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That makes me feel better! 😂 I have land too, but not the right climate to keep them in the ground.

Love it Sergio!! Such a beautiful composition. Shishigarhira is special, especially in spring. Some maple lovers don't seem to like it, but I don't think they have any.. lol. I didn't really understand the appeal until I got one. Now I have several.

Thanks! Yeah, I saw it when Maplestone updated their site. https://maplestoneornamentals.com/collections/japanese-maples/products/disco Squitty looks like another new one: https://maplestoneornamentals.com/collections/japanese-maples/products/squitty

It's beautiful! But I've never seen Shihigashira with spring color like that. How certain are you that it's Shihigashira?

Just waking up. :)

I'll bet he's mostly talking about the fine roots. It's the fine roots that really fuse well, but once your getting some primary root formation, that's where you might want to make sure nothing is too out of place. This channel has some great content on nebari formation:

Mine is from Conifer Kingdom. We'll have to see if they are even the same Akaji nishiki... 😂 I don't know if it's exactly the same as Seigen, but they are definitely similar. I'm still not entirely sure what the true Seigen looks like here in the States.

Mine are just starting to open up. Pic's coming soon! I had to have it after I read @clem 's thread. Here are a few more.

Don't ask me that... 😂 😂 😂 😂 I'm not quite to 100 yet. :rolleyes:

I should also add, that this has been an incredibly mild winter here, so everything is waking up earlier than normal.

I don't have Murakumo. Another one for the list..? lol The Peve Multicolor just came, so that's not a reflection of my climate. But the other maples are all kept in my garage over winter with temps usually between 30 to 40F. The bonsai shuffle begins when buds start breaking; then I'm giving...

I ordered a Peve Multicolor from Maplestone. And I blame you @andrewiles ! 😂 It's past the spring color, but these leaves are still pretty awesome.

First leaves are coming out on my Wilson's Pink Dwarf parent plant.

Even if the graft isn't great, they root well. Here's one of my Wilson's Pink Dwarf air layers from last year.

Yeah, I wouldn't mind a zone or two warmer for the trees. But it would be hard to give up a lot of the other things I love about Wyoming.

Very nice! I love Katsura, and that one will be a great tree. :)

I know Bihou has been hard for people, but it does look like it's possible to layer at least. Aki Yamakawa (aka: Momiji-en) just posted this.

Looking good! Both of these are just starting to wake up for me.

I must say, that's a nice looking aspen there.... ;) 😂

it's entirely dependent on the tree with Ryan. If the tree presents itself as a good candidate for a clean trunk he's all for it, but he embraces deadwood too. I agree with Empty Mountain, I've never seen him try to save dead wood from rotting out, just lets it happen if it's going to.

Anyone interested in a "group buy" for beni chidori next spring send me a message. Also, I asked Matt from Mr. Maple, and they do have Beni chidori. If enough of us keep pestering them I think they will work harder to produce it. That happened with Deshojo. I think they had prioritized other...

My seigen and bonfire from Maplestone Ornamentals are both very similar. Is your bonfire from them? I do think they seem to have a different growth pattern though. My bonfire seems to be more dwarf and has what I think are broom characteristics, while the seigen is more upright and slightly less...

Where did you get your Japanese seigen's?