Japanese Maples Update 3

Hey sorry for the hiatus! For this post I'm just going to show some pictures and give you guys an update on the Acer palmatum (also known as Japanese Maple) seedlings. So without further ado, here are the pictures. This is the fifth week since I took them home.

Big Bubba

Sadly some of the maples did die, but a majority of them did make it through, and a couple have made giant leaps of growth since then! I think part of the reason why some of them died was overcrowding. I had them in 4" pots, and some plants were 2-3 per pot. I did transplant quite a few into their own pots, but not before some died. The one labeled in the pictures as "Big Bubba" definantly won the award for most growth. most seem to be at about the same growth as before, though several show little new growth buds, so that's good. I have been keeping them pretty well watered, though I try to let them dry out before waterings, which is what most tree like.

   Anyways, today is just a short little update, but I hoped you like it! I know I really love to see plants growth, it's just kinda cool to see things get bigger and change. Please share this post with a friend, anyone who might be interested. Thanks for reading, bye!

Japanese Maple Seedlings 2

     Hey there! For this post I would like to post updates on the Japanese Maple Seedlings I got. For the most part, they are doing pretty well. On some the leaves are drying up, which can't be a good sign. I was reading and I've come to the conlusion that they are doing this due to stress of being potted and moved. I still have hope that they will make it. Also, some of the leaves are turning red, which they do in the fall when their leaves are about to fall off. I think this is also because of stress.

     Here are some pictures.

Dried-up leaves

 


















As you can probably see, some of the leaves have turned red. I am thinking that maybe they are not getting enough sun. The ones on top of my bonsai stand are doing well. They tolerate moderate shade, but I will give them more sunlight and see what happens.

Thanks for reading! I will make another post sometime this week. Comment what you would like to see me do a post about, anything with plants or mycology. Please share this post with a friend, it means a lot. See ya!

Japanese Maple Seedlings

Hey guys just going to make a quick post, I'm probably going to make another one soon because this one is just too short and more personal than informational. Regardless, this post is pretty exciting! At one of my schools, there is a Japanese Maple tree, and this week I found that by it were a lot of seedlings, just sprouted. Some of them had just gotten their first set of true leaves. So Today two friends and I dug them up, potted them, and adopted them! I'm a little anxious to see how they do, I'm hoping that at least most of them make it into sapling-hood.

Acer palmatum is a great tree for bonsai, and there are many different cultivars of Japanese Maple. I will edit this and put what type of seedlings I have when I find out. Here are some pictures.

These are the seedlings I took today. All 38 of them. For care I watered them, which is what you should do to most transplants, and I'm giving them lots of shade. I will try to transplant them into separate pots when they are a little bigger. right now there are 1-3 seedlings in each pot. I also gave them some Miracle-Gro liquid plant fertilizer.

Two seedlings

Two seedlings

These are two seedlings that I took earlier in the week. They are still doing good! The small one had only had it's first set of true leaves.

Two seedlings

Anyhow, Thanks for reading! I will try to come up with another post this weekend, since this one was more of a rant. I will post more updates on these seedlings, maybe like once every two to three weeks. Make sure to share this page with any friends who might like plants or mycology, and have a great weekend!

Two seedlings