AusBonsai

Hey,
I got this japanese maple from a nursery in wellington today and it is quite large. i have done some pruning but would just like some advice on japanese maples. i will post some pictures. Also, my mum bought i 'Butterfly' Maple and gave it to me so would anyone have some advice on them.

Treat my Japanese Maples just like my Tridents.
Keep them watered and fertilised well, Keep the out of our drying winds in Summer.
Wire them at the start of winter so you can leave it on for an extended time. Beware wiring now or thru the growing season as the wire will cut in quickly.
Watch when you prune, Leave a little of the cut branch so to allow for die back the the next node. If you are maintaining a tree in show, or near final condition then pinch back the new growth to to 2 leaves to develop ramification.

Enjoy and care for them and you should get some nice colour in Spring and Autumn where you are

Dunno what the other one is but post some photos

Ken

hey mate depending on where you are depends on how ya look after them,
in my ase queensland i have to make sure it gets shaded for part of the day or it will dry out to much. the delicate leaves burn really easy in the wind so try and keep it sheltered in some way. dont let the soil dry right out, will kill the tree quick smart, but dont overwater either wet feet can do just as muh damage. feed it like any other maple i presume!
thats what i do any ways.


KC good advice there too

Thanx

MasonC wrote:Thanx

....cmon mate, keeping us in anticipation..wheres the pics

tommorow

good stuff. looking forward to it

only had it a few days and it's one of my favourite plants.

You just love getting your feet in your photos, don't you

they're nice feet

Japh wrote:You just love getting your feet in your photos, don't you

MasonC wrote:they're nice feet

nice response

as for the tree mate, good starter. it is very uniform in thickness which is fine for japanese maples. depending on what you want you can either develop it from here and create the top or do a few air layers and get several!!!
other wise for now i would ground plant it and let it run free for a bit just do selective pruning to create your shape!

hey jamie11
i plan on ground planting but i am moving at the end of this year so it will have to wait
thanx bye

MasonC wrote:hey jamie11
i plan on ground planting but i am moving at the end of this year so it will have to wait
thanx bye

all good mate. gotta do what ya gotta do. you will get the same result from a bigger pot too

Hey,
I plan on repotting it this weekend because it looks so pot bound that the pot has actually changed to an ovel shape

lol. well all good then. pot up if ya have to, if you plan on growing it in the ground it wont hurt!
and if the pot is oval then i would say it is definatly pot bound