Naming Laceleaf X Arakawa Japanese Maple

[leatherback]

I think I never posted this.

I am in the lucky situation to have grown a japanese maple from seed which seems to be a mix between a corkbark (arakawa) and laceleaf.

I am not sure this is in existence outside of my garden, and that of 2 trusted friends (would not want to loose this over a watering mishap or something!).
Currently I am in the third generation of propagation, with the main plant clearly starting to mature.

It seems that once the characteristics have been carried over through mutiple levels of cuttings, AND the plant is sufficiently unique, AND there is propagation at-scale itended, one can register it as a cultivar. I have found a Dutch maple propagator interested in meeting with me, and possibly put this in production. From what I can tell, this would mean that once I get barking on the current years crop I can move into naming this, and registering this as a formal Japanese Maple variety.

I am bad at naming -Jelle's Corkbark is not IT I would say-, so I am open to suggestions. I have No Clue what liberties one has when naming!

The base:



The foliage:

 

[Tbrshou]

Ok seriously how excited are you from a scale of 1-10 because I'm at a 15 and it's not even my find. Btw I honestly like the sound of Jelle's Corkbark

 

[rockm]

"Jelle's favorite"

 

[NeedlesAndLeaves]

Acer Palmatum Inventio

 

[Mike Westervelt]

How exciting!

 

[Mike Westervelt]

Acer palmatum ferwaka

 

[19Mateo83]

A.P. ‘Jelle’s corkbark”

 

[leatherback]

Ok seriously how excited are you from a scale of 1-10 because I'm at a 15 and it's not even my find. Btw I honestly like the sound of Jelle's Corkbark

Lets just say it put a plug into all the questions WHY I keep growing stuff from seed which will never be anything.


And yeah, I sent out some pictures in my clubs just to confirm that this is something new. I had never seen it. And when I contacted the propagator they did not believe their ears; They were working on a paper making the laceleaf a separate species as they do not mix with other Japanese Maples. So even they were excited. (Although they consider the market a very much specialist market).

In any case. Building a pool of mother plants, and expect to be able to produce 100+ cutting per year after 2026. Already have spoken to a bonsai propagator in USA to give them access; I feel it has been dificult to get bonsai-specific varieties to spread and with this one I would like to ensure wide access, as I think this is great.

 

[TrevorLarsen]

Maybe you could be the first one that has an actually descriptive name like “Rough Lace” but I suppose that’s not as fun.

 

[leatherback]

"Jelle's favorite"

My wife might be confirmed in what she guesses is the reality..

 

[leatherback]

Maybe you could be the first one that has an actually descriptive name like “Rough Lace” but I suppose that’s not as fun.

Yeah, true.

I am going to pop a message to my sensei in Japan and ask him too for naming suggestions. THe japanese arakawa seems to litterally mean, rough bark. Maybe it can be a japanese variety on "Jelles favorite seedling"

 

[raffaelbaer]

What about the following:

Filigree Bark Maple
Crimson Cascade Maple
Emberglow Cork Maple

Or including Arakawa:

Crimson Arakawa
Arakawa Emberglow

Cheers
Raffael

 

[Contact]

I suggest 'Cork Jelle', or only CJ for the friends....

 

[penumbra]

They were working on a paper making the laceleaf a separate species as they do not mix with other Japanese Maples.

The incidence of laceleaf maples producing more normal than laceleaf leaves seems to invalidate that ^^^^

But not to steal your glory, I think your find is fabulous my friend and I am very pleased for you.

 

[leatherback]

I suggest 'Cork Jelle', or only CJ for the friends....

A friend of mine goes by [only] the initials CJ!

 

[Hack Yeah!]

Jelle's belles!

 

[KikurageOtomo]

Looking forward to the Weeping, Coral, Corkbark, Laceleaf Deshojo in coming years!

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Jellebean (I know that's not how you pronounce your name in German but it makes me smile in English)

 

[dbonsaiw]

Acer Jellematum

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

"Jelle's favorite"

Jelle’s Bells