Pot For A Deshojo? - bonsaiTALK Community

2-Nov-2002

Mark Morris

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Join Date: Oct-2002

Location: Mid Wales

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Pot For A Deshojo?

I'm new to this forum. I'm really impressed though, lots of interesting things to read through. I've been training "bonsai" for about 5 years now, here is an Acer Palmatum Deshojo (Japanese Maple) of mine. It needs repotting in spring and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions.

Does anyone have any experience of thread or approach grafting Deshojo?

Thanks for reading,

Mark

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2-Nov-2002	#2
Tiny-Plant Growing... Join Date: Jul-2002 Location: Helsinki Country: Finland USDA Zone: 5 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 241	Whoa! Stunning color! __________________ The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single cup of tea

2-Nov-2002	#3
Treebeard Tree herder Join Date: Aug-2002 Location: Maidenhead Country: England USDA Zone: 8b AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 2,200	Mark, Welcome to BonsaiTalk. You're right, lots of great stuff here. That is an amazing tree, beautiful colour. I think it looks ok in the current pot, but seeing as you're asking for opinions, here's mine... I would suggest a shallow oval-ish pot, if the rootmass will reduce. Something like the pot here, in my competition virtual, only a more cream colour Regards, TB __________________ "Do not be hasty, that is my motto" -JRR Tolkien, The Two Towers. ----------------------------------- christopherguise.co.uk

2-Nov-2002	#4
Mark Morris bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: Mid Wales Country: Wales Posts: 35	The deep color is a characteristic of the Deshojo's spring color, this year I was lucky enough to hold onto the colour into mid summer, they need full sun, in shade they turn green. Thanks for your suggestion TB. I fancy a glazed pot, I am looking for a cream too, although I have a green Bryan Albright pot which is rectangular with rounded corners.

2-Nov-2002	#5
Mark Morris bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: Mid Wales Country: Wales Posts: 35	Hey Clay, you can have this colour down in Florida - its in SPring! Mind you, all my other maples do this in autumn Regards, from a very wet & cold Wales !

2-Nov-2002	#6
Mark Morris bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: Mid Wales Country: Wales Posts: 35	P.S. Clay, thats a fantastic Avi-thingy! I'm glad to see u improved the compression, great job

2-Nov-2002	#7
erubeck bonsaiTALK Adept Join Date: Dec-2001 Location: Towanda, Kansas Country: USA USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 217	Mark: What an absolutely magnificent tree! What are the dimensions? (i.e. height, width, girth)

2-Nov-2002	#8
Mark Morris bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: Mid Wales Country: Wales Posts: 35	Thank you erubeck! Without venturing out into the pooring rain, I'd say it was 20 inches high, the trunk diameter is about 2 inches above the roots, flaring to about 4 at the surface. The pot is a problem though, it's too deep for this tree, colour isn't too bad though. Regards, mARkk

2-Nov-2002	#9
GaryS bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Mar-2002 Location: Wisconsin Country: USA USDA Zone: 4a AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 729	I think it would look good in a pot similar to these: Of course that just one man's opinion. __________________ GaryS