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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
Join Date: Apr-2005
Location: The Hague
Country: Netherlands
Posts: 653
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Thanks, I'm glad to share them. I can't wait to see what the Enkan looks like in fall and spring. 
It's not a Dissectum though, I believe the leaf-type is called 'linear'.
I haven't seen a lot of those yet, and none as Bonsai.
I wouldn't know how well size of the leaves can be reduced.
Shooting from the hip, I my guess would be large size bonsai only.
What I have noticed very clearly though is that all the purple dissectums
hold up a lot better under the heat and sun were getting at the moment. All the green dissectums I've seen have crispy tips without excpetion, while all the purple cultivars seemed absolutely fine. I was pretty happy to see their green dissectums were looking as nasty as mine. 
Here is a couple of pictures of three purple types and a pic from my green Dissectum thrown in for good measure.
Pic 1: Acer Palmatum Artopurpureum: Upright growing, 5-7 Lobed Purple leaves
Pic 2+3: Acer Palmatum Atropurpureum Dissectum: Mushroom-shaped, deeply divided, fern-like variegated purple leaves
Pic 4+5: Acer Palmatum Enkan: Upright growing, linear purple leaves
Pic 6: Acer Palmatum Dissectum: Mushroom-shaped, deeply divided, fern-like variegated leaves
(pics all taken today, with the exception of pic1, which I took one month ago.)
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