Japanese Maple I wasn't going to purchase

[bwaynef]

At the recent Silhouette show, I'd decided before I left the house that I wasn't going to be buying anything. (You can see how that worked out.)

This was tucked away on the back table of the Bonsai Learning Center and as I was purchasing it, Martin Sweeney complimented my eye. Turns out that the BLC had acquired it from him at some point in the past.

I stripped the leaves, cleaned up a few places and removed or reduced a couple of branches. I wired what was left into place and I think I'll leave it until it get reported in spring ...with the possibility of "soji" between now and then (although it drains well).

 

[Dav4]

Nice little tree. A few years of developing the branches and roots and you can bring it back the show and display it. I'll tell you, it was virtually impossible NOT to buy some stock there...lots and lots of good trees at great prices.

 

[JudyB]

Nice! Love multi trunks...

 

[Bolero]

What is an example of those Great prices for those Maples ?
Look like $100.00+ dollar with those sized trunks ...???

 

[JudyB]

Actually not a multi trunk silly me, pics were loading so slow that I only looked at the last one and it fooled my eye. Now that I look again, just a real nice example of natural broom. Very good start on a cool tree. How large is it?

 

[Dav4]

What is an example of those Great prices for those Maples ?
Look like $100.00+ dollar with those sized trunks ...???

I saw maple shohin pre-bonsai stock going for anywhere from $125 to $250...don't know how much this one was.