Japanese Maple, 'arakawa'

[Cadillactaste]

Very nice Brian...will enjoy watching you develop this one further.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

I repotted this arakawa recently, with a little root work done. The roots of this arakawa are much slower to fill the pot than other JM. I think it could have made it another year. I’m continuing to take it slow and will allow it to maybe double in size over the next 10-15 years. The nebari will get there over time if it stays covered. Patience...

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

A night shot from a week or so later shows how important the recent thread graft will be to the overall design.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Love this time of year for maples.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Spring ‘22 shot. It’s a little slower than last year.

 

[james]

Looks awesome

 

[Maiden69]

Brian, would this be the same as your arakawa? It was sold as a JM Hubble's Super Cork Pine Bark from MrMaple. I plan on air-layering out of the graft this season.

 

[namnhi]

Brian, would this be the same as your arakawa? It was sold as a JM Hubble's Super Cork Pine Bark from MrMaple. I plan on air-layering out of the graft this season.


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I have pine bark and Arakawa. The leave shape and growing habits are the same. There's not much different with my untrained eyes. Like you I will be air layer a few in a couple weeks.

 

[james]

Brian, considered root grafts to front and back? Your tree is coming along nicely. Trying to take cuttings from my Arakawa to place root grafts in the future, not many are taking. Would be great to know a source for Arakawa rooted cuttings or seedlings, don't know of any myself.

 

[dbonsaiw]

Would be great to know a source for Arakawa rooted cuttings or seedlings, don't know of any myself.

Valavanis (international bonsai) has nice seedlings, but not exactly cheap. I believe he grows them from seed.

 

[0soyoung]

Valavanis (international bonsai) has nice seedlings, but not exactly cheap. I believe he grows them from seed.

More likely, from cuttings.

 

[DrTolhur]

More likely, from cuttings.

He indicates they are actually from seeds. Thus, they're "rough bark" Japanese maples and not true Arakawa.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Brian, considered root grafts to front and back? Your tree is coming along nicely. Trying to take cuttings from my Arakawa to place root grafts in the future, not many are taking. Would be great to know a source for Arakawa rooted cuttings or seedlings, don't know of any myself.

I may have to if nothing pops. My preference would be to strike some cuttings from this one for grafting later, which I have not tried.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

I may have to if nothing pops. My preference would be to strike some cuttings from this one for grafting later, which I have not tried.

They seem to root very easily Brian, you should have good luck with it when you try.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Fall color.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Nekked

 

[SouthernMaple]

Spring ‘22 shot. It’s a little slower than last year.
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love that pot, who is it?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

love that pot, who is it?

Yozan, old one from the 1960s. Very red clay body. It’s a cool little pot.

 

[MACH5]

Nekked
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Looking great Bri!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Growing now…