seth ellwood
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Liking the progress....
Heavenly! This is why they call them "Flame" maple for sure!
Excellent photography and colors Sergio. Love the progress on this one, gives a very natural feel.
This is a joy you don't have that much with conifers. The changing of seasons is much more visible, winter, spring, Summer, fall. All is very different. And even though it might be a short period in the year but fall colours like this make is a joy to anyone.
Fall colours is the reason why I'm on the look for a Shishigashira. The vibrant colours they give is absolutely beautiful.
Beautiful colors! You have moved it along quite well... It has a very natural look already.
Boy, I hope mine pops this kind of color! Just had our first "frost warning" last night, so my trees are sure to start changing soon. I stuck a cutting in the group earlier this year because it kept growing too large for the pot it was in and tipping over when the wind blew... I am shocked by how quick they grow and thicken up!
Hey Mach,
What kind of soil is it in? It looks very attractive with the moss and the plants all combined with the small particle size.
Thanks for answering. It looked like turface at first.Thanks Eric! Last year color was no good at all. It was planted in pure turface so not sure if this was a contributing factor? Perhaps my husbandry was better since now it was styled and in a nice pot as opposed to last year when it was just in a large wooden box? Maybe all of the above. Good luck with yours, I hope it colors up nicely.
Yes they grow and thicken quickly much like tridents and much easier to keep specially in northern climates.
Joe, it is planted in pure akadama. I use this soil because it has worked great for my deciduous trees and also because of its aesthetic appeal at least to my eyes.
Thanks for answering. It looked like turface at first.
I haven't seen that size akadama anywhere- is it just sifted?
And would you be so kind as to tell me where I could buy a similar product? I really like the look of it and I need something that keeps my deciduous a little damper during our intense summer. Most of my maples fried from the heat.
yeah...no.You can easily get it at many bonsai shops and e-shops.
Final question- Is it the high fired or low fired stuff?Sure. It is just sifted into finer particles. You can easily get it at many bonsai shops and e-shops. I am currently getting mine from House of Bonsai in LA at fairly reasonable prices.
Akadama has worked extremely well for me. I have been using it for close to 25 years. Yes it will brake down after three years or so but maples need to get repotted within that timeframe anyway. Sometimes I mix it with about 20% of kiryu sand.
yeah...no.
But nice tree! WOW such deep reds
Final question- Is it the high fired or low fired stuff?
The only way is smuggling it in... soils are not allowed to enter the country AT ALL! (I know it is completely inorganic...) one person I know tried and paid a huge fine...Thanks Max! You can even find it/buy through Amazon yes? Lots of places have it.