Thanks! Yes, sorry, but you guessed it. Indeed, the two after the tunnel are 'Ariadne', looking a little less caterpillar frayed than usual for this time of year. Although there are plenty around! There's a buergerianum after the sinopurpurascens, that I received by accident in a trade. It's grafted. so def a cultivar. I forgot to ask if someone could ID it. Anyone care to take a guess? Maybe 'Jōroku-aka-me' is my best shot. -E
Acer Palmatum Emerald Isle. Bought this unseen. And not many pictures and descriptions to be found of it. Surprised by the spring colours. Might be somewhat because it has just arrived by mail this year. Bought purely because it’s a Buchholz introduction.
Amazing weather here in western Norway this spring – no frost, plenty of mild sunshine and just the right amount of rain. Couldn’t have asked for better conditions, especially since I received 14 new cultivars by mail this year, some of which suffered delays in transit. I’ve decided not to include photos for now, as their spring colours wouldn’t be representative after the stress of transport.
This is what I actually got. Mostly 3 litre pots. Many ment for making airlayers for bonsai production. Noob on the bonsai thing, but I have been dabbling some. Alan’s Gold Beni-tsukasa Goshiki-kotohime Kotohime C7,5 own-rooted Kotohime C5 Nishiki Yamato C7,5 own-rooted Fairy Hair Sol C15 Kurenai jishi C5 own-rooted Kurenai jishi C3 Uncle Ghost C3 Red Feathers Emerald Isle Koto maru Celebration Baby Lace
I killed Koto-maru directly, it was difficult from the start. Nice list @Fjordland and fab view!! Congratulations on capitalizing Yamato but not the other second words. Nishiki-Yamato (Brocade of Japan) is an interesting name, in that the brocade refers to the bark, not any variegation. My interpretation of the ICNCP requires the hyphen (dash), as well as the capitalization (Library of Congress Rules). Since I've got going on naming (what else is new?): it is 'Koto-hime', (Koto playing princess), 'Kurenai-jishi' (Imperial crimson lion), Goshiki-koto-hime (poetically Koto princess robed in many colors), and 'Red Feather' (not plural). This last one is particularly annoying to those (not me) who worked with the early evaluations and then saw the name immediately messed about on the market. What is Fairy Hair Sol? Grafted as a solitaire? 'Kurenai-jishi' is a beautiful, slow growing maple for me, but it does revert a bit. 'Red Feather' is also super slow-growing, I'd like to train it up a little to get out of the grass, but it never puts on long enough shoots. I also got 'Alan's Gold' last fall, it seems very healthy and was spectacular leafing out, but quickly greened out. It was in 50% shade, but even still. Next year it will be out of the tunnel, hopefully will hold the yellow better. If so, it's a great addition, with the yellow leaves and Pinebark at the same time, very unique. I confess, I don't get Emerald Isle. Good name (as usual), but it looks like a lot of seedlings to me! Nice to see Fuji-nami, thanks, that's a lovely old name, it means "Wisteria Wave". Very evocative for a beautiful cultivar. I love 'Momiro kōyasan' (peach-colored Mount Kōya', which doesn't get hyphenated since it's a Dick van der Maat (i.e. Western) introduction. Dick knew quite a bit about Japanese culture, so he must have chosen this name, which is also a Buddhist reference, pretty carefully. Mine looks really nice just now, I'll try to get a pic. It crapped out last year in the dry, but it was the first year in the ground, so I think it will be OK. Cheers, -E Here are a few pics that I put together for a client to choose from. (She chose none, wants a red!) A weeper, a red nail polish, 2 of the one I thought would be best for her, container in full sun, and a delicate red strap-leaf. Almost certainly none will get a name.
Thank you dicky5ash and emery. The fjord is certainly a rewarding backdrop for some of my maples. This year more of my better placements will be filled by my recent purchases. Kurenai-jishi is what I am most happy to have received this spring, but they are the ones who suffered most in transit. Keeping a close eye on those, but I’m sure they’ll pull through. The large Fairy Hair arrived in the same shipment but showed hardly any sign of stress. «Sol» is what it was listed as. Grafted as a solitaire seems likely. Not sure it really applies. Picture was taken right after I unpacked it. Thank you for the heads up on Koto-maru, emery. And thank you also for explaining and giving the correct names – it certainly isn’t easy to find reliable information on this. Nishiki-Yamato leafed out yellow but quickly turned light green. Quite large leaves and very sturdy growth. Looking forward to seeing how they all settle in and develop. Will post updates as the season progresses.
Some snow, but no frost. It’ll be better tomorrow. But nice opportunity for photos. Hoshi kuzu Katsura and Koto no ito Mikawa yatsubusa Koto no ito Kaen
Some new ones ready for planting and some just planted. Some older ones in the ground. Spring project photo - Did a group planting of three Beni Tsukasa. About 1,5 meters apart (might reconsider that). Empty places are going to be for Ryusen type Acers.
