DrTolhur
Mame
I'm thinking I'm going to only buy Japanese maples from here on our for my bonsai collection. They look great, are suited to my climate, and there's all kinds of varieties of them. My question for y'all is whether or not all Japanese maples are suitable for bonsai. I'm sure there are some that are better than others, but are there any that would be recommended to not use for bonsai? I'd like to get several different varieties to create contrasting colours on my bonsai stand.
One caveat: I'm not considering any lace-leaf or weeping varieties, only full-leafed (no idea what that'd be called) and upright.
I was looking at mrmaple.com and wilsonbrosgardens.com. They've got a ton of options, and many look awesome. It makes me sad that there are a lot of Japanese maples in yards around here, but they're all the typical red variety. It'd be awesome to see some variegated or yellow or, heck, even green ones.
One caveat: I'm not considering any lace-leaf or weeping varieties, only full-leafed (no idea what that'd be called) and upright.
I was looking at mrmaple.com and wilsonbrosgardens.com. They've got a ton of options, and many look awesome. It makes me sad that there are a lot of Japanese maples in yards around here, but they're all the typical red variety. It'd be awesome to see some variegated or yellow or, heck, even green ones.