A couple have been removed from their home

[lordy]

ok, not really. About 7 or 8 years ago a fellow club member bestowed upon me a flat of A. Palmatums. They had been in the flat long enough to have grown to about 18-24" or so, and the roots had completely knitted themselves into a large mat. I used shears to cut them apart and ended up with about 4x4 squares that I planted on top of a piece of plywood in the back corner of my back yard, where they lived in morning sun and afternoon shade.
Fast forward to this spring, when I lifted the largest two. I bare rooted them and put them into more suitable containers for development.
First, the one-lunger.

 

[lordy]

and here is the V-twin

 

[drew33998]

Interesting leaves. They look more serrated and have a more purple hue than my reg green mountain maple.

 

[GrimLore]

Nice save! Also I like the distinct base of each.

Grimmy

 

[coh]

Thanks for posting these. I just started a bunch of Japanese maples from seeds this spring, and I was wondering how long they would take to develop decent trunks. This gives me an idea...though it will take longer in my climate.

Chris

 

[Jason_mazzy]

great starts!

 

[MACH5]

Nice lordy! Good job on those bases!! Keep us posted as to their development.

 

[Dav4]

Real nice stock...how many did you say you have? I'm really digging double trunks lately and the one you've got there is off to a great start.

 

[lordy]

Since I dug these close to the beginning of April, they sat leafless for weeks, and I began to get very nervous that I killed them. Then all of a sudden, both sprouted red buds. At first, just a few on each. As time went by those buds became more, and all of them began to put on real growth. Once that happened, I let out a big sigh of relief. Hopefully now it will just be about feeding and the foliage putting on size and weight.

 

[JudyB]

Good thread, nice trees. Keep these updated so we can follow along...Thanks!

 

[fviljoen963]

Hi, Ive really been getting into the JM fever lately and Ive been wondering- they dont look like the bonsaiworld's fastest growers, especially in developing trunks... so how do you think would JM airlayers small or large respond to being planted in huge containers with an 80% manure mix will they be able to take that first hit and then grow like crazy? Or die? They seem very fussy
(Regular green JM and dried cattle manure that is)


Great trunks btw- any specific treatment you gave them? Whats your design ideas for these?
Whats the diameter on these? They look big )

 

[lordy]

3 months in a container

Some pics from today (the last two) show good foliage increase. Many branches have been added to both trees.
When I planted them, I tried to follow standard procedures for training the roots by spreading them on a flat surface as best I could and put them in some good growing conditions.
Now they get about 2 hrs of bright shade, followed by about 3 to 4 hrs of morning sun, then about 4 hrs of bright midday shade, then the sun drops behind a 30+ foot tall wall of cypress that line my property. They seem happy. BTW, the width of the single is about 5" at the soil with a 2" trunk. The twin is a about 3" trunk.

 

[GrimLore]

Those sure look happy! GrAtz!

Grimmy