Acer Palmatum Sango Kaku Bonsai
General plant form is rounded to broad rounded often with low branching.
Acer palmatum sango kaku bonsai. Each palmate green leaf 2 5 long has 5 or 7 but less frequently 9 pointed toothed lobes. This japanese coral bark maple is grown less for its foliage than for its coral red bark which adds a brilliant spark of color during the winter. Noted for its showy coral bark and fall color award winning acer palmatum sango kaku coral bark maple is a large deciduous shrub or small tree that is highly desirable. Acer palmatum commonly called japanese maple is a deciduous shrub or small tree that typically grows to 10 25 infrequently to 40 tall.
We have created selections of the plants based on natural growth at this point. The foliage is green turning bright gold in fall before it drops to reveal the red bark. It is native to japan korea and china. Its japanese name means coral tower.
In the fall the delicate 5 lobed leaves which open pinkish yellow and mature to light green in summer warm up to a soft yellow in fall before they shed to the ground. Deeply cut pale green leaves display attractive red margins and turn a vibrant golden yellow in fall. Description this prebonsai plant of sango kaku japanese maple acer palmatum x coral bark are second year well rooted plants for source material in the practice of bonsai. The coral bark japanese maple is a slow growing upright and vase shaped specimen.
At times the bark color becomes almost fluorescent. Acer palmatum sango kaku post by shibui may 2nd 2013 11 50 am i would probably cut off the first right branch on the first pic then cut the fat leader and train its opposite smaller branch to be the new leader. Japanese maple bonsai tree.