![]() Protect the Deshojo tree from winter rains. Whenever you water these plants, make sure the water flows through the drainage holes in the bottom of the bonsai pot. ![]() One trick you can use is, each time you water, wait until the top of the compost is slightly dry. Make sure that the soil is always moist, avoiding both waterlogging and dryness.Īvoid using tap water and use rainwater instead if you can. Water once a day in spring and fall twice a day in summer. Water the roots regularly throughout the growing season and never allow the soil around the roots to dry out. In the spring or the summer, layer or air layer Japanese red maple. Summer is the best time to take softwood cuttings. Red Japanese maple seeds can be sown in winter. When Deshojo bonsai is kept in a greenhouse or in indoors in spring, its leaves tend to be dimmer in color. When they are in leaf, you can display them indoors for a few days or you can display them indoors for a few hours during the winter. A better, clearer red in spring is produced by allowing the leaves to grow in the open. ![]() Sunlight hardens the leaves and twigs of the plants. However, if Deshojo red maple is subjected to temperatures above 86☏(30☌) for a prolonged period of time then the tree will stop growing.įull sun is best for Japanese red maples bonsai, but the roots should not be allowed to dry out otherwise, the margins of the leaves will burn. The temperature range in which these trees can do well is 30-90☏ (-1 to 32☌). ( Seigai red maple bonsai tree is an exception to this) They can even be left outside in winter, provided the temperature does not drop below 23☏ (-5☌). Treat these red Japanese maple cultivators in the same way as any other Acer palmatum cultivator.ĭeshojo red maples bonsai will thrive in full sun in summer and spring. Best location keep Japanese red maple Bonsai One of the key characteristics of the Deshojo leaves are its long pointy lobes. When autumn comes, Shisio turn red again.ĭeshojo red maple leaves stunning spring leaf color. During the summer, Shisio red maple trees hold their color a little longer before turning green. ‘Chisio’) retains its red color for a bit longer than ‘ Deshojo‘. ![]() Their color gradually changes from reddish brown to dark green, with mottled vein patterns, as the year progresses. The foliage of the plant has long, elegant lobes and is bright pink in spring. Frost and cold winds will scorch new leaves in spring, so protect plants in a greenhouse without heat during winter and early spring. The temperate climates of Europe and North America are thought to be difficult to grow this red maple variety. Seigai– Seigai (also known as ‘ seigen‘) red maple is one of the more popular cultivars, but not suitable for beginners.Foliage sizes are small and the tree has a twiggy habit making it one of the most desirable red maple bonsai tree. Its new leaves emerge as soft red in the early spring, before turning pink and then becoming midgreen in the summer. Beni-chidori – A cultivar similar to ‘ Deshojo‘, but with smaller foliage and dense branching.Some of the popular Japanese red maple cultivators are listed below: Note : Red maples such as these two ( deshojo‘ or ‘chishio‘) are true red maples, while Red atropurpureum has large leaves that are dull and burgundy, and coarse growth, making it unsuitable for bonsai red maple cultivation. If the bonsai is kept under very good light conditions for as long as possible, it will retain its red leaf color for a longer period of time. The leaves arise from short red shoots of pale gray twigs In spring, red maple leaves emerge bright scarlet and return to their original color in fall. Because of its beautiful foliage color, this is one of the most popular cultivators of Acer palmatum for a bonsai red maple tree.Īt the start of summer, the five-lobed leaves turn rich red, turning red/green in the late summer, and then turning deep red in the fall. Country of Origin : Japan Bonsai Styles : Informal upright, slanting, cascade, twin trunk, group, root-over-rock Zone : 5 – 8Īcer palmatum ‘deshojo‘ or ( Acer palmatum ‘chishio’ or ‘shisio’) is a deciduous tree which produces bright carmine-red leaves in early spring.
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