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The "coarse" claim is mostly a general feel. I mean that my sense of this tree (and I repeat, this is based only on two years' experience with a young specimen) is that it doesn't have quite the potential for super-fine branching that I can get out of many Acer palmatum cultivars and seedlings. In some ways, it feels a bit more like the stubbier cultivar A. P. shishigashira, but with longer internodes. I haven't started really pushing this tree toward refinement yet, so this is just a general impression rather than the result of hard experience.

If I could find Korean maples like those for 20-40 US, I'd be delighted. I recently ordered one in that price range by mail, but (1) you don't get to pick the tree and (2) worse still, it didn't survive shipping.

If you've got any nice structure above the chop point, don't overlook the potential to take a layer there.

Best wishes,
Carl

24-Apr-2004	#5
Carl_Bergstrom Old Mister Crow Join Date: May-2002 Location: Seattle, WA. Country: USA USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 2 Posts: 3,197	The "coarse" claim is mostly a general feel. I mean that my sense of this tree (and I repeat, this is based only on two years' experience with a young specimen) is that it doesn't have quite the potential for super-fine branching that I can get out of many Acer palmatum cultivars and seedlings. In some ways, it feels a bit more like the stubbier cultivar A. P. shishigashira, but with longer internodes. I haven't started really pushing this tree toward refinement yet, so this is just a general impression rather than the result of hard experience. If I could find Korean maples like those for 20-40 US, I'd be delighted. I recently ordered one in that price range by mail, but (1) you don't get to pick the tree and (2) worse still, it didn't survive shipping. If you've got any nice structure above the chop point, don't overlook the potential to take a layer there. Best wishes, Carl __________________ In love with trees