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  Japanese Maple
A credible dissenting opinion says that maples do not burn because of exposure to the sun per se, but rather due to the presence of dissolved minerals in the water supply.
Maples are usually shaped by pinching and pruning.
The trunk of a young maple can be shaped by tying it to a stake so that it is bent in the desired shape or kept straight if a formal upright is desired.
www.bonsai-bci.com /species/japanese-maple.html   (763 words)

  
 Japanese Maple - DirtDoctor.com - Howard Garrett - The Dirt Doctor
FLOWERS AND FRUIT: Flowers of most Japanese maples are insignificant and the bloom effect comes from the unfolding of the colorful new foliage growth in the spring.
The fruit is a typical maple samara (winged fruit) appearing in the late summer and fall.
Japanese maples are, as I assume you have figured out without my help, not from Texas.
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 Japanese Maple   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Acer palmatum atropurpureum dissectum - Japanese maple "Red Dragon"; it is coming out of its bonsai pot in the spring and going back into training to thicken up the trunk; I might air-layer this specimen to shorten the trunk and grow a new top, hmmm, two trees.
Maple Forest - nine Japanese maple in a forest planting (fall, leaves are almost gone.) these trees are five to nine years old, fourteen inches tall; there will be six trees added in the spring of '99 after which I'll post a before and after shot.
There are over 200 cultivars of the Japanese maple; Mountain Maples in California has the largest selection available, that I know of; they offer a description of any variety you choose and provide some basic dimensioning data.
www.angelfire.com /tn/bonsaibulletin/page5.html   (150 words)

  
 Japanese maples' time to shine
The stout hardwood maples of the forest, the native red and sugar maples, have their own majesty in fall leaf season, but if they represent a macro view of painted autumn, the Japanese maples are the microcosm of the season's end.
Botanists divide the predominant species of Japanese maple into seven groups, though all you need to know is that aside from the weeping form, which grows with age to about nine feet high and far more in spread, non-weeping Japanese maples fall into three basic sizes: small, medium and large.
In autumn, Japanese maples are at the peak of their beauty, in as many shades as leaf forms: crimson, purple, bright red, orange, yellow, and often a mix or succession of them all.
www.azcentral.com /home/garden/articles/1117japanesemaple17.html   (1252 words)

  
 Japanese maple, Acer palmatum
Although Japanese maples look as though they would be delicate, they are hardy and durable trees, seldom damaged by insect pests or by air pollutants.
It may be necessary to provide support stakes to prop up young slender branches until they have developed and strengthened, because the weight of the new foliage may tend to cause the branch to droop to the ground.
Prune Japanese maples in late fall or winter, while they are dormant, removing any dead or damaged branches.
www.thegardenhelper.com /a~palmatum.html   (440 words)

  
 Japanese Maples
Japanese maples are small enough to fit into most gardens, and although they cannot be grown as houseplants, they will thrive in a pot on a patio.
Japanese growers discovered this variability hundreds of years ago, and began selecting and propagating the most interesting seedlings by vegetative means, mainly grafting.
Collectors are not so interested in spots, but focus more on the trees themselves, and collecting Japanese maples is pursued by many, with special value placed on rare and unusual cultivars.
www.worldplants.com /mapleintro.htm   (459 words)

  
 Japanese Maple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) (Japanese: 椛, Momiji) is a species of maple native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan and eastern China.
Japanese Maple has over 1,000 cultivars that have been chosen for particular characteristics and can be propagated only by grafting.
Given that these maples are phenotypically variable within each species, and may hybridize with one another, distinguishing between them may be a matter of gradient speciation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japanese_Maple   (1109 words)

  
 Floridata: Acer palmatum
The Japanese maple variety 'Dissectum' forms low mounds and can be used effectively for foundation plantings like this one in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Japanese maple is a deciduous shrub or small tree with a broad, rounded shape.
Japanese maple will grow from seeds, and seedlings tend to be faster growing, stronger and more drought tolerant than the cultivars and many are just as interesting.
www.floridata.com /ref/A/acer_pal.cfm   (511 words)

  
 About Maple Trees
Maples are deciduous trees, and propagate by seeds, which have wings.
Maple trees have inconspicuous clusters of green flowers at the end of the young shoots.
Many maple trees have leaves that are lobed in accordance with these veins, many having one smaller lobe on each side of the long, slender stem.
www.aboutmapletrees.com   (305 words)

  
 Plant Care Instructions for Japanese Maple Tree
Japanese maple is a deciduous shrub or small tree with a broad, rounded shape.
Japanese maple has slender, glamorous twigs and smooth gray bark.
Japanese maple will grow from seeds, and seedlings tend to be faster growing, stronger and more drought tolerant than the cultivars and many are just as interesting.
www.stokestropicals.com /JapaneseMapleTree.aspx   (396 words)

  
 Japanese Red Maple Trees
Japanese Maples are actually easy to grow from seed, but you've got to put the seeds through a pretreatment process before you plant them.
If you collect seeds from a Japanese Maple with Red leaves, chances are the majority of the seedlings will at least have red leaves in the early spring, and most of the summer.
Japanese Maple seeds are ready to be picked when they turn brown and start falling from the tree.
www.freeplants.com /japanese_red_maple_trees.htm   (1538 words)

  
 Japanese Maples - ACER PALMATUM Acer Japonicum
Maples are very adaptable to soil types, so if drainage is good, the addition of compost for nutrients and tilth is all that is needed.
Maples are widely adaptable and hardy in most parts of the country.
The addition of sand, fir bark, peat moss or compost to the native soil for tilth may be advisable in heavy or poor soils.
www.backyardgardener.com /jap.html   (372 words)

  
 Japanese Maple
Known as momiji in Japanese, the Japanese maple tree is rarely used as a specimen tree.
The Japanese red maple is popular in the West, but in Japanese gardens it takes a back seat to the green "species tree" that is commonly seen in both gardens and mountainsides throughout Japan.
This is not to say that varieties such as the bloodgood Japanese maple or the lace leaf Japanese red maple couldn't be employed in YOUR Japanese garden.
www.rothteien.com /topics/jnmaple.htm   (398 words)

  
 Information on the Japanese Maple for bonsai...
Overview : The Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) is the most widely grown maple in gardens and is a perfect subject for bonsai.
It is valued for its compact size, delicate ferny foliage and brilliant fall (autumn) colouring - from rich gold to deepest blood-red.
This is something important to do when pruning all types of Japanese maples.
www.bonsaisite.com /japanesemaple.html   (269 words)

  
 Maple Bonsai
According to the Japanese, the Bonsai plant, the shaping and surface of the soil, and the selected container should all come together to capture "heaven and earth." This small maple silk bonsai features leaves of rich burgundy and green for authentic allure.
This is the famous Japanese Maple which has finely dissected palmette shaped leaves (deeply cut like the palm of the hand).
Japanese Green Laceleaf Maple (acer palmatum dissectum 'spring delight')
www.bonsaibargain.com /maple-bonsai.htm   (191 words)

  
 Japanese Maple :: Online Catalog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Japanese Maple state quitlines, and the North American Quitline Consortium, maintains a national telephone number (800-QUIT-NOW) that links callers to free quitlines serving their areas.Information about the Great American Smokeout is available from ACS at telephone, 800-227-2345, Japanese Maple from a local ACS Japanese Maple Information ACS.
Japanese Maple deaths are not reflected in the SAMMEC smoking-attributable mortality estimates.SAMMEC requires registration.
Smokers are encouraged to quit for 24 hours straight in the hope they might quit permanently.Effective interventions Japanese Maple increasing cessation success rates include sustained media campaigns; price increases for tobacco products; increased insurance coverage for treatment; individual, group, or telephone counseling; and approved medications.
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 Japanese Maple - Japanese Gardens Forum - GardenWeb
I have never had a maple 'bleed to death' though it is very disturbing to see the amount of sap that can pump from a pruning cut.
Japanese maples are not the sugar maples that can provide copious amounts of sap.
I suppose if one had a maple tree that they were willing to sacrifice, you could try an experiment next spring to see how many holes you have to make to kill a maple tree.
forums.gardenweb.com /forums/load/jgard/msg0609282228801.html   (1756 words)

  
 Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum) Seeds
Very deeply divided leaf form of Japanese maple.
Seed from unnamed red leaf Japanese maple cultivar.
We have one of the widest selections of FRESH Japanese maple seeds available each season.
japanese-maple.com /seeds.html   (169 words)

  
 Acer palmatum (Japanese Maple)
Japanese maples are some of the best trees for the Pacific Northwest.
Our most famous Japanese maple is the 'Ever Red' located just to the north of the entrance to the University Services Building.
This is the incredible variegated Japanese maple located along the wall just to the north of the USB main entrance.
www.eskimo.com /~ciscoe/archive/maples.html   (810 words)

  
 Fall for a Japanese Maple
The more brilliant Japanese Maples garner the most attention, but there are situations where varieties with pale green and chartreuse foliage are better choices.
Japanese Maples thrive in ordinary well-drained soil in a range of exposures from sun to light shade.
Every garden, regardless of its size, has a spot for a Japanese Maple, and there is a candidate for every gardening budget.
www.pikenursery.com /stories_php_loc_04_02_02.html   (708 words)

  
 Tree Details—The Tree Guide at arborday.org
The Japanese Red Maple can be expected to grow in the zones shown in color in the arborday.org zone map.
Of the numerous Japanese Maple species and hundreds of cultivars, it is one of the hardiest.
The Japanese word "momiji" is sometimes applied to this tree in it's native land.
www.arborday.org /trees/treeGuide/TreeDetail.cfm?ID=29   (346 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Japanese Maples: Books: J. D. Vertrees,Peter Gregory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
And one of the gentlest harbingers of the end of sleep is the beauty in observing the slow budding of leaves on the many varieties of Japanese Maples.
This very informative book, lavish with superb color photography, is not only indispensable to those for whom the Japanese Maple is a hallowed member of the garden, but also for those whose eyes have appreciated their beauty in neighbors' environments and have been bewildered by the many species from which to choose.
Japanese Maples are lovely trees at all points of the year: even in winter there are those that leafless bear a blood red bark and those whose bark is chartreuse, as though change of season will not deny their importance as trees of color.
www.amazon.com /Japanese-Maples-J-D-Vertrees/dp/0881925012   (1809 words)

  
 Japanese Maple 'Bloodgood'
The Japanese Maple is one of the finest exquisite small trees for texture, form, foliage and fall color.
The Bloodgood Japanese Maple is excellent used as a specimen or accent plant.
Actually the Japanese Maple's landscape uses are only limited to the imagination of the gardener.
www.natorp.com /PL-JapaneseMaple'Bloodgood'.htm   (157 words)

  
 40. Japanese Maple   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
A Japanese maple is west of the Music building, facing Miller Hall.
There is no tree native in North America with as many ornamental varieties as the Japanese have with their maples.
Acer palmatum, while one of 20 maple species native in Japan, is the most common and widely variable.
www.washington.edu /home/treetour/jmaple.html   (108 words)

  
 Trees/Shrubs - Trees/Shrubs - Japanese Maple
Japanese Maples have a compact, rounded form that make them superb candidates for bonsai specimens.
There are numerous Japanese Maple Tree varieties and cultivars.
This variety is a green leafed Japanese Maple widely used as a landscape specimen in Japanese gardens.
www.seedsandmore-store.com /catalog.php/seedsandmore/pd11312   (369 words)

  
 Maple 10 Japanese Edition Now Available - News Releases - Maplesoft
With the release of the Maple 10 Japanese Edition, Maplesoft has demonstrated its commitment to providing the Japanese market with the ultimate productivity tool for solving mathematical problems and creating interactive technical applications.
The Maple 10 Japanese Edition enables users to author content formatted like a textbook or technical paper, and also to create executable documents.
Maple 10 Japanese Edition will be available for purchase in late September from Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd. For more information, please contact Cybernet Systems at +81 3 5978 2481 or Email Cybernet Systems Co.
www.maplesoft.com /company/news/html/2005-09-14-maple10-J.aspx   (550 words)

  
 Definition of Japanese maple - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
: a maple (Acer palmatum) of Japan, China, and Korea with purple flowers and usually deeply parted leaves that is widely cultivated as a shrub or small tree
Learn more about "Japanese maple" and related topics at Britannica.com
See a map of "Japanese maple" in the Visual Thesaurus
www.m-w.com /cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=japanese+maple   (65 words)

  
 Mountain Maples - Japanese Maple Specialist
We propagate and grow over 280 cultivars of ACER palmatum, the Japanese maple, as well as many other Asian maples and their cultivars.
We pledge to give you great service and our best advice on selection, planting and growing maples in your particular situation.
Our booklet, Growing Japanese Maples in Containers contains a wealth of information about pruning, root pruning and growing maples in containers.
www.mountainmaples.com   (304 words)

  
 Red and Green Leaf Japanese Maple Trees, Seeds and Seedlings.
Red and Green Leaf Japanese Maple Trees, Seeds and Seedlings.
Japanese Maple Seeds, Seedlings And Grafted Trees Here...
Discover Japanese Maple Trees Not Found In Your Local Garden Center...
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 Ash's Japanese Maple Nursery | Plant and Garden Nursery
Here is information on Ash's Japanese Maple Nursery, a nursery in Hampstead, NC.
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