Shin Deshojo?

Discussion in 'Maples' started by Wangspeed, May 6, 2009.

  1. Wangspeed

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    That's what I'm guessing my parents have. They have 2 of them, and one gets a lot of Dallas sunlight til mid-day. The other is pretty shaded. The one that gets sun is BRILLIANT. Absolutely stunning. My dad doesn't remember what cultivar it is, but I think it's probably shin deshojo. I took some pics of both. What do you guys think?

    The trees are probably about 25 years old, and were actually transplanted from their old house just 5 years ago.

    Parent's Mystery Maple

    Warren
     
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    Wang,

    Your folks have a lovely plant. I'm hardly the most acute observer of JM cults characteristics but I would not think your pics are of 'Shin deshojo'. Maybe it's because I've not seen a mature specimen but the upright, sturdy form and the deeply divided leaves are not features of trees I have seen.
     
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    Yeah, I just got a small shin deshojo from Eastwood Nurseries and the more I look at it, the more I agree that it's not the same plant. The shin deshojo that I have has kind of a wave to the leaf, and a sheen that the leaves on my parent's plant does not have. Those leaves are a very matte finish. The veining seems different too. Perhaps it is Beni Maiko? Was that popular 25 years ago? I forgot to ask him where he got it from.

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    The leaves don't look similar to a young 'Beni Maiko', but haven't seen a 25 year old tree, which is said to change it's leaf shape as the tree matures.
     
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