japanese maple

Hi need advice if I had done the right method of ground layering. The tree in question, Deshojo Japanese maple. Currently it is end of spring in Sydney, Australia. I am hoping to start a new nebari journey. If anyone has advice for aftercare of ground layering I would be grateful for any tips on...

Hey there! I am very much interested in collecting a few exclusive species of trees and looking if someone has them on for sale. I will happily accept cuttings and air layers. With a budget of 50$, looking to buy both of these trees: Katsura Japanese maple Deshojo Japanese maple Please reply...

Hey all, I live in Northern Michigan and have a Japanese bonsai tree. I've had it since Spring so this'll be my first year taking care of a bonsai tree over the winter. I keep it outside so far, as it has not gotten super cold up here yet. Lately it's leaves have turned a darker red, but most...

Hello! I’m completely new here. I’ve been using this message board for years now to learn but never joined. More of a lurker, but here we are. I’ve joined because I have an interesting question I would love to pose to the group. I have a Japanese maple in training that will one day be a pseudo...

Both are currently posted on eBay. Please see posts for details on each. Both are rooted cuttings and have filled out 2 gal pots. From New Hampshire zone 5b Sango Kaku: https://www.ebay.com/itm/387452312130?itmmeta=01J9KR0ESBHACPY343WYNG1S3X&hash=item5a35f51a42:g:yt0AAOSwy~dnAeVe Seiryu...

I picked this tree up today in the discount section of a local Japanese maple retailer. This is by far the biggest nursery stock I've tried to work on to date, so I'm looking for some advice. Some questions I have are: Is there any reason this particular variety wouldn't make a good bonsai? It...

Help!! I got a young Japanese Maple 2 years ago, so I'm guessing it's about 4 years old now, and it only has 1 long branch that is getting longer and longer, and is starting to grow more sideways than up, and there is a clear bend in that branch as you can see in the pictures. All the new growth...

A few weeks ago I purchased 3 baby Arakawa maples. They came in one planting so I separated them and put them each in their own little pots with some Akadama and Pumice then left them in a shaded but bright area. They’ve started putting out some new growth at the tops so I think they’re getting...

Hi, I’ll start by saying I’m super new to bonsai I am gradually learning how great this community is and how shared ideas, thoughts and opinions have made me that much more endeared to bonsai. I bought a Katsura back in late April and really fell in love with the cultivar. When I got the try...

I trunk chopped this maple back in late February (early Spring here in Georgia), and it had some great early Spring growth. Now, after some rounds of pruning, it started to wilt quite a bit. This started when the sun came out in force in May, so I had moved it to a part-sun location. I also...

Hi all ! I'm based in the uk and had a Japanese maple shipped to me today , the sender didn't really seal / package the tree very well at all and then used a pretty useless courrier service . Basically so much soil was out the pot and the tree had completely shifted in the pot , wasn't wired...

Pretty new to bonsai but not new to grafting. I've grafted dozens of fruit trees such as apples in the past. I just picked up my first Japanese maple (no clue what the variety is but doesn't matter much to me at this point) and I after sitting with it for a few days I really enjoy the overall...

I have a JM that is still in its 5 gallon nursery pot with about a 1.5 in. diameter trunk. Great thick nebari. It is so vigorous, even though I trunk-chopped it back in March. It keeps throwing off huge long branches that break under their own weight! It is literally breaking branches off of...

I purchased two beautiful sharps pygmy japanese maples in nursery pots this spring. One of them I potted up in an oversized bonsai pot with akadama and pumice and pruned ~50% of the roots. That one is doing wonderfully. The other one I left in the nursery pot and did some minor pruning to the...

Hey Everybody, I've got this maple: It's an Orange Dream, I want to grow out to a large tree somewhat like this: My three main questions where: How do I get a trunk this size, without letting the tree have to grow 3-4 meters tall (like japanese maples that stand in gardens), can I...

I got this Japanese Maple last year and didn’t see the interior until this winter. It needs a lot of work and I could use any suggestions regarding where to airlayer (left side large branch/trunk has 2 limbs with movement I’d like to keep) or what all needs to be done. Red is air layer (or chop...

I have other Japanese Maples, but surprisingly all are cultivars and none nearly this big. I picked this up at my favorite maple nursery in the area. This is the most I’ve spent on a Japanese Maple but it being seedling grown, airlayer opportunities, and a decent base with a leader already...

I have some JM's that I'll be re-potting from grow bags to shallow wood grow boxes this spring, and wood like to do some hard pruning / trunk chops at the same time. I'd like to keep as much root mass as possible but don't want the trees to excessively bleed either. So, how much root reduction...

Hey all, This is my first post here, and I'm pretty new to Bonsai! I'm sorry in advance if there are resources covering this topic, but I did my best deep dive before posting. I was able to pick up Tamukeyama Japanese Maple and Kallay Juniper saplings from a local nursery (only $15 each!). I'm...

I'm thinking of grabbing some, but have never tried a Japanese maple. Was told the Standard Japanese maple was stronger, faster growing and could handle cold better than others. Is Beni Maiko a good maple tree to start on? What are the differences? Are they cared for/pruned/ built the same...

So this is my first Japanese Maple. I got it for free from a club member who stated pretty frankly that he was 65 and had started way to many trees from seed for a man his age. It was coming into leaf at the time and I just fed and watered it through the summer. Now it's fall and I finally...

I got this over a year ago and never bothered with ID, but some days the curiosity gets the better of me, anyone know what this is? Was gonna air layer the top 3 branches this year but never got around to it. I’m always away from home and when I’m back the tree is in recovery mode because of heat.

Dear bonsai artisans, I would like to ask for your opinions about this tree. How would you design it? Having a very shallow knowledge and experience in bonsai care, any piece of negative or positive feedback is valued. Thank you.

What are the best stores to buy pre-bonsai from? I'd love all species, but specifically Japanese maple. I can't seem to find any at my local nurseries and many I see online can be hundreds of euro. So what are the main stores to buy from? What are the best quality? What is the cheapest...

Hi, Long time lurker, first time poster here 👋 Just wanted to share my progression with a Japanese Maple air layer + Ebihara that was started last year. May 24, 2022: July 31, 2022: August 6, 2022 - Air layer separated August 19, 2022 April 7 2023 - First repotting