What are you after--seedling, mature larger stock, finished tree?Im looking to buy a acer palmatum, just a straight up green one but I don't know where to look. Can anyone recommend some online companies?
... And here I thought I was done buying trees for this season.Another option to consider is a Korean maple (acer pseudosieboldianum) - they appear similar, but are very cold hardy (USDA zone 4). Also, Iseli Nursery has a new line they call their 'Jack Frost' collection that are palmatum x pseudosieboldianum hybrids which are also hardy to USDA zone 4. Likely any of these would be more $$ than a big box close out, but you could grow them out in your landscape and even keep them as bonsai outside year-round.
They are commonly the root stock of varietals, so one strategy is to buy any a. palmatum variety at a big box store and chop it just below the graft line. My favorite garden center nursery often has nice generic 'green acer palmatum' and/or 'red acer palmatum' - these are just root stock trees 'gone wild' (so to speak) and great for bonsai. If you can get one before it has leafed out, you could chop it immediately; otherwise, you will need to wait until spring 2019, so you might want to wait until the end-of-season sales and get it at a bargain price.
Another option to consider is a Korean maple (acer pseudosieboldianum) - they appear similar, but are very cold hardy (USDA zone 4). Also, Iseli Nursery has a new line they call their 'Jack Frost' collection that are palmatum x pseudosieboldianum hybrids which are also hardy to USDA zone 4. Likely any of these would be more $$ than a big box close out, but you could grow them out in your landscape and even keep them as bonsai outside year-round.
I have bought from these guys near me (https://mrmaple.com). They ship plants and have an extensive inventory.
Mine were a couple feet tall and grafted for landscaping. I got them a coupke eyars ago and they have grown like weeds. They may have ungrafted root stock you can order but they really are after reproducing unusual stuff for collectors, etc. They also have a lot of conifers and ginkgos. The grafts on the ones I have are barely noticeable.Thanks, I forgot about Mr. Maple. How big were the trees you got? Are they grafted or own root?
You could always layer the top this year and chop next spring to get your desired Acer.I figure I'll end up buying a nursery maple and chopping it. I just have a really hard time with the idea of killing off the top part. Thanks for the tip on korean maples, I'll look into them too.
Hmmm......Another option to consider is a Korean maple (acer pseudosieboldianum) - they appear similar, but are very cold hardy (USDA zone 4). Also, Iseli Nursery has a new line they call their 'Jack Frost' collection that are palmatum x pseudosieboldianum hybrids which are also hardy to USDA zone 4.
Let me know how they go. If they survive you, they might well survive me.Hmmm......
Zone 4 you say.
Well have to see if that's true,won't we?
I can supply a nice cold zone 4.
Hmmm......
Zone 4 you say.
Well have to see if that's true,won't we?
I can supply a nice cold zone 4.
I've had Korean maples i bought online a few years ago, put them in the ground and this year they are taking off. They look really neat when they bud out. Mine are a little wider leaf than JM though.Hmmm......
Zone 4 you say.
Well have to see if that's true,won't we?
I can supply a nice cold zone 4.