Adam introduces the much loved and popular red coloured cultivar of Acer palmatum (Japanese Maple) Deshojo bonsai tree. Prized by newer bonsai growers and more experienced enthusiasts for its vibrant spring foliage, A deshojo Maple bonsai is on many people lists of tree to own.
Deshojo Maples can be expensive to buy. In this video, we look at lower priced, grafted trees and discuss how to get the best out of them. The lower priced, grafted Deshojo are a good starting place for beginners to bonsai. However due to the lower price, there are certain steps that can be taken in order to get the best out of these little part-trained bonsai trees.
Topic covered in the video:
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Suitable locations to keep the tree in. We're chiefly concerned about levels of light here.
01:26 - The way that the colour of the foliage changes throughout the year.
01:54 - How and why these trees are grafted. How to improve the look of the union between the red cultivar and the root stock.
03:12 - How to give these bonsai shape and movement in the trunk.
04:27 - The soil that the lower price Deshojo come with and how to help the tree to grow better.
05:12 - The seasonality of the tree, given the Acer Palmatum is a deciduous species.
05:21 - Conclusion and general plug!
The Video was shot at All Things Bonsai, Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK. It was shot in spring.
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