Fun with Maples

[Shogun610]

All maple varieties that I am keeping mame or shohin size for further development. Something about shohin and mame
great to have a break from my native conifer and deciduous larger bonsai
Red Maple acer rubrum in Mame SR pot
Meh Amur Maple( cutting back to second branchlet) and Amur Maple Forest in development


Mini Japanese Maple Forest
In a Nao shohin forest tray


Mini Japanese forest in Iker pot

 

[HorseloverFat]

Fantastic!!!!!

*quick spray paints a portrait of SpongeBob with pig-tail braids and "HorseloverFat was here!" Underneath*

 

[HorseloverFat]

Amurs, well Tatarican are my favorite Acer sp. so far.

And "Tatarican NON-ssp seeds"- are WILD, genetically"

I cannot wait to see your forest with "lil" leaves!

 

[Pitoon]

Very nice! I'm surprised you don't have anything in the purple pot. You saving it for the PP?

 

[Shogun610]

Very nice! I'm surprised you don't have anything in the purple pot. You saving it for the PP?

I’m saving that pot for a flowering tree like crab apple , Ume or Persimmon… but trust me the pots on my nightstand in the wooden container

 

[Jcmmaple]

Those are awesome, I too have found myself going the mame/ shohin route. The older I get my back puts up a fight moving stuff around, plus there is something about holding one in the palm of your hand. Still need a @Pitoon pot!

 

[Shogun610]

Those are awesome, I too have found myself going the mame/ shohin route. The older I get my back puts up a fight moving stuff around, plus there is something about holding one in the palm of your hand. Still need a @Pitoon pot!

Oh I’m deep into big bonsai but it’s good to have variety

 

[Pitoon]

1 big bonsai or 12 little bonsai....the choice is yours!

 

[Shogun610]

1 big bonsai or 12 little bonsai....the choice is yours!

I choose Both. I’m about to acquire a monster Pitch pine , and I styled a tall literati today. Those persimmon cuttings never took when I tried last year .. so many w next year when I can officially repot it. I’m gonna air layer some crabs or apples and a Ume this year to find a proper suitor for that purple pot .. unless I can find another way.

 

[Pitoon]

I choose Both. I’m about to acquire a monster Pitch pine , and I styled a tall literati today. Those persimmon cuttings never took when I tried last year .. so many w next year when I can officially repot it. I’m gonna air layer some crabs or apples and a Ume this year to find a proper suitor for that purple pot .. unless I can find another way.

I'm sure you'll find something suitable for that pot. You considered Kojo no mai?

You going to Nature's Way Open House this Spring? It's going to be a big event it's his 50th anniversary.

 

[Shogun610]

I'm sure you'll find something suitable for that pot. You considered Kojo no mai?

You going to Nature's Way Open House this Spring? It's going to be a big event it's his 50th anniversary.

Yeah there’s a lot of material at Kifu too , we got kojo

 

[Shogun610]

Budding out


@NaoTK forest tray

Starting to push

Chopped back , spotted a few buds popping near the cuts fingers crossed

 

[Shogun610]

 

[Shogun610]

This one is budding again and new buds are popping , it got too dry one day and almost lost the top, thankfully there are new leaves coming out. I have it nestled in a bed of pumice so roots are starting to escape down.. which will also aid with growth and foliage development

 

[Shogun610]

Keep on growing

 

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