Japanese Maple (Acer)

yvonnehinds

I was wondering if I could get away with planting an Acer in January or Feb. All advice gladly accepted.

amancalledgeorge

The usual advice is if the soil is not frozen you can go ahead. Presumably it's a potted plant? 

Silver surfer

Do you have any reason to rush?
Personally I would prefer to wait until the ground warms up a bit more.
January and Feb can sometimes be pretty cold.

yvonnehinds

It's not that I'm rushing. I was planning to purchase and plant last Nov, but I put it off after being disappointed with the quality of plants after the lockdown. And yes George, I will be buying it in a pot.

Thanks for the advise. If I'm honest, I would rather wait until the weather warms up, but that can be quite early in the year in the South East.

Fairygirl

Around March is probably fine in the location you're in.
Although you can technically plant anything potted as @amancalledgeorge describes, it isn't the best time of year for a new shrub to establish.
It's certainly the coldest time of year here, and an Acer wouldn't really appreciate trying to get fine roots thriving. 

yvonnehinds

Fairygirl said:

Around March is probably fine in the location you're in.
Although you can technically plant anything potted as @amancalledgeorge describes, it isn't the best time of year for a new shrub to establish.
It's certainly the coldest time of year here, and an Acer wouldn't really appreciate trying to get fine roots thriving. 

Oh wow!!!! I always imagine people who live in places like that are inspired to write poetry. Thanks for the tip