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by Gerard » August 4th, 2011, 11:18 am
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It will take a straight flush to beat 4 acers.
Take a guess
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by busta » August 4th, 2011, 12:48 pm
Tree h = trident maple
Tree I = Chinese maple
Tree J= ? English elm.... when in doubt just go with the English Elm
Tree K = Chinese maple again
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by Gerard » August 4th, 2011, 12:53 pm
busta wrote: Tree h = trident maple
Acer buergerianum
Tree I = Chinese maple
Tree J= ? English elm.... when in doubt just go with the English Elm
(all maples)
Tree K = Chinese maple again
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by busta » August 4th, 2011, 1:26 pm
haha ha now i get it: 4 acers.
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by Gerard » August 4th, 2011, 1:34 pm
busta wrote: haha ha now i get it: 4 acers.
Did I really say that
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by Jarrod » August 4th, 2011, 1:39 pm
Number 2 is a standard Palmatum
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by Gerard » August 4th, 2011, 1:42 pm
Jarrod wrote: Number 2 is a standard Palmatum
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by busta » August 4th, 2011, 2:17 pm
Hey Gerard, you said something like "it will take a straight flush to beat 4 acers"
Im such a fool, i was thinking of Japanese maple but said Chinese....
silly me
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by busta » August 4th, 2011, 2:21 pm
That would apply for tree K too. So Japanese maple for K...
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by Gerard » August 4th, 2011, 2:24 pm
busta wrote: That would apply for tree K too. So Japanese maple for K...
Very unusual in style but very common species.
"J" is less common as bonsai but still a common acer species
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by Jamie » August 4th, 2011, 6:54 pm
tree J (unknown yet)
acer campestre- field maple?
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by nishiki3 » August 4th, 2011, 7:06 pm
tree j acer ginnala?
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by Gerard » August 4th, 2011, 7:17 pm
nishiki3 wrote: tree j acer ginnala?
sory Nishiki
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by Gerard » August 4th, 2011, 7:18 pm
Jamie wrote: tree J (unknown yet)
acer campestre- field maple?
Nice pick up Jamie, (not so easy)
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by Jamie » August 4th, 2011, 7:26 pm
cheers!
when you said it was common but not as much as bonsai, then it clicked!
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