Acer palmatum 'Hippy Fin Mo'

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  1. LoverOfMaples

    LoverOfMaples Generous Contributor Maple Society

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    I purchased this jm about 3 years ago as a 1st year graft. I think it has put on a nice amount of growth to be considered a dwarf. But there are a few things to consider with grafted maples. It gets full sun until 1 or 2ish. Fall color is a yellowish-orange.

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    DWARF JAPANESE MAPLE SIMILAR TO 'KURUI JISHI' AND 'OKUSHIMO' WITH SMALL UPTURNED OR SLIGHTLY CURLED Leaves.
     

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    @LoverOfMaples, Okushimo is known here as Crispa, or that's how it is marketed. A lot of talk that it is a stunner in the Autumn but easily passed by in the Summer. Is that your opinion of Happy Fin Mo ?
    So many new cultivars these days it's hard to keep up !!
    You are getting some wonderful shapes to your new young trees D. Any secrets you would like to share. Promise I wont tell anyone !!!
     
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    Yep D, I can agree with that. I also have 'Kurui jishi' and the same for it.

    This one took its own shape. but sometimes with the young ones I will help them alone with staking or wiring.
     
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    @LoverOfMaples, hope to see both from you this Autumn D.
    Ahh the old Bonsai wire, now I understand, lol.
     
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    Yep. You have to really careful because it will cut into the tree and leave some ugly scars.
     
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    @LoverOfMaples, agreed D, I use as thick a wire as I possibly can to avoid this happening. But invariably it does happen.
     
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    Foliage of my Hippy Fin Mo April 2021
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    How long have you had this one @bub72ck
     
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    Those upturned leaves are amazing.
     
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    @bub72ck the thread title needs to be changed to Hippy so that it is in the correct place in the cultivar photo section. I can do this for you, or you can edit it yourself.
     
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    Thread title changed to Hippy.
     
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    I think around five years.
     
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    Thanks D. I didnt notice I misspelled it.

    'Hippy Fin Mo' today
     

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    Not a problem D. I really love this one, so very different. Will have to watch from afar yet again..... urghhhh.
     
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    Update: pic take 6/20/22
     

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    1st may 2023 and I had to get this one, as I said to D @LoverOfMaples last year.
    It's just leafing out with those wonderful upturned leaves.
    Still a young tree as you can see.
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    24th April 2024 and my Hippy Fin Mo is getting its turned up leaves.
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