tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136564546484681111.post2419793839675976699..comments2023-05-28T06:17:11.868-04:00Comments on Kitsune Bonsai: Maples!Heather Costehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118069014181903012noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136564546484681111.post-50526292044478827712008-09-20T19:22:00.000-04:002008-09-20T19:22:00.000-04:00Hi Heather,Thats correct, Acer Rubrum, The leaves ...Hi Heather,<BR/>Thats correct, Acer Rubrum, The leaves vary from tree to tree, so it's possible to find a tree with smaller leaves to start with.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136564546484681111.post-52241515883852622422008-09-19T09:36:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:36:00.000-04:00Thanks for the input Dave. Do you know the actual ...Thanks for the input Dave. Do you know the actual species you have there? Though there might be some introduced species, it looks like Acer rubrum, in a number of different variations, is the main local red species. That sound right? Since I don't live there, my research is limited to field guides and the internet!Heather Costehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118069014181903012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136564546484681111.post-4821293548647828202008-09-17T20:49:00.000-04:002008-09-17T20:49:00.000-04:00Hi Heather,Arthur Joura, the Bonsai curator at the...Hi Heather,<BR/>Arthur Joura, the Bonsai curator at the North Carolina Arboretum has been using our native red maples for some time now. They will reduce about the same as tridents.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136564546484681111.post-86201433003083222932008-09-17T17:49:00.000-04:002008-09-17T17:49:00.000-04:00Thanks to both of you! I'm looking foreward to the...Thanks to both of you! I'm looking foreward to the pictures. Andy, I know that Walter Pall also works with Field maples, and has some really nice trees in that species. I'm glad to hear other people working with them too! Chris, maybe we can figure out what species you have there.Heather Costehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118069014181903012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136564546484681111.post-65264578088633983842008-09-17T16:27:00.000-04:002008-09-17T16:27:00.000-04:00Hi HEatherHere in the UK we have a native maple, A...Hi HEather<BR/><BR/>Here in the UK we have a native maple, Acer campestre The Field Maple. It is very much suited for Bonsai and I have two myself. I will get my act together and email you some pictres and information. As for cultivation they respond very well, as do Jap Maples. <BR/><BR/>Good lck with gathering your info I will look forward to reading it when published<BR/><BR/>Kindest regards<BR/><BR/>AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136564546484681111.post-60065969810212164402008-09-17T14:20:00.000-04:002008-09-17T14:20:00.000-04:00Heather,Great idea and good luck!I have been worki...Heather,<BR/>Great idea and good luck!<BR/>I have been working a couple of shohin maples, the variety of which I am uncertain. They were shipped to me as tridents, but appear more like a sugar maple (although close, but no cigar).<BR/><BR/>I will get a couple of photos and send them to you. They seem to react much like Japanese maples in their growth habits.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04449761711435978481noreply@blogger.com