Cheering ourselves up with Maples

Ok, so while we are playing ‘I.D the tree’ here are 2 more. I know what they are but it’s just a teaser. I’ve been waiting for this one to replace the tree that has just been discussed.

 

Put you out of your misery lol

 

I was going to say that. My nose is growing as I type this.... Lol.
You will love it Luke, I love mine.

 

Well I went for root canal at the dentist this morning and I figured I needed a treat for being suck a brave boy ;-) lol. Now sure about the name but this one has got branch structure that screamed at me. I wasn’t planning on spending the best part of £50 but the trunk girth and form tells me me that that was a bargain. I know very little about this tree, regarding light requirements etc, so I repotted in my preferred medium mix/consistency and spent about an hour looking at around it pruning what what think it didn’t need etc.. Overall I’m very happy with it. Apart from the name :-(

 

You will be, but I agree the name is a bit 'Naf' as they say.

 

Any excuse !!! Lol. Hope your OK.? That and broken ribs is no joke, so yes you did deserve a treat.

 

The nursery people who introduced it must have been fans of the Rolling Stones ;0)

Or tea-totals maybe. In France we never used brown caster sugar for tea or coffe at the time of the Rolling Stones hit, but it's getting more popular these days and I always take cane sugar lumps with my morning coffee. I must be a bit of a snob...

PS : I had to look up "naf". Is it "A British slang word for if something is bad, or went badly" ?...

 

That was a "WOW!" photo for sure!

 

Absolutely Alain.

 

I don't think that Mick was referring to your tea or coffee Alain.

 

We remember that song Alain, as we are of a certain age, so I agree the nursery who created this one might also be , but I wonder if Luke does. Lol.

 

Also known as 'JWW7' so I think Brown Sugar is a lot better tham that. Red winter young stems also apparently.

From Acer palmatum 'JWW7' (Brown Sugar)

 

Totally agree M.
This is the thread I started in 2020.
Acer palmatum 'JWW7 Brown sugar'

 

Hmmm...
You mean like the friends I had before I went to Dundee, Scotland, and tried a couple of things thinking "Well, another place, another day, and no temptations any longer when I'm in a new place with new people" ?
At that time, this was a kind of "safety belt", experiencing things like a late teenager wants to do not to sound uptight, and I don't regret meeting a girlfriend there, and Scots that were, OK, heavy drinkers at the weekend, but jolly good fellows... ;0)
A year later, when back to France, some of these "friends" were either dead or in prison.
I met a girl that became my new "best love" of my life, huh huh. She's still a good friend of mine.

 

Couldn't agree more Alain, wonderful people and country. Always made me very welcome whenever I played golf there in my youth.
BTW you saying 'Jolly good fellows' is so very 1940-50's English, lol.

 

Sort of like that, old sport. ;°)

 

'Beni hagoromo' :

Acer palmatum 'Beni hagoromo'

 

Good morning everyone, I thought I would have a very early start to the day as a storm is heading this way later. So here are a few photos, including my new Olivia that arrived yesterday.
Aureum, Trompenburg, Sazanami, Black Lace, Edna Bergman Mirte, Emma, Beni hoshi, Koyasan, Ruslyn in the pink, Ko Yuki Goshiki-shidare English Town, Olivia x2.

Olivia now planted in front of Shin-Deshojo a few minutes ago. I thought the contrast will look nice over the coming years.

 

Now this has definitely put a big smile on my face this morning, I've wanted one for so long. It was the first one I fell in love with when I got my little maple book, but couldn't find one until recently.

 

Shigitatsu sawa N? It looks very nice and healthy. Lots of smiles for years to come !
How's the weather forecast for tomorrow for you btw ?

 

Oh sorry, I was so excited I forgot the name, lol
It's a First Ghost
No idea I haven't looked, dull and windy today though.

 

Beni zuru? Photo from ubc cultivar thread

 

Crickey, I've just seen the forecast, gales and rain, so I've decided to take some appropriate measures

 

Recognising those blue Hippo pots ;-) lol