Green and red Japanese maple bonsai trees for small gardens
Its been said that every home should have a maple tree planted in the yard! Well I agree to that only in principle, because as beautiful as maple trees are when the leaves change color, I don’t like raking leaves. My solution to this problem was to buy a Japanese maple bonsai tree and have it growing in a pot on my patio. I can pick up the leaves in about a minute and a half, “perfect”.
The first small maple that I purchased was the Japanese green maple bonsai, it was around 25 years old and 24″x25″x30″ with 6 inch diameter trunk, just like the one pictured below in a rectangle pot. Its a deciduous bonsai that was grown by bonsai boy. It will grow palmate leaves with red spring color. A slow grower with small leaves and a very nice form.
My next outdoor tree is also going to be a maple tree, except I am going to go all out and buy a older small tree for my patio area. My choice is going to be the monster maple tree which is a 40 year old bonsai. It has a 13 inch trunk and measures approximately 32″x26″40″.
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Here is a picture, it has palmate green leaves with red fall color.
You can see it is much fuller than the other Japanese maples and looks like a mature tree. You may be thinking that you don’t like the outdoor varieties that loose their leaves in the winter. I thought that too so I display them along side my bonsai pine trees. In the winter months it is a very striking ornamental tree grouping. I have display my flowering bonsai inside my home because it is an indoor bonsai tree.
Many times you will see that a humidity tray is recommended , this is necessary for proper growth and care in dry climates indoors where there is air conditioning. If you are using small trees for landscaping and you are in a very dry climate, you will need to lightly spray these outdoor trees with a mist to provide the proper humidity.
