Plant Care Bigtooth Maple

Bigtooth Maple

About Bigtooth Maple

Bigtooth Maple is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ā˜€ļø and should be less than 1 foot from a window.

Bigtooth Maple likes soil that is good at retaining moisture. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.

Taxonomy

Acer grandidentatum
Acer
Sapindaceae
Sapindales

How to care for Bigtooth Maple

Water

How often to water your Bigtooth Maple

Water needs for Bigtooth Maple
0.5 cups
every 9

Bigtooth Maple needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Calculate water needs of Bigtooth Maple

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

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5"
Light

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A plant's growing potential is determined from its location, the time of year, and current local weather.

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Finding light for Bigtooth Maple in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Bigtooth Maple: 1ft from a window
1ft or less from
a window

Bigtooth Maple love being close to bright, sunny windows šŸ˜Ž.

Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Bigtooth Maple does not tolerate low-light 🚫.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Bigtooth Maple in your home šŸ”.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Bigtooth Maple

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Bigtooth Maple: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Bigtooth Maple after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

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Care Summary for Bigtooth Maple

Bigtooth Maple

Bigtooth Maple


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 1ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4ā€ pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

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