Orangeola maple for bonsai?

[Steve C]

I did a search first and got no results here on the site for the term "orangeola". Has anyone ever used that species of maple for a bonsai? Wondered because I was just at the nursery and they have a nice little maple "orangeola" 50% off ($29 on sale) had about a 1" trunk with some cascade style movement already in the trunk and a lot of low foliage on the trunk. So wondering it that species is decent for bonsai work or not since I have never heard of it myself.

 

[thumblessprimate1]

Try cut leaf or laceleaf.

 

[Steve C]

Thanks, I just tried laceleaf and that brings up a lot of hits, appreciate it. That gives me a lot of reading to do tonight.

Well I just went back and bought him. One thing I didn't notice the first time was it has a graft, but I've been wanting some sort of maple for a very long time now and figure I have wasted $30 on worse things in my life. So here's a quick pic of it back home now.



This is my first maple so what will be the best way to give this guy a good winter survival here in zone 6 with winter right around the corner. Guessing stick him in the ground without touching the roots, mulch up the trunk to the first branch, and maybe put a wind break around it?

 

[JoeR]

Next spring you should airlayer it right above the graft.

 

[Txhorticulture]

I had one. It's more vigorous than other dissectum types. But like almost all of them is mounding and weeping in habit. Mine would always try to grow vigorously in the fall in my warM climate. Graft union will be conspicuous because orangeOla is vigorous and reddish with purple red young bark. It's a really nice cultivar tree wise. I don't know about bonsai wise. HaVing said that 30 bucks I would have bought it.

 

[ColinFraser]

I'll just leave this here:
http://www.bonsainut.com/index.php?...k-better-as-it-grows-right.19605/#post-285737

Also, one reason that you may have encountered confusion searching for information is that 'Orangeola' is not a "species of maple." It is the species Acer palmatum, as all Japanese Maples are. Within that one species, there are several varieties, one being dissectum. Within that variety, there are hundreds of named cultivars, one of which is 'Orangeola'.
So, it's proper designation should look something like this:
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Orangeola'

Every cultivar is an individual, but as @thumblessprimate1 alluded to, you can probably count on information about the dissectum cultivars (cut/lace leaf) being mostly applicable . . . in other words, this is a difficult road, and at the minimum you should probably start with @JoeR 's suggestion.

 

[Steve C]

Thanks Colin, I think I may end up doing just that when next spring comes around. I haven't poked down yet under the soil & moss to see just how much trunk is below the surface but I may take a peek today and see what I would be working with for the lower trunk. If nothing else I consider cheap finds like this things that might help me to learn/grow a bit more and get a bit more experience under my belt.

 

[augustine]

Plant it in the landscape and try some air layers. Leaves are on the large size, you may have to grow a larger bonsai tree. Give it a try.