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Any idea with an ID of this tree ?

Nick (9b) Modesto Area

6 years ago

I picked this nice Dwarf JM yesterday at a garage sale and I just couldn't pass it up for $30.

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Mens Tortuosa(5b Omaha, NE)

6 years ago

It does look like one of the dwarf cultivars to me. That's quite a nice find. If you're really serious about figuring out which one it is, take close up pictures of the leaves in spring, summer and fall, and pictures of the tree when it's leafless in winter, and then start asking some serious maple collectors for an ID. The Facebook group "Japanese Maples and Conifers" has some acer junkies that might be able to help you.

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
6 years ago
Is it a seedling or a grafted tree? If grafted, it is virtually impossible to narrow down a specific cultivar.....there are just too many similarities for anyone other than a JM authority to differentiate. And even many of them are reluctant to offer an opinion just based on a photo :-)

If it is a seedling tree, then it is just the species Acer palmatum.
Nick (9b) Modesto Area
Original Author
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
I will check and see if its grafted when I get off work today, thanks !

The owner said they bought it 5 years ago from a nursery.
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stuartlawrence (7b L.I. NY)
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Nice tree. What kind of potting mix are using? Is that Peat Moss Potting Mix?
Nick (9b) Modesto Area
Original Author
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
stuart I just used a 3.1.1 and added some acidic soil to the mix.

http://www.kellogggarden.com/products/gborganics/gb-organics-acid-planting-mix/
Nick (9b) Modesto Area
Original Author
6 years ago
More pics of trunk and leaves
gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
6 years ago
Is there any indication of a graft union? I don't see one in the photos but then they are not exactly focusing on that :-)

Without clear evidence of a graft, I'll stick with my assumption of a seedling species Acer palmatum. Appearances of seedling trees can be extremely variable.
Embothrium
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Hence all the different cultivars.

In watered gardens up here, where Japanese maples may come up in numbers example asked about would be just another typical green seedling. These often start out shrubby when not induced to grow taller and more slender or open by forest- or woodland-like levels of shading - same as many other kinds of trees.
Nick (9b) Modesto Area
Original Author
6 years ago
There is no visible graft on the tree. Thanks for all of your input !
Nick (9b) Modesto Area
Original Author
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Oh and I just bought am Emperor this morning :)

And a Acer Palmatum Atropureum yesterday :)

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