boonefrog
Sapling
Hi, friends. Long time no see. I recently acquired an Acer pentaphyllum - I've heard common name as Chinese Maple. It's endangered with about 200 known left in the wild, although it seems to have some rare uses in landscaping and thus pops up every once in a while. I recently purchased a small one and my hope for this year are simply to help it survive winter. Over the next few years, my hope is to let it grow out enough to take some air layers and start experimenting with it as bonsai. All I really know about it is that it can have somewhat long internodes (better for larger bonsai) and the basic growth characteristics provided on sites like this: https://www.missouribotanicalgarden...inderDetails.aspx?taxonid=275373&isprofile=0&
The tree feels very special, so I'd like to help it not only survive, but thrive over the next few years. I'm zone 7a, and unless someone thinks it's a bad idea, I'm planning to put it in a newly-created 8'x4' raised bed that's got lots of great substrate (50% Daddy Pete's, 25% native clay soils, 25% spent mixed bonsai soils), that I prepared specifically for tinier trees to go "in-ground." Bed is in full sun.
Any of you ever work with it before as bonsai or landscaping and have any tips for growing? Any advice greatly appreciated!
The tree feels very special, so I'd like to help it not only survive, but thrive over the next few years. I'm zone 7a, and unless someone thinks it's a bad idea, I'm planning to put it in a newly-created 8'x4' raised bed that's got lots of great substrate (50% Daddy Pete's, 25% native clay soils, 25% spent mixed bonsai soils), that I prepared specifically for tinier trees to go "in-ground." Bed is in full sun.
Any of you ever work with it before as bonsai or landscaping and have any tips for growing? Any advice greatly appreciated!