Acer palmatum sharp's pygmy [#07]

It is soft not the baked stuff. It starts to brake down in 2 to 3 years but by that time it is time to repot again.
 
It must have been truly thrilling to hear your name called. All the hard work and patience paid off - the tree is just beautiful! Congratulations!
 
Thank you Vin! Yes indeed a very special moment! What made it even more special is that I had some good and very talented friends from BNut there with me to share the moment with.
 
you guys have no idea how awesome this tree is!!! just wait...
 
You make my new collected stuff so lame lol truly amazing! Very amazing maple
 
Autumn/Winter Update

After this maple was shown at the 4th US National last September, I started on a collaborative project with one of our own members here Max Barros [Barrosinc]. We brainstormed together and decided that we wanted to try and capture once again what I had done the previous year [see post #1] and do another seasonal transformation of this tree but this time as a 360 movie!

I followed this Sharp's Pygmy maple for many weeks, photographing it as it changed colors. With Max's expertise and know-how, he guided me remotely from Chile in capturing the many stages of the maple so that later he could compile it all together into one continuous moving image.

I think that what was done here, tells a deeper story of nature's wonders and its mysterious magic. Click on the following link below to view it. ***Please be warned that it is a heavy file so be a little patient uploading it:


http://www.barrosinc.com/sergio-cua...onsai-exhibition-finest-deciduous-360-bonsai/





Below are pics taken at the height of the maple's autumn color and one of the tree completely bare and entering a long deserved nap until spring.



 
So Awesome!

What a great team effort, it's cool to see people working together here.

And what a fabulous thing to look at. So happy that you took time to make this, it's wonderful.
 
I have to say, this project was a ton of fun... but so tiring, you guys have no idea how hard it is to color correct, align and organize the pics to use.

This tree has fully deserved the prize it earned and after working these images for close to 20 hours made me realize how much I want steal it have one!

I know 0soyoung must be hating that it ended up at 20mb... but there are 100 images and I didn`t want to sacrifice quality, sorry!
 
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Thanks guys! Really fun project but certainly a commitment once you start the project. The tree was photographed every weekend for many weeks without fail. If I missed one, the whole project would have been for not. And believe me there were a few windows of time that I almost missed simply because a little thing called life got in the way. But in the end I was able to get all the pics needed and Max took it all from there and did the heavy lifting!


JudyB said:
What a great team effort, it's cool to see people working together here.

And what a fabulous thing to look at. So happy that you took time to make this, it's wonderful.
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Thanks Juds! I agree I really like the whole idea of some kind of a bonsai collaboration! I have to wonder what it would be like for two masters designing one tree. Would it end up being a double masterpiece or simply a down and dirty all out brawl! I'd pay to see that!! :D


It was a true pleasure working with Max. Super nice guy and very knowledgeable.
Thank you this was fun!! Here's to more! :cool:
 
Another really nice maple, Mach. I am going to have to look for one of these in the future.
 
Paradox said:
Another really nice maple, Mach. I am going to have to look for one of these in the future.
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Thanks Pdox! Not sure if you mean adding a Japanese maple to your collection or specifically a Sharp's Pygmy. If it's this specific cultivar, I'd say it's probably one the best you'll find for bonsai. It is ideal. More resistant to leaf burn than regular A. Palmatums, tight compact growth much like Shishigashira, small leaves and incredible autumn color.


However, with that being said, in my experience they are a lot of work! I spring they get so dense that if left alone, they are likely to loose many interior fine branches from lack of light and air and makes them more susceptible to fungal diseases like powdery mildew. In larger specimens like this one, one must do partial defoliation without fail to keep your tree healthy in and out. They definitely require a bit of a different approach than standard green maples.


No collection of maples is complete without one of these in my opinion, but I also think one or two might be enough unless you're able to get help in your garden. I have tried to get my wife to become my apprentice but she wasn't amused :(
 
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