{"product_id":"acer-taggerty-sunset","title":"Taggerty Sunset Maple - Acer ‘Taggerty Sunset’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTaggerty Sunset Maple - Acer ‘Taggerty Sunset’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Taggerty Sunset’ is a named maple selection grown in Australia for consistent, warm-toned autumn colour on an upright, well-shaped deciduous frame. Like other ornamental \u003cem\u003eAcer\u003c\/em\u003e selections, its value is seasonal architecture: bare structure in winter, fresh green in spring, dense shade in summer, then a concentrated burst of orange to red before leaf fall. It suits gardeners in cooler temperate districts who want the autumn display of a maple without the fragility of the smaller Japanese types.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Taggerty Sunset Maple\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Display\u003c\/strong\u003e: Selected for warm sunset tones of orange and red rather than the variable colouring of seedling maples.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUpright Frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: Develops a clean central leader and a balanced crown, making it a reliable canopy tree in a lawn or verge.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeasonal Light Control\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full summer shade and a bare winter canopy suit north-facing living areas that need sun in the cold months.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Hardy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Comfortable with frost across Victoria, Tasmania, the tablelands and the Adelaide Hills.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConsistent Form\u003c\/strong\u003e: Being a named clone, trees in an avenue match each other in habit and colour timing.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLawn Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree gives shape and a clear autumn moment in a cool-climate garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvenue Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Matched trees along a driveway colour together, which seedling-grown maples do not.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeciduous Shade for Living Areas\u003c\/strong\u003e: Placed to the north or west of a house it shades summer glass and admits winter sun.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eParkland and Estate Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits larger cool-climate landscapes where autumn colour is planned as a set piece.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m for a loose deciduous row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn through winter while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, moisture-retentive, well-drained soil, slightly acidic to neutral; maples resent shallow dry soils and hot dry wind\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once or twice a week through the first three summers, as maples show heat stress as scorched leaf margins long before they show wilting. Keep 100mm of mulch over a wide grass-free ring and avoid planting in a hot reflective courtyard, where the autumn colour will be poorer and leaf burn more likely.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, with shelter from hot dry afternoon wind\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Genus native to the northern hemisphere; grown in Australia as an ornamental selection\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, small clusters before leaf break\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795356156190,"sku":"ND-0035-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"430mm","offer_id":59795356188958,"sku":"ND-0035-430MM","price":900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/GXOhBOuB7BDDU_UzvYJsM_5S99yxa1.jpg?v=1787314053","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/acer-taggerty-sunset","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}