Unidentified Acer

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  1. Lois Bloom

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    I bought this beautiful small tree from the Haskell nursery in 2005 (the year after Allen died), and the tag said "reticulata" --I am hoping someone will recognize it and know the name of he cultivar. Thank you.

    Trying again to include the two photos omy unidentified Acer. IMAG0122.jpg

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    Re: Acer palmatum 'Peaches and Cream'

    I hadn't submitted a post to UBC forums in a while, and just after I submitted my query re: my "unidentified Acer" from Haskell Nursery, the thread on the Forum for 'Peaches and Cream' appeared on my screen. I had explored the possibility of P&C for my tree, but the P&C lobes are much longer, and in fact the entire leaf is larger. Also, my tree does not show pink in the spring, only the light and dark chartreuse variation.
     

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    Re: Acer palmatum 'Peaches and Cream'

    Here is a photo taken 10-14-2009 of the same tree ("reticulata")
     

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    Re: Acer palmatum 'Peaches and Cream'

    MANY thanks for the link, and I'm fairly certain that you are right. In fact, there it is in my copy of Vertrees and Gregory --under my nose! Thanks again.
     
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    Re: Acer palmatum 'Peaches and Cream'

    Lois
    What kind of soil have you got?
     
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    Re: Acer palmatum 'Peaches and Cream'

    Have not had it tested but everything here grows exceedingly well, mainly because I mulch heavily with rotted leaf mulch enriched with rotted horse manure --has worked wonders for more than 20 years.
     
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    Re: Acer palmatum 'Peaches and Cream'

    Thanks. There is some bark also, right?
     
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    One possibility is 'Shigitatsu sawa', this has often been sold as 'Reticulatum' in the past.

    Edit: never mind, question already answered in another thread.

    Edit2: merged all the posts about this maple into one thread, it was a bit off topic in the 'Peaches and Cream' gallery posting.
     
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