Still one of my favourite tree species, these images of my Acer palmatum/Japanese Maple bonsai were taken during late November and early December 2011.

After a very warm Autumn in the UK, the leaf-colour on my Japanese maple bonsai didn't change until late November.

Having initially shown a mixture of yellows and gold leaves, within just 5 days, the bonsai was orange and red.

A week later and I had carried out my annual refinement of the now-bare branches, pruning and wiring the entire branch structure thoroughly.

Height 24"/61cm, trunk diameter above the base 2.5"/6cm. Current surface root spread 10"/25cm

Wired branches in the apex

Overhead view of the entire branch structure

The first branch on the left

View of the trunkbase and nebari of the bonsai

Japanese Maple Bonsai: October 2002 to December 2011

 

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