I think this is a dwarf Japanese maple in my dad’s front yard. Has been planted for over 15 yrs I believe. Is this a potential bonsai material? Thinking of air layering one section if possible. What do you guys think?
Is this maple of the green variety and normally orange in Autumn?Guess it’s a no for this particular tree. Thanks
No, he has one on the side that is green, but this one. It is maroon in color with smaller leaves, I believe it turns bright red in fall.Is this maple of the green variety and normally orange in Autumn?
That’s what it looks like, glad I asked for some opinions. Just going to leave the tree as is and work on some others. Thanks all.long story short - leave this tree alone, get yourself some palmatum for bonsai Palmatum is easy to get, and you can get it for dirt cheap in the USA.
after many heartbreaks, if you managed to succeed with a cutting or air layer like never before - i would still think, so what? As far as maples go, it's a terrible option
even in the hands of a master, a dissectum bonsai is a bit:
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/dissectum-cuttings.26102/#post-419691