32 year old Acer Rubrum
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Gabler
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It's both. Some seem to have a genetic predisposition to turn red, and others yellow, but sunlight is also a factor. The more sunlight the tree receives over the summer, the darker the red coloration. Trees in the shade tend to be more yellow or orange.
ABCarve
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Isilwen
Mame
Beautiful!
ABCarve
Masterpiece
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
I'd love to see it with all the red buds just as they swell and break. A great time to enjoy these red maples.
ABCarve
Masterpiece
Just getting started. I guess it's a 36 year old acer rubrum now. 
With MUCH RESPECT,
What would you think about changing the planting angle?
The first branch on the right is growing out long laterally BECAUSE the canopy should be lurching over it, as it would in nature. But with this design you would need to add a branch in back to fill the left side.
What would you think about changing the planting angle?
The first branch on the right is growing out long laterally BECAUSE the canopy should be lurching over it, as it would in nature. But with this design you would need to add a branch in back to fill the left side.
ABCarve
Masterpiece
Hmmmm.....A bit shocking to see. Mostly because I've been looking at it's current angle for so long. Not sure about the branch angles in relation to the trunk which become a little inconsistent, although that could be altered with enough work. I feel the nebari would be degraded as well. For me, at this stage of development I think it may have to wait on another owner.
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Piedmont Bonsai
Mame
I do agree this proposed angle does look more natural.
I think this tree would also benefit from a root graft to fill in the gap in the nebari. Small adjustments like this would help take the tree to the next level
Gabler
Masterpiece
On a maple that big, an angle change and root grafts are major development work. I would go so far as to call it a radical redesign.
Piedmont Bonsai
Mame
That is not true. It’s a slight angle adjustment and approach grafting a seedling. That is routine bonsai work
Gabler
Masterpiece
I expressed an opinion. It cannot be either true or false. It's just what I think about the proposed redesign. I also just echoed what the tree's owner already said.
Isilwen
Mame
I said it before, beautiful tree! I am biased though with maples being my favorite tree both in bonsai and as a normal sized tree.
I just picked up the below Acer Rubrum at the end of February. Hoping to turn it into a bonsai. Not quite to the level of yours, but something nice.
I just picked up the below Acer Rubrum at the end of February. Hoping to turn it into a bonsai. Not quite to the level of yours, but something nice.
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
I dont think its more natural at all... every Acer palmatum in the landscape grows vertically, not at some contrived angle.
I think a root graft wouldnt hurt, but it will be tough to have the root graft catch up with the rest of the tree.
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