French Maple #5

[Walter Pall]

French Maple #5 - this is after the first year of styling. A very unusual maple with great potential, I think.

 

[Walter Pall]

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[Colorado]

Never even heard of this species. Interesting!

Great leaf shape.

 

[AlainK]

Never even heard of this species.

No wonder, this is a Croatian maple!

I don't know, maybe it's called "Fransösicher Ahorn" in Germany, but in French it's "érable de Montpellier", and in English "Montpellier maple", often spelled "Montpelier maple" because of the capital of Vermont. Montpellier is in France, the tree is well distributed all around the Mediterranean area, and even the Atlantic coast, up to Nantes. But the name is reducing, like "scots pine" that grows in many places outside Scotland, or "English oak"...

That being said, Acer monspessulanum can live in colder climates, like the one in my garden (zone 8) that is kept at about 2,50 metres and when trimmed, I get stakes 2 m. tall.

When potted, it takes a looong time to develop, and I've almost given up on the small ones I greww from seeds collected in Périgord or in Ardèche.

A very nice collected tree you got here.

 

[Mikecheck123]

So many awesome collections coming out of Croatia.

 

[Walter Pall]

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[Walter Pall]

French Maple #5 - after full defoliation

 

[ajm55555]

You missed one leaf Walter!

That's full for sure. Very natural tree. Your updates are always appreciated, thanks.

 

[Walter Pall]

French Maple #5 - after full defoliation in June

 

[Walter Pall]

now without wire

 

[dbonsaiw]

Beautiful. I don't often see deadwood features on maples. Does the deadwood need to be treated differently than say on pines?

 

[Walter Pall]

Beautiful. I don't often see deadwood features on maples. Does the deadwood need to be treated differently than say on pines?

Just the same. It will rot away some day in twenty years. Then I am 100 years old.

 

[Dabbler]

Wow - I love your style and this tree

 

[TrevorLarsen]

Amazing tree! This is the fist time I have ever heard of a French Maple. I looks like great material, but maybe it’s just your skill making it so great. Thanks for sharing.