Acer Palmatum Dissectum Bonsai
The dense rounded shrub is covered with small green palmate leaves with coarse margins from spring through summer.
Acer palmatum dissectum bonsai. Rough barked cultivars used for bonsai. The seiryu japanese maple is a classy upright growing form of the dissectum acer palmatum maples. The japanese maple acer palmatum is originally from japan china and korea. In fall dramatic red leaves give way to a great branch structure for winter.
This delicate grafted maple has extremely fine lace like foliage that maintains its deep purple red or maroon hue throughout the season. It can be downright confusing for a beginner so just remember that most japanese maples fall into two broad types broad leaf and cut leaf and two primary colors red and green. An outstanding miniature selection acer palmatum sharp s pygmy was originally discovered as a naturally compact seedling. In habit its canopy often takes on a dome like form especially when mature.
Plants weakened by lack of fertilising poor root systems repotting under or overwatering lack of dormancy are more likely to suffer burnt leaves. It owes its botanical name to the hand shaped leaves with in most cases five pointed lobes palma is the latin word for the palm of hand. Though there are a small number of acer palmatum with this characteristic the most vigorous and well suited to bonsai cultivation is the arakawa. Acer palmatum atropurpureum flowers and unripened winged fruit pests and diseases aphids scale insects caterpillars viruses and fungal diseases such as verticillum wilt.
The bark of younger trees is normally green or reddish and turns light grey or grayish brown with age. This outstanding slow growing specium has a weeping habit and makes a bold statement as a bonsai in a show place setting. Seiryu has fantastic fall color with leaves turning yellow orange to red. The cut leaf also called lace leaf varieties are referred to as dissectum for example acer palmatum dissectum common examples of each variety are.
Acer palmatum deshojo maple bonsai spring pruning technique by mikbonsai duration. It may have multiple trunks joining close to the ground. Japanese maple bonsai techniques william valavanis duration. These varieties have an aged rough textured bark even at a relatively young age 5 10 years.