Large Japanese maple project

cottie · Post by **cottie** » July 17th, 2016, 3:15 pm

I have just spent the weekend helping friends move and they were going to leave this maple behind, they said if I could move it I could have it. So after a short wrestle it now has a new home.

Grainer · Post by **Grainer** » July 17th, 2016, 3:17 pm

Be a shame to bonsai it.. great looking tree

Brian · Post by **Brian** » July 17th, 2016, 3:47 pm

agree, dont bonsai this tree. Its a beautiful garden specimen.

Theodore · Post by **Theodore** » July 17th, 2016, 4:06 pm

I have to agree also. This is a great tree, and should be put in a prominent spot and enjoyed!

It will far and away be better in the garden than as a bonsai.

Watto · Post by **Watto** » July 17th, 2016, 5:21 pm

I think you should give it a run as a large bonsai specimen. Maples make great large bonsai grown like this and there have been a few featured here over the years.

cottie · Post by **cottie** » July 17th, 2016, 6:36 pm

Hi thanks for the replies, I was leaning towards bonsai as I am on a small block and already have two maples one red and one standard Japanese maple that are landscape trees.

Homer911 · Post by **Homer911** » July 17th, 2016, 7:17 pm

Bonsai!

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rudy · Post by **rudy** » July 19th, 2016, 8:41 pm

Why not a nicely shaped and manicured specimen tree in a nice pot to resemble bonsai styling

Grainer · Post by **Grainer** » July 19th, 2016, 9:27 pm

rudy wrote:Why not a nicely shaped and manicured specimen tree in a nice pot to resemble bonsai styling

Do a 2.5-3m bonsai !

Truth · Post by **Truth** » July 20th, 2016, 1:15 pm

Grainer wrote:
rudy wrote:Why not a nicely shaped and manicured specimen tree in a nice pot to resemble bonsai styling
Do a 2.5-3m bonsai !

Niwaki?

cottie · Post by **cottie** » July 20th, 2016, 4:39 pm

I'm in no hurry to do anything major I'm just after ideas, it looks like general consensus is to keep it big.

Grainer · Post by **Grainer** » July 20th, 2016, 4:57 pm

good idea.. it is a great tree by itself. some real heavy wiring to the tree can make it a beautiful garden tree that will be the prize of your collection.

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » July 20th, 2016, 8:16 pm

The Japanese do large trees like this all the time. You cannot walk through Kyoto without spotting large and manicured specimens like this. Just source a nice large pot.

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » July 22nd, 2016, 10:30 am

Hi cottie , nothing wrong with 2 man tree's , this is a good candidate for a 1200mm high 2 man tree . I would allow it to grow another season to produce new roots then rip the head off it by 40-50 % . Reduce it further over the next couple of years with a plan to finish the height at around 1 -1.2m , easy does it but do it .

Cheers Alpineart

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