That's what I thought when I saw the color, but the leaf shape isn't right.
it looks like an Orange Dream, they do this after their spring color of apricot fades into late spring lemon lime color.
We've had a bunch of discussions about this question, hence the detailed response from @Shibui. You are asking people what a tree in a photo looks like... so you can buy something that looks similar. You will never know for certain what the tree in the photo is... but that's ok because you just want to locate a cultivar that may have similar characteristics.
yep, I've seen some of these posts, well aware of the impossibility of 100% identification. It appears to be very distinct from any of the maples I have and have seen. cheers
thanks guys
Mines not grafted; Not a seedling either, on its own roots and its an Orange Dream. Why are so many perplexed? When you buy a dog, car, etc, you like to attach a name to it, no? Some of us like puzzles and figuring things out it adds character to our lives to try and guess the unknown.
Enjoy your purchases, both of those are great trees but Orange Dream is far superior in my opinion especially with bonsai.Looks like I might be treating myself to a summer gold and orange dream
The puzzles of bonsai make the art fun, of course. I don't think anyone is perplexed by that. Cultivar names are tied to specific genetics. A tree can look like whatever, but if doesn't have the same exact genetics 100% as the named cultivar, it's just not that named cultivar. The tree is gorgeous. Have fun with it, but if you want to know exactly what it is and it doesn't have a label, you just may be shit out of luck.
I completely disagree with this statement and think the trained eye can identify from a photo. I feel we helped him find his tree based on the information we were given. And instead of further confusing him, he was helped. Is that not what these communities are for helping each other? The haters that don't believe should simply not concern themselves with confusing or discouraging the topic creator and not reply.
does a seedling coral bark maple not have some genetics of its parent tree? maybe it won't have the same exact leaf color in a particular season but most coral bark seedlings I have come across have coral bark to a degree.
I think the point being made is that one cannot tell. Here are some labeled pics of various maples that are similar to the one shown. Some are palmatum. Others Japonicum and others Shirasawanum. It could be any of these. It could be a mix of these or others and only expressing a similar phenotype. You'd have just about as much luck identifying the maples by smell.
I could go down each picture with you and tell you why it is or isn't based on the picture we were given. But there is no need for that as I have already identified said tree for him. I propagate Orange Dream and 3 bonsai on their own roots, over a dozen rooted cuttings and two mother trees. I have over 2000 pictures of them over the last 3 years of owning them taken weekly to document their changes throughout a season. And thats just one cultivar.
It is impossible. You might not understand WHY it is impossible, but that doesn't make it possible. I have talked about this very subject with a professional who owns a Japanese maple nursery. When I brought up this subject he laughed, and agreed, and said he has lost count of the people who send him photos and ask him to identify their tree. He can't, and he tries to explain why, but some people don't understand.
