Acer palmatum momoiro koyasan - one year from nursery stock.

[jeremy_norbury]

An Acer I bought last year from a specialist Maple guy in Boskoop, The Netherlands.

March 2014
20140304_145458 by jeremy_norbury, on Flickr

DSC08071 by jeremy_norbury, on Flickr

DSC08076 by jeremy_norbury, on Flickr

DSC08098 by jeremy_norbury, on Flickr

April 2014
DSC09479 by jeremy_norbury, on Flickr


June
DSC00159 by jeremy_norbury, on Flickr

December 2014
12064526 by jeremy_norbury, on Flickr

March 14 2015
DSC02421 by jeremy_norbury, on Flickr

March 15
03154958 by jeremy_norbury, on Flickr

Today - 5th May 2015
05056205 by jeremy_norbury, on Flickr

 

[erb.75]

this reminds me...i need to go back to that link with a bunch of pictures of your trees again good find...i'm trying to decide what do to with one of my own maples...i think the answer for me right now is enjoy it and let it grow. but i'll be thumbing through your pictures for inspiration

 

[Smoke]

Is there some reason why you left the big knobby wound in the middle of the trunk? No way to reduce that and seal it up?

 

[Vin]

Nice! Did I miss something on the root work or were those near perfect radial roots under the soil line when you bought it? Also, what's the height? 15 inches is my guess.

 

[sikadelic]

Nice! Did I miss something on the root work or were those near perfect radial roots under the soil line when you bought it?

That was my first thought too...maybe it was an air layer? Either way, definitely some nice nebari to build on!

Looking good!

 

[Eric Group]

Is there some reason why you left the big knobby wound in the middle of the trunk? No way to reduce that and seal it up?

My first thought as well! Looks like an eyeball! Maybe just read Grouper's piece on focal point Bonsai design? Lol

Great start to a tree there...

Edit: NM- just saw you listed the variety above! Lmao

 

[BunjaeKorea]

beautiful work!

 

[Smoke]

My first thought as well! Looks like an eyeball! Maybe just read Grouper's piece on focal point Bonsai design? Lol

Great start to a tree there...

Edit: NM- just saw you listed the variety above! Lmao

I'm not so sure I would want that as my focal point!!!!!

 

[jeremy_norbury]

I'm not so sure I would want that as my focal point!!!!!

Me neither - but we're only 1 year into development...

What would you do Al?

 

[jeremy_norbury]

That was my first thought too...maybe it was an air layer? Either way, definitely some nice nebari to build on!

Looking good!

I spoke to the grower and he said all of their trees were grafted - but after seeing my photos he figured that the graft itself grew roots.

Turns out the graft was buried under the soil and this nebari was completely hidden to me until I repotted it.

Cost? €40 or $45 to you...

 

[MidMichBonsai]

Wow! That's an amazing prize for some top-notch material. Good work!

 

[jeremy_norbury]

Wow! That's an amazing prize for some top-notch material. Good work!

Indeed.

I got it at the "Dick van der Maat" maple nursery in Boskoop here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/norbury/sets/72157641862755735

This grower produces 1,000 different cultivars and this "momoiro koyasan" is his own patented cultivar. The price is based on the diameter of the tub it's in: 40cm(16inches)=€40, 50cm(20inches)=€50, regardless of height, age etc

20140304_144747 by jeremy_norbury, on Flickr

 

[Maplenut34]

Do you have any recent pics jeremy?

 

[jeremy_norbury]

Sure - here are all photos of this tree:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/norbury/albums/72157691489536372

It's still perfectly healthy.

 

[Maplenut34]

Sure - here are all photos of this tree:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/norbury/albums/72157691489536372

It's still perfectly healthy.

Brilliant thank you I love this way of creating maple bonsai but I've yet to do it myself I buy a tree with the intention but end up not wanting to chop it, but this has inspired me! I have a nice size komachi hime I'm going to this year thanks jeremy

 

[Projcinco21]

Looking awesome

 

[Soup Dragon]

Sure - here are all photos of this tree:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/norbury/albums/72157691489536372

It's still perfectly healthy.

What's that "DEADWOOD" product that you are using in DSC02434? I'd love to learn that there is an alternative to lime sulphur for broadleaved trees.

 

[jeremy_norbury]

What's that "DEADWOOD" product that you are using in DSC02434? I'd love to learn that there is an alternative to lime sulphur for broadleaved trees.

It's from Kaizen (Graham Potter).

I think it's just a standard wood hardener, tbh.

 

[Soup Dragon]

It's from Kaizen (Graham Potter).

I think it's just a standard wood hardener, tbh.

Got it. Thanks!

 

[Lazylightningny]

Very nice progression. Looking good!