Weeping Japanese Maple Bonsai

Very small varieties are grown in containers as bonsai specimen.
Weeping japanese maple bonsai. An overview of japanese maples japanese maples grow wild across the hills of japan korea and into mongolia and russia too. Most people who plant japanese weeping maple trees look forward to the autumn show. Water deeply twice a week. Japanes maple produces deeply lobed palmate leaves.
Water more often if it is a newly planted tree or a container grown tree. 2 5 3 gal 75 00 to 95 00. 5 10 gal for pick up at the nursery 110 00 255 00. Exactly what you prune out of your japanese maple will depend upon the variety of tree you have.
Care of japanese maples. Let s break them into two categories upright or dissected and weeping. The dwarf japanese maple or acer palmatum is native to japan and is part of the large family of aceraceae which share common characteristics with most other maple species around the world. Delicate and supple weeping japanese maples acer palmatum dissectum display lacy deeply dissected leaves with branches that cascade toward the ground.
Summer heat and draught problems. Can be shipped nationwide. Mulch your trees with 2 1 2 3 of shredded bark preferably hardwood to insulate the roots and prevent water from evaporating around the tree. For that reason japanese weeping maple trees are sometimes called laceleafs.
Japanese maples depending on the variety are naturally small shrub like trees. Actually these maples can get quite large and need a great deal of room. Weeping twice divided leaves look lacy luxurious and distinctly bold. Your upright is usually larger and more tree like.
The spreading somewhat pendulous form is unusual for a japonicum but you can still rely on the characteristic large leaves and rainbow of brilliant fall color. The trees rarely get taller than 10 feet 3 m. Other japanese maples lumped under the. Several species of japanese maple like acer palmatum acer japonicum acer shirasawanum etc.
Most grow 8 to 15 feet high although larger varieties may reach 20 to 50 feet high. Many varieties of japanese maples are available for purchase including laceleaf dissectum types as well as dwarf varieties for use in bonsai. The leaves of japanese weeping maple trees are deeply dissected much more so than regular japanese maples with erect growth habits.