Care guide for the Japanese maple Bonsai (Acer palmatum
About 500 cultivars of the species are known, many with special leaf colours or shapes, dwarf growth or interesting bark textures. The Japanese Maple trees are very popular as ornamental shrubs like; Kiyohime, Kashima, Shishigashira, and Arakawa. Red leaved varieties (often referred to as simply a red maple) include the Deshojo and Seigen.
Cutleaf Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Orangeola') - Garden.org
Slow grower and excellent for containers in the South. In three years time, has grown three inches in height and 36 inches in width. More tolerant of heat than most other Japanese Maples. Receives full morning sun here in North Central Texas. I only water it about once a week, and that frequently only in July and August.
Cutleaf Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Seiryu') - Garden.org
10 to 15 feet (3-4.5m) Plant Spread: 8 to 12 feet (2.5-3.5m) Leaves: Good fall color. Unusual foliage color. Deciduous. Other: Best performance is in sun-dappled part shade. Leaves emerge light green with reddish tipped edges in spring, mature to medium green in summer and turn gold with orange and red hues in fall.
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. amoenum 'Bloodgood')
One of the better known Japanese Maples. Bloodgood is vigorous and dependable in sun to part shade with an upright habit and a graceful form. Height up to 20 - 25 feet. Palmate leaves are red till around August, then a somewhat bronze-red, scarlet in the fall. Not as expensive as some of its contemporaries.
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Butterfly') - Garden.org
In Maples of the World it is described as a "Fine, attractive, silver-variegated shrub, not exceeding 2.5-3 meters." This beautiful Japanese maple is all about its leaves. In spring pink markings border the white or cream portion. In fall the white areas become magenta.
Cutleaf Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Viridis') - Garden.org
There are some people and companies that specialize in some of their work with such careful Japanese style of pruning. Slow growing, expensive woody plant. The famous huge nursery of Lake County Nursery in Perry, Ohio just south of Lake Erie grows 'Viridis' and three dissected red-leaved forms of 'Crimson Queen, Inabe Shidare, and Super Red ...
Bonsai defoliation, pruning leaves to induce new growth - Bonsai …
For most tree species, we prune the leaf but leave the leaf-stem intact. We defoliated the entire top section of the tree now. In this case, we decide to defoliate the entire tree as our goal is to create finer ramification (not redistribute growth). The tree after defoliation, which took about an …
Japanese Maple Leaf Curling in the Ask a Question forum
2023年5月2日 · Hi! I bought a Japanese Maple over a year ago. I re-potted it into a larger pot than it was in which is quite substantial. When spring came it started growing it's leaves slowly, and then they started curling and dying. New leaves grew but also curled and died. I thought it was overwatering so reduced watering, with no results.
Help! Why is my japanese maple leaf bonsai leaves turning black?
2018年10月5日 · I just got my Japanese maple leaf bonsai about 4 weeks ago. I repotted it and wired it 2 weeks ago, and added well draining soil, which has akadama mixed with regular potting soil. The leaves are turning black on the edges, and some tips are sunburned, but I can’t figure out why it is turning black. I water it about everyday. At most every 2 ...
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Suminagashi') - Garden.org
Plant Spread: 10-15ft. Leaves: Good fall color. Unusual foliage color. Deciduous. Other: Foliage emerges purple red in spring, matures to deep maroon in summer and finally turns bright red in fall. Foliage tends to leaf out early in spring and is subject to damage from late spring frosts.