Shaina Japanese Maple
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bennybenben
Yamadori
Nice tree ya got and i dont have any expierience with those, i only have acer palmatums.
jkd2572
Masterpiece
I have two of them. They are a witches broom of Japanese bloodgood. Super red leaves in spring and then the leaves turn to green. I have one that is very green now and one that still is a blend of half reddish and green. Only 2nd year with these. I like them very dense ramification on a small scale. Mine are about 3 feet high and were bought at a regular nursery. They came looking like natural bonsai. If I would have bought these as bonsai they would be like $2000 maples. Can't find much about them, but I think they most be a dwarf variety. I'm thinking they are great for bonsai. I have not Seen them anywhere since I bought the two I have. If I do I will buy them and sell them as bonsai a couple of years later.
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bonsairxmd
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Dav4
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They are definitely dwarf...what does the graft union look like?
bonsairxmd
Shohin
Here are the other sides of the graft. The back does not look very good. May need layered? The last picture is the form I was thinking of.
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RKatzin
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Hi, according to the book, this is not a dwarf, but neither is Sharps Pygmy, as both trees will reach 3m or better in heighth. All the dwarfs listed are 2m or less at maturity.
It goes on to say Shaina is ideal for container growing. A compact upright is what it's classed as. FYI: Richard Wolff of Red Maple Nursery in Pa. discovered a witches broom on a 100yr old, 15m tall Acer palmatum f. atropurpureum in the early 1980's, propagated it and in 1984 named it Shaina.
Sounds like everything you would want for a bonsai! Thanks for sharing, I'll be tracking this one down. Oh, there it is in my forestfarm catalog! $90 bucks for a good size one.
It goes on to say Shaina is ideal for container growing. A compact upright is what it's classed as. FYI: Richard Wolff of Red Maple Nursery in Pa. discovered a witches broom on a 100yr old, 15m tall Acer palmatum f. atropurpureum in the early 1980's, propagated it and in 1984 named it Shaina.
Sounds like everything you would want for a bonsai! Thanks for sharing, I'll be tracking this one down. Oh, there it is in my forestfarm catalog! $90 bucks for a good size one.
Dav4
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Ok, semi-dwarf. I've had several over the years and, at least in pots, they may only add a few inches of growth a year...very slow.
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RKatzin
Omono
Dwarf or semi-dwarf, the important thing is you can not treat this like a regular Acer, at least as far as clip and grow or grow and chop. I'm on my second trimming of my Acer p. this season. I have not trimmed my Hupps for two seasons. Think long and hard before you cut anything or reduce in size.
bonsairxmd
Shohin
Good to know
bonsairxmd
Shohin
What about ground layering this maple to develop nebari and hide the graft union?
jkd2572
Masterpiece
Here is a spring pic of one of mine this year. Now the leaves are green and the leaves are full. Sorry for the bad pic. One pic of whole tree to show the leaf color now. I'm air layering a whole perfect tree off the back so I covered up the top that is with the air layer. This is its first year out of a nursery can. Much root work ahead.
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bonsairxmd
Shohin
Looks great! Thanks for sharing. I'm excited about working with this one.
