Black Maple (Acer Nigrum)

[Attmos]

I've been looking at native maple trees in Ohio. We have several, and I've read what I can find here regarding most of them.. but I don't see any posts about Black Maple specifically.

It's actually probable that I could find them here in places I could take them, but why take them if they don't meet the fundamental requirements of creating bonsai.. From the little I could find, it sounds like (despite long petioles and large leaves) they would work, and even accomplish some leaf reduction.

Any resources or information, experience, would be great. Thanks.

 

[rutulus]

Strictly anecdotal, but: black maple is very closely related to sugar maple (called a subspecies by some). I saw a small sugar maple in Chase Rosade’s garden that had leaves so far reduced they were close in size to a Japanese maple. But he’s been at this a long time, your mileage may vary.

 

[Attmos]

I found this but the information is pretty old I think.

Acer nigrum Michx