| Amur Maple Bonsai |
This amur maple has been growing hidden
in my backyard for about 20 years in a
shady area protected from the weather.
When I found it both trunks were about 5
feet long and the foliage sparse, so I
began to train it into a chumono twin trunk
while still in the ground. Each trunk was
reduced to about 1 to 2 feet in late fall, and
next spring many new shoots grew which
were shaped gradually into the double
broom style seen here. After 2 years of
training in the ground, it was dug out in
early spring and transplanted into a
deciduous bonsai soil in the cedar box.
This uncovered some interesting nebari.
The plan now is to gradually train the roots
to acclimate into a shallow bonsai
container. Next spring it will be
transplanted into a cedar box about half
the height, and later into a container about
2 inches high. The est'd age is about 24
years old.
in my backyard for about 20 years in a
shady area protected from the weather.
When I found it both trunks were about 5
feet long and the foliage sparse, so I
began to train it into a chumono twin trunk
while still in the ground. Each trunk was
reduced to about 1 to 2 feet in late fall, and
next spring many new shoots grew which
were shaped gradually into the double
broom style seen here. After 2 years of
training in the ground, it was dug out in
early spring and transplanted into a
deciduous bonsai soil in the cedar box.
This uncovered some interesting nebari.
The plan now is to gradually train the roots
to acclimate into a shallow bonsai
container. Next spring it will be
transplanted into a cedar box about half
the height, and later into a container about
2 inches high. The est'd age is about 24
years old.
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Chumono acer ginnala
| Spring 2010 |
| Autumn 2010 |