Purple/red Japanese maples that remain compact
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Japanese Red Maple Seeds
Comments (26)I am very surprised, vane, that none of the 125 maples germinated true to type, which characteristics would place it under the name 'specie'. A cultiva is either a sport or a hybrid created by nature or man and quite often is sterile (not producing seeds) or producing seeds which never germinate. If they do make seeds then the seedlings will show much variation, though some may become true to type. I have a specie Palmatum Athropurpurum whose seedlings are true to type nearly 100%. AS far as I know Bloodgroup is not a specie, so it must be a sport or hybrid. That explains why the it is sold as a stem-grafted plant and not on its own roots.I mentioned earlier there are 600 varieties of J. Maples, majority of which are cultivars. When we say 'red' J. Maple, often the color is not a true red but a purplish red or dark scarlet especially if it is the specie Atropurpurum. One example of a truely red leaf J. Maple is the cutivar called chishio, its leaves remaining red in summer and its red tone deepens in autumn. The family name of all maples in the world is Aceraceae, then its genus, Acer or Diteronia; under Acer then you have the Section and Series, like the palmatum. Under the series we come to the specie, under which we then have the sub-specie. Most of the Japanese maples we come across belong to the largest group Series Pamata. In this Series the 2 largest and common species are A. japonica and A. palmatum. Also we are familiar with the A. palmatum dissectum where the leaf is fernlike and either appearing in green or red (A. palmatum dissectum atropurpurum). This red specie has given rise to most red dissectum in the nursery like Crimson Queen, Ever Red,Inaba Shidare and a host of lesser known red dissectum. The third well known species of palmata is the 'Full Moon' Maple and its fall color is bright red or translucent scarlet red. It has large green to bluish green leaves in summer, 7 and 9 lobes per leaf and belongs to A.japonicum under the specie aconitifolium. New seedlings give much interest and may become new hybrids but have no registered names yet. One example is red leafed palmatum. It basic leaf color is a strong maroon or black red and has a varigation of crimson, which sometimes appear as specks or in large patches covering even a entire half lobe. I have only seen pictures of it and not yet in the nursery. Outside of Japan we have other Genus maples native to the country, like in China where the leaf form is nowhere near the normal maple shape and the fall coloration is less marked. In the NW continent we have our own vine maple, which comes into the Series Palmata Vine Maple and its specie group is A. circinatum. England can only claim one native maple i.e. the Hedge Maple, which grows into a bushy tree maybe 12 feet high or if trimmed in a row makes a good dense hedge. 'Amur Maple' which hails from Europe has green leaves looking more like a beech than a maple, but its autumn red color is most outstanding. The Acers have become so numerous and complex that taxonomists in the world are splitting hairs in their claim of classification. The interrelationship of acers within the series become important when you move into propagation by grafting. Varieties within the same specie are most compatible when it comes to cambium union and the crown becomes impossible to differentiate as the plant matures. However we have known of other cases of successful grafts of acers outside its own section, but this is rare. The best way to decide if a particular plant is a maple is to look at the fruit, which must be twin blade with a seed in each blade, called 'samara'. When it is fully ripened, the blade falls n spins like a helicopter blade, much to the delight of children in my grandson's pre-school class during his show n tell period. I love J. maples and often visit my friend's farm of 2 acres, planted mostly with J. maples. When planted in masses its autumn cloration is spectacular and out of this world. I hope this note offers some insight into the wonders and complexity of the term Japanese maples....See MoreRed Japanese Maple seeds
Comments (1)Hi, I'm interested in trading... I have: Amaranthus - Summer Poinsettia Mix (A) Shasta Daisy - White Knight (P) Painted Daisy - Giant Mixed Colors (P) Lavender - Munstead (H) Rudbeckia - Goldsturm (P) Ipomopsis - Hummingbird Mix (A) Marigolds: Disco Mix and Safari Mix email me at tawnypolito@att.net if interested....See MoreHave: Japanese red maple 'Fireglow'
Comments (7)I would love some of your seeds. I have red Texas star hibiscus, pink moonvine, yellow or fuschia four o'clocks, red cypress vine, blue pea vine, and clematis Dutchess of Edinburgh and jackmanii. Please let me know. Thanks, Joyce...See MoreAlt to Twombly's Red Sentinel Japanese Maple
Comments (5)The zone issue is likely the reason that I have run into the problem of not being able to find these trees locally. There are only a hand full of JM's that can be found locally. It is quite difficult to find any JM much over about 3'. The big box green house steins has a couple larger ones, but not much larger and the larger JM's are green leaf. I'd have a real hard time finding more that about 3 varieties total of JM's locally, all in small sizes. I was going to mail order one of the other varieties like Twombly's, but that limits the size quite a bit. Despite the zone, however, I see many JM's that have been planted in my area for many years that seem to do just fine. So I don't worry too much about planting them. I know paperbark is hardy here, and I did consider it, again for some reason, I can't find it locally. I may have to search some nurseries out of the area more, but in the state. I found it available for mail order from some out of state nurseries. Which I think would do just find if I had it shipped when dormant. I will have to look at the Beech. I think I have seen them on the list of trees that a local nursery carries, but can't think of what they look like. Thanks Jamie...See MoreBM
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