you have to figure that someone has probably been tending it for 4-5 years. Yes usually a tree that size would cost $60 or more.
I bought a lovely baby one in a 1-qt pot for $10 at Kroger's (grocery) and am enjoying watching it grow in my garden.
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MysticGardener67
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When I worked lowes a few years back, I do not recall them selling laceleafs anwhere near that size. Bloodleafs, sure. But not the laceleafs. The ones they did sell were in gallon size pots and about a foot tall for 19.99
Umm a 4 ft tree will only be found in the privately owned gardencenters and nurseries. Looking at between $30-40 for 18-24inch rootball or a 10 gallon pot.
Umm a 4 ft tree will only be found in the privately owned gardencenters and nurseries. Looking at between $30-40 for 18-24inch rootball or a 10 gallon pot.