Japanese maple species help
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Gabler
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The species is Japanese maple (Acer palmatum).
Gabler
Masterpiece
Wait a second. Are we talking about species or cultivar? If we're talking about species, all of the pictured plants are the same species, Acer palmatum. If we're talking about cultivars, then they are what the label says they are. If there is no label, then they are not a named cultivar.
CatInATree
Sapling
Ohh okey, thankyou. I was very confused with the cultivar names I thought they were made up for the store since I couldn't find much when I Googled them. My bad, thanks.
I agree and amend my response that they “look like” the cultivars I named, but if not labelled they are plain vanilla.
CatInATree
Sapling
You are correct about butterfly. It's name was acer palmatum "Butterfly" but some had names that sounded too Swedish to be japanese maples so I didn't trust it hahah but now I know to believe them.
SeanS
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I would contest this slightly. They clearly are cultivars, but without a tag we can’t say which cultivars. If we’re being pedantic we could say you are also correct because they could be mutations from seed that haven’t been named at all, in which case yes they wouldn’t be named cultivars but just interesting mutations. But I agree in principle with what you’re saying, they are only what the tags say, if not tagged then they need to just be called Japanese maples.
19Mateo83
Masterpiece
What were the other names the nursery had them tagged as?You are correct about butterfly. It's name was acer palmatum "Butterfly" but some had names that sounded too Swedish to be japanese maples so I didn't trust it hahah but now I know to believe them.
CatInATree
Sapling
They had a few; 'Anne Irene' 'Going Green' 'Orange Dream' 'Atropurpureum' 'Skeeters Bloom' 'Garnet'. There was some more I forgot. But the going green had the smallest leaves of those.
They also had a 'Little Princess' but the plant was too expensive otherwise I would have got it, it was big and the trunk was big, and had many chances for an airlayer. The leaves were the smallest.
19Mateo83
Masterpiece
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CatInATree
Sapling
Thankyou!Never heard of “going green”Acer palmatum 'Anne-Irene' Japanese Maple
You can buy 'Anne-Irene' Japanese maple trees online mail-order. 'Anne-Irene' is a beautiful variegated sport on Summer Gold Japanese maple. A purchase of a Anne-Irene Golden Japanese maple is a true investment in your yard! Acer palmatum 'Anne-Irene' is the yellow Japanese maple for you. Buy...
Atropurpureum is a cultivar of Red leaf JMAcer palmatum 'Orange Dream' Japanese Maple
You can buy Orange Dream Japanese maple trees online mail-order. Orange Dream is a beautiful yellow Japanese maple. A purchase of an Orange Dream Japanese maple is a true investment in your yard! Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream' is the golden Japanese maple for you. Buy this Orange Dream Japanese...
Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom’ Narrow Red Japanese Maple
You can buy Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom' columnar red Japanese maple online mail-order. Skeeter's Broom is a beautiful narrow red Japanese maple. A purchase of a Skeeter's Broom Japanese maple is a true investment in your yard! Acer palmatum Skeeter's Broom is the columnar Japanese maple for...@AlainK has “little princess”, it’s also known as 'Mapi-no Machi hime' in Japan. There is also the kuro hime linked below.FOR PICKUP ONLY | Acer palmatum 'Garnet' Japanese Maple | DOES NOT SHIP
You can buy Garnet Japanese maple online mail-order. Garnet is a beautiful weeping red laceleaf Japanese maple. A purchase of Garnet weeping red laceleaf Japanese maple is a true investment in your yard! Acer palmatum 'Garnet' is the Japanese maple for you. Buy this weeping red Japanese maple...
Acer palmatum 'Kuro hime' Princess Japanese Maple
Buy Kuro hime Japanese maple trees online mail-order. Kuro hime is a pretty dwarf black princess Japanese maple that is great for deck and patio planters. A purchase of a Kuro hime small Japanese maple is a true investment in your yard! Acer palmatum 'Kuro hime' is the mini Japanese maple for...
Hope this helps
Ininaatigoons
Shohin
Little Princess was expensive because it takes a very long time to grow. Growth rate is definitely something to consider when choosing a maple. If it's a slow grower it takes longer to develop and will heal more slowly and perhaps be more finiky. Too fast maybe hard to control. Big leaves especially red are harder to shrink to scale.
Most will advise to start with plain green Japanese Maple. It's a hardy tree that has been proven to take bonsai training especially compared to the cultivars. Other than that with a cultivar you have to deal with a graft. Do you airlayer and hope it's strong enough on it's own roots, or do you have a tree with a graft that may get more distracting as time goes on.
Most will advise to start with plain green Japanese Maple. It's a hardy tree that has been proven to take bonsai training especially compared to the cultivars. Other than that with a cultivar you have to deal with a graft. Do you airlayer and hope it's strong enough on it's own roots, or do you have a tree with a graft that may get more distracting as time goes on.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
For the most part, skip threadleaf and laceleaf varieties. They are not as resilient as bonsai. Since they have very thin leaves, they also tend to scorch in the sun. Here in Zone 7 USA, it's not uncommon for laceleaf and threadleaf trees to be completely crispy by August (they're not dead, but they look like it).
Almost ANY variety of JM is suitable for bonsai. The best variety to use is simply "unnamed" green JMs. They tend to have the most vigor and response to training. The more specialized you get, generally, lesser vigor (not to mention all those special varieties tend to be grafted--sometimes badly).
Almost ANY variety of JM is suitable for bonsai. The best variety to use is simply "unnamed" green JMs. They tend to have the most vigor and response to training. The more specialized you get, generally, lesser vigor (not to mention all those special varieties tend to be grafted--sometimes badly).
CatInATree
Sapling
Okey thanks
I will get some green variety. I'm very much a beginner in bonsai so I would want a forgiving tree. Which other tree species would you recommend?
19Mateo83
Masterpiece
Any local elm variety will do nicely. Watch some of Peter chan’s videos, he’s in the UK and some of the species he works on may be appropriate for you in Sweden.Okey thanks
I will get some green variety. I'm very much a beginner in bonsai so I would want a forgiving tree. Which other tree species would you recommend?
BrightsideB
Omono
I agree with @19Mateo83 Elms aren’t as flashy as these cultivars but they are fun. When I started I was the same like wow look at these beautiful cultivars they will make beautiful bonsai. I still have some but am finding my elms to be more fun with bonsai. Some of my cultivars are now landscape trees lol.
Ininaatigoons
Shohin
Do you know what the temperature zone is that you are in? First you want to try trees and shrubs that are local as those would be easiest being best suited for your area. Then trees and shrubs that are your hardiness zone or colder. The further away from this the harder it will be to maintain and keep strong. For instance your in Sweden, but Sweden is a country with lots of different climates, but I could guess to say it would be harder to keep the Jacaranda or baobab than a larch or mugo pine.
CatInATree
Sapling
Thankyou so much everyone ：）
I will research hardy local trees and ask to take some material from the woods. I never thought I could do bonsai with local trees like that.
I will research hardy local trees and ask to take some material from the woods. I never thought I could do bonsai with local trees like that.
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