I got given a couple of these trees when I bought a few neglected trees from a nursery a while ago. They thought they would make good bonsai so gave me 2 of them. Can anyone tell what they are. They a maple kind of leaf but not one I can find. This one has great colour but the other one is green only. The had straight trunks with some roots coming from high up the trunk so I decided to layer this one and it has roots growing strong.
The leaves are fairly large so it will probably need to be a larger bonsai if it makes it that far.
Thanks
Josh
[ID] can anyone tell what this is (maple??)
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Re: [ID] can anyone tell what this is (maple??)
At first I thought Norway Maple but it looks like alternate buds which makes it some kind of Platanus? But a red leaved Plane tree is a first for me ??
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Re: [ID] can anyone tell what this is (maple??)
Looks like we are a bit stumped here. The leaves don't really match either of the trees you mention treeman. The leaves are a very distinct shape.
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Re: [ID] can anyone tell what this is (maple??)
Hi Josh,
They are definitely a Platanus species or hybrid. The juvenile foliage of Platanus occidentalis looks exactly like this, but I am not familiar enough with other species to give you a definite ID. Did they have a large Platanus near the nursery? Often small scale nurseries will pot up seedlings from the car park etc. and sell them.
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They are definitely a Platanus species or hybrid. The juvenile foliage of Platanus occidentalis looks exactly like this, but I am not familiar enough with other species to give you a definite ID. Did they have a large Platanus near the nursery? Often small scale nurseries will pot up seedlings from the car park etc. and sell them.
Joel
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Re: [ID] can anyone tell what this is (maple??)
Joel wrote:Hi Josh,
They are definitely a Platanus species or hybrid. The juvenile foliage of Platanus occidentalis looks exactly like this, but I am not familiar enough with other species to give you a definite ID. Did they have a large Platanus near the nursery? Often small scale nurseries will pot up seedlings from the car park etc. and sell them.
Joel
Cheers, didn't notice any trees near by but wasn't really looking either. I'm loving the colour in them right now. Josh
