Identification: Can you help identify these please

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  1. dicky5ash

    dicky5ash Generous Contributor

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    These are all garden centre rescues at various times that didn’t have labels...Any thoughts on their cultivar would be much appreciated. Sorry for the bulk of them..
     

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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    With hundreds of kinds being grown it's going to be pretty tough to come up with reliable identifications using only these small portraits. And several of them of course could be the typical species rather than named forms.
     
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    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    Totally agree with Ron, possibly the J D Vertree's book on Japanes maples might help. Another thought, If you purchased a few from one nursery they may have a list of names of their old stock, this could point you in the right direction. At the end of the day even if you dont find the names, you do have eight lovely looking specimens to enjoy.
     
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    7. looks like Japanese maple / Acer palmatum "Dissectum Nigrum"
     
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    SLR2009 Active Member 10 Years

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    #1 looks like Acer palmatum 'Suminagashi'.
     
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    Understood, ill pick up a copy of the reference book you mention,thanks. The first pic is a tree I picked up only a couple of months ago, with quite bad leaf damage as you can see in the background but im pleased with the new growth that has emerged..
     
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    I thought it might be inaba shidare but you may be correct
     
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    Yes looks very much like it, thank you
     
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    There may be many Dissectum named species. To distinguish between those, you should follow several characteristics, like autumn coloration, depth of the lobes etc.
     
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    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    Hi, no1 is definitely not Nigrum. Nigrum does not have dissected lobes. I think SLR2009 is right and it is possibly Suminagashi.
     
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    I was talking about Dissectum Nigrum regarding no7 (seven). Are you sure, that A. palmatum Dissectum Nigrum has no dissected lobes?
    Acer palmatum Dissectum Nigrum - Google Search
    Incomplete list of dissected Japanese maples (may also include some duplicates/synonymes):
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Atropurpureum'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Autumn Fire'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Baldsmith'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Black Lace'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Chantilly Lace'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Crimson Queen'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Eagle Claw'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Emerald Lace'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Ever Red'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Filigree'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Filigree Lace'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Firecracker'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Garnet'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Garnet Tower'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Germaine's Gyration'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Goshiki shidare'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Green Hornet'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Hana Matoi'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Inaba-shidare'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Jeddeloh Orange'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Lilee Anne's Jewel'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Midori no teiboku'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Mioun'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Nigrum'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Orangeola'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Ornatum'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Palmatifidum'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Pink Ballerina'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Pink Filigree'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Red Autumn Lace'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Red Dragon'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Red Feather'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Red Filigree Lace'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Scarlet Princess'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Seiryu'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Sherwood Elfin'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Shu shidare'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Stella Rossa'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Tamukeyama'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Toyama nishiki'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis'
    Acer palmatum dissectum 'Waterfall'
     
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    I was looking at no 1 (not no 7 disectum) and think it is Suminagashi. Acer palmatum Nigrum does not have dissected lobes. But Acer dissectum Nigrum does.
     

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