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Fall colors have really come on strong this past week. 15-20% of my maples have not developed any color yet, but most are in their prime right now.
Looks like you have a Acer palmatum "Butterfly", but the rootstock sprouted branches that grew faster than the Butterfly graft, and the Acer...
Here's a slideshow of the Spring colors in my yard this year....
Be careful when comparing topping to pollarding. Pollarding is an annual (or semi-annual) prunning of all new growth back to a specific...
The most common upright dissectum is A.p. 'Seiryu'. There is no way of knowing for sure, but considering that there aren't many upright dissectum,...
No leaves yet in Oregon. We had 8 inches of snow last week. Buds are swelling, and the japonicums should start to leaf out any day now.
I was just reading that in Japanese Gardens, they build snow huts around sensitive plants using bamboo built into a teepee over the plant. The...
Thanks for the reply. I'm glad to see that someone else has used the gritty mix with success. I bought a bag of the diatomaceous earth that is...
I'm at 800 feet elevation. Here ya go, listed in order as they appear on my screen. The number is from the filename for each photo. 3- A....
After growing maples for the past 7 years, many of them in containers, I have been looking for methods that will improve the health and vigor of...
I'm near Eugene. Alot of my trees are deep in fall color, but some are lagging behind. it has been an odd year in the Willamette Valley.
Those are great videos, but would be even better if you could say the name of each maple as you pass by. A few bits of info or your opinion about...
#15 is Acer japonicum 'Abby's weeping'
Fall colors are in full swing here in Oregon. So far, colors have been great! There are still plenty of trees that are still green, so I'll post...
I am about to try out a "gritty mix" for 15-20 of my maples. It consists of equal parts of pine bark, gavel/chicken grit, and turface (expanded...
Mine has done the same thing. I wonder how the fall colors will be?
Here's a photo of mine from when it spent the summer in deep shade. The leaves are much redder when placed in the sun.
Leaving it may add to the character of the tree, so doing nothing certainly is an option. If you want to straighten the trunks, they make clamps...
Isn't that a circinatum? Interesting......
Great link Maf. Thanks!