The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Maple Bonsai Beauty

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

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[@aflatminor]

Smashing video Jason, You have some fabulous Acers! They're the queen of Bonsai, My favourite type!! 👍😎

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thank you kindly 🙏 I used to write haiku poetry and always considered oaks were the kings of trees, massive, powerful, aged, stately. Silver birches to me were the queens: upright, regal and graceful in their white bark with black diamond darts and weeping habit. Japanese maples were to my mind the showy princesses - much smaller in stature, delicate, and spectacularly beautiful.

[@TerryJent]

I have a collection of Japanese Maples planted in my yard, but I treat them like bonsais in a pot. In winter, I like to examine the branching of each one and prune it to be very sculptural and expose the architecture. Trees connect us to nature more than any other plant life. People in the UK seem to have a great appreciation for all that is horticulture. I like that!

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thanks for your comment Terry 🙏

[@rickthompson760]

Time for an air layer and a nice pot 👍🏼

[@VagabondLobster]

This was the MOST in depth video about maples in all aspects. Blows all the others outta the water. Straight forward and to the point. I will be rewatching several times I’m sure, LOTS of information! Thanks!!!!

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thank you kindly for that. I tried to cram in as much good info as I could. Glad it was helpful 🙏

[@Happy_Buddah_Bonsai_UK]

Very awesome video and excellent bonsai I'm just a beginner at almost 50 years old next month. Just wish I had started in my teenage years

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Me also 👍

[@Happy_Buddah_Bonsai_UK]

@@TheBonsaiGarden 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Tinoshke07]

That was a very interesting video about Japanese maples. They're such elegant trees, a beautiful addition to each bonsai collection.

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thank you.

[@nerinat8371]

What a beautiful collection of Maples, excellent info. Thankyou

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

So nice of you

[@TonysBonsai]

nice video mate. I've got 5 or 6 of the JM seeds you sent me growing, which I'm really chuffed about!

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

That’s great. I have a tray full of them. Hope they make it through the warmer weather.

[@bobcatbonsai]

So much great info on the JM's. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thanks Matt, you are welcome. 🙏

[@maryweber4176]

WOW. So many gorgeous trees. And some sighting of beautiful koi!!

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

They were on their best behaviour though there is a shot where one pulls a handbrake turn in the background.

[@maryweber4176]

@@TheBonsaiGarden So, being that I was out riding in my trail bike today, exactly what is a handbrake turn, and it sounds as though I should avoid one?

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

It’s a manoeuvre in a car where it brakes and turns suddenly. The fish did the same in the background. Showing off.

[@maryweber4176]

@@TheBonsaiGarden Yes, I do recall that move. That is one talented fish!

[@raymondplodzien7459]

I loved this video so much I will have to watch it again!

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Glad you enjoyed it Raymond.

[@treeaddict]

Lovely collection of maples! Love your garden

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thank you Mark 🙏

[@MKbonsai]

We look forward to its launch

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Great 👍

[@Pierre-m5s]

Hello from France, and thank you for this video and thes😢e beautiful colors. I have also been à fan of maples for about twenty years ! To complete your collection ans add another colors to your garden, i recommend these varieties : Seigen Beni chidori Higasa Yama Deshojo Murasaki kyohime Otome zakura Hino tori nishiki Coral pink Ukon Wilson pink dwarf Aureum Ueno yama You can find them at Esveld (neitherlands) ou Maillot (France) I wish you à lot of happiness in your garden. Greetings from France.

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

That sounds like a great varied selection of trees. 👍 I have Deshojo and Aureum. I see Wilson’s Pink Dwarf sometimes locally.

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

Gosh that was in depth and very interesting. If I show you leaf pictures of my different maples will you have a go at identifying them please :)

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

I can try but at best it will be a guess 👍

[@Steviejapanesegarden]

Great video as always Jason

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thank you Steve 🙏

[@tacobonsai]

Great video. Thanks Jason!

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thanks for watching!

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

Impressive Jason, great stuff!

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thank you Dave 🙏

[@dannycraig6704]

Nice video Jason. I constantly come across ugly grafts. Struggle to find decent maples now. I've been after a couple of cultivars recently but been let down. Bi hoo is one on the list for me and seiryu

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Both great cultivars - bi-hoo with its yellow stems and Seiryu with its lacy leaf with red tinges to the edges.

[@JustJane1972]

Really enjoyed this video, thank you for taking the time to put it together. I have a palmatum garnet which is beautiful, but would love a bonsai maple. Do you propagate from cuttings? I've never noticed seeds on my plant.

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I don’t have success trying to grow from cuttings, but some with seeds. Only more mature trees develop seeds, which you can collect and plant from late autumn/fall onwards.

[@JustJane1972]

@@TheBonsaiGarden thanks 😊 I appreciate the insight. Stops me trying anymore. 🤣

[@oachkatzlsmum]

Hi Jason - I might just found out, what went wrong last summer with my Beny Maiko and Orange Dream - semi-shaded instead of full sun… I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks for this beautiful overview. Cheers 🙋‍♀️ Martina

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thanks. Japanese maples are mostly under storey trees - they tend to grow in the shade of other trees so not as tolerant of extended periods of hot direct sunlight, and prefer dappled shade. Good luck with your trees.

[@malsrfun2956]

Loved this video! I'm new to bonsai, but have quite a few Japanese maples (you can never have too many). Why aren't the weeping varieties and dissectum leaves used in bonsai?

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

I believe these tend to be more prone to burn in the sun, though there are some examples. Corin Tomlinson of Greenwood Bonsai has a well known one which is a green dissecting.

[@malsrfun2956]

I recently saw a really nice one at Eisie-in (?) Bonsai but I don't know if it belonged to Bjorn or a client.

[@shootemupmick9525]

Hi Jason what kind of sand do you use building sand or river/ grit sand. Great informative videos you have obviously been doing this a long time.

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thank you. If you use sand, go for agricultural sand.

[@shootemupmick9525]

Great thank you I’m afraid I will be picking your brain a lot so I will apologise now. Thanks again.

[@misqueenb4911]

Oh my goodness they are so gorgeous

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Gotta love Japanese maples.

[@Rob1337]

Nice video cheers 👌

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thank you Rob 🙏

[@DeciduousSnurb]

The yellow/ gold colour of the japanese maple @ 3:07 is outstanding, do you know what cultivar it is?

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

That is a shirasawarnum Jordan.

[@BobMatthews]

Thank you Jason, that was such a brilliant video on my favourite trees - so informative and interesting👍 but I have a question........ When would be the best time to do a major cut? I have a 5 year old Orange Dream that has two trunks that are too close together and start about 1" above the soil level - one of the trunks has to go but I want to get the timing right. The tree is very healthy and growing strong and I'm tempted to do it now, but is it the right time?

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thanks Bob. Two factors affect your decision: not wasting the time and energy of the tree developing unwanted foliage verses the best time for healing. Timing is everything in bonsai pruning. We must strike the delicate balance between maintaining the tree's health and promoting its desired shape. Bonsai pruning is all about selective removal. We carefully eliminate unnecessary branches and foliage, allowing the remaining ones to flourish and maintain a sense of proportion. It's a dance between shaping and preserving the natural beauty of the tree. I should say early summer for healing wounds - be sure to use cut paste to prevent too much sap loss, or winter/early spring to see the structure of the tree and prevent wasting stored energy.

[@BobMatthews]

@@TheBonsaiGarden Thank you Jason for your detailed response, I think it's time to get the tools out :) I will of coarse be using cut paste and keeping my fingers crossed for some rapid healing. All the best, Bob.

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌👌

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thanks Bruce 🙏

[@andrewbeattie5245]

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[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Thanks Andrew 🙏

[@backbudbonsai]

Grafting is dumb

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

In many cases it is necessary.