Random city maple ID

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  1. kines

    kines Active Member

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    What Japanese maple has a tight dense growth habit and is somewhat columnar, with a typical palmatum leaf? This business has several of them planted around the grounds, and I'm surprised that I'm at a loss for a guess as to what cultivar they might be. Tsukasa silhouette comes to mind but that seems pretty esoteric. Especially to have several of them of this size.
     

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  2. alex66

    alex66 Rising Contributor Maple Society 10 Years

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    I presume is a common Acer palmatum subsp.palmatum
    Not a cultivar
     
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    AlainK Renowned Contributor Forums Moderator Maple Society 10 Years

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    That's also what I guess, but maples can sometimes look all the same but different so it's hard to be sure.
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    If there are several of them planted, and they are all the same shape, then it'll be a cultivar. Seedling-grown trees are diverse in shape, each one different to others.
     
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    I just rode by there to check and yup, they have graft unions at the base. Cultivars indeed.
     
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    maf Generous Contributor Maple Society 10 Years

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    Internodes look to be pretty short, with compact habit that further indicates a selected form/cultivar. Maybe check out the colour next spring, any identifying features more likely to be apparent at that time of year?
     
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    alex66 Rising Contributor Maple Society 10 Years

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    dichotomous
    keys are :bark,flowers,form of the leaves ,fruits, habitat,autumn colors,Spring colors,trunk.
    Is also possible graft Acer palmatum on the rootstock of the another species of section "palmata" like for exampleAcer circinatum .
     

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