can anyone ID this Japanese Maple from my local park for me please? thanks.
Japanese Maple ID?
Re: Japanese Maple ID?
Acer palmatum.
Re: Japanese Maple ID?
But that covers a multitude of Acers does it not Conifers?
Example:
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum' ...or Sango - Kaku..etc.
Example:
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum' ...or Sango - Kaku..etc.
Re: Japanese Maple ID?
Yeah, but they're all just cultivars - and there's no evidence that this is a named cultivar, rather than just a seedling. It's pretty close to the natural wild-type pure Acer palmatum, so it could very easily be a seedling-grown tree.kata wrote:But that covers a multitude of Acers does it not Conifers?
Example:
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum' ...or Sango - Kaku..etc.
Re: Japanese Maple ID?
I'm not sure it is a Japanese maple (Acer palmatum). It looks a lot more like Acer cappadocicum to me.
Re: Japanese Maple ID?
Nope, that has shallower lobes:Trainer John wrote:I'm not sure it is a Japanese maple (Acer palmatum). It looks a lot more like Acer cappadocicum to me.