Acer palmatum varieties

[shibui]

The Japanese maples in the garden and in the bonsai pots are coming into leaf. there is a huge range of variation in leaf types. Here are a couple of the seedlings I have grown.

Acer palmatum spring growth 1.JPG

Acer palmatum spring growth 3.JPG

Acer palmatum spring growth 4.JPG

Note the (insignificant) flowers on these trees.

[kcpoole]

Lovely difference there
Are they all from the same seed stock.
the dissected leaf on is real nice, are you going to propagate that on by cutting?

Ken

[squizzy]

Brilliant Shibui,

I am intrigued by the lime green one. can we see it fully opened please?

You cant call the flowers insignificant. I love maple flowers however short the flower period may be.

squizz

[shibui]

KC, These would be from different seed stock collected in various places over the past 15 years and so all have different genetics. I also have quite a few others that have different attributes though not as striking as the 2 pictured.
Unfortunately, A. palmatum from cuttings is one of the few that constantly frustrate me by refusing to strike. Maybe I should try some different techniques to try to crack a reliable method???

Squizz, I will try to remember to take some more pics as this develops. I did post this one in autumn colours a few months ago in one of the auumn threads. During the summer the leaves darken to a 'normal' green.

[squizzy]

Thanks shibui,

I will try and have a look for the autumn colour thread aswell.

Squizz