Japanese Maple Arakawa Bonsai
I purchased this Arakawa online from The Growing Grounds bonsai nursery who are located in North Carolina. It arrived here in a box on 12/17/07 and it was about 14 years old at that time. The Arakawa (translation ‘rough bark’) cultivar is known for its characteristic ‘cork’ bark which is my favorite aspect.
12/25/07
1/1/08 - Added some guy-wires to reposition the branches.
2/17/08 - Prepared a training pot for repotting with with a well draining soil mix.
Combed out and washed the organic soil from the root pad.
Done.
3/2/08 - Buds extending later than the other maples.
3/24/08
3/30/08 - Added a top layer of sphagnum to increase water retention.
4/20/08 - Huge amount of new growth in 20 days.
6/15/08 - Lot’s of new growth. Did some light training and pruning.
2/2/09 - Annual prune/style – working on thickening lower branches, and ramification.
3/30/09 - New spring growth.
8/4/09 - Lower branches growing wild.
10/25/09 - Showing some fall colors.
12/21/09 - Winter silhoutte – ready for styling.
2/8/10 - Wired branches this year. Starting to like the way it looks. Need to check roots for repotting. Time to find a good pot for it.
3/7/11 - Early spring. showing all four sides. The base of the trunk is wider from the side view.
1/23/1 - before wiring
3/19/11. repotted this year. I how it looks at this time of year when the leaves first come out. they are small and match the size of the tree. did a lot of wiring this year. having a hell of a time finding the pot I want online.
3/27/11. finally took a stab at taking some decent pictures. need more lighting tho.
This is the pot that I want for this tree. I am having a hard time finding it in the 16" size online - anybody want to sell me one?
Finally found this pot via special order from http://www.bonsaimonk.com it hasn't arrived yet, but i'm looking forward to repotting into it this winter!
12/24/11. We had a late warm spell and it got some new growth. I was worried it wouldn't go dormant but it seems to be now.
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2 Comments
wow.. those images of images of japanese maple bonsai are so beautiful. no wonder, those little trees can lighten up anybody’s day.
This is one of my favorite Japanese Maple trees. They are phenomenal as bonsai because it has old-looking bark in a young tree. I wonder, though, why there are not any variations on these trees marketed – such as tiny leaves or red or variegated leaves.