The exposure to sunlight improves autumn colour. Anyway shade the tree in high summer. In winter, shelter it from the coldest temperature (-10 C and over).

Everyday during the summer, water it less frequently in winter but do not let the soil get dry. In winter keep the soil wet.

Start fertilizing as soon as the buds start open. Once a week, during the first month, then every two weeks in late summer, apart from the summer months.

In alternate years, at the beginning of spring during the first 10 years; then, according to the needs: when the roots fill in the pot. Use universal mould.

Shorten the new growth to 2-3 leaf buds, in spring. Remove the biggest leaves during the whole vegetative season. The best moment to wire is just before the germination.

By seeds in winter. By mid-summer by semi-wooden cuttings. By layers in spring or in summer.