Japanese Maples in 'Bloom'

Thusie

Yes they do 'bloom' and at time look more like they flower then just put on leaves. Seems like we have a constant wind going so not sharp as they could be:dunno C&C always welcome and thanks for looking.











Odd ball here, a conifer (Larch)

Lord Vetinari

Wonderful shots Thusie- I've been doing some similar shots recently as my acers begin to sprout. You've also reminded what one of my bonsai fir trees is (a larch) assuming it drops it's needles in winter.
Brian V.

Thusie

Thanks Brian. Yes it is a Larch that drops needles in winter. Would love to see your shots especially the larch bonsai

What do you do about wind? Small amounts of wind, ok soft breeze

Lord Vetinari

Thusie wrote:

Thanks Brian. Yes it is a Larch that drops needles in winter. Would love to see your shots especially the larch bonsai

What do you do about wind? Small amounts of wind, ok soft breeze

These were some of the shots- the first shot was actually of the lichens on the bonsai larch. The last shot is a baby fir cone on the larch.
Brian V.

Skippy

Hi Thusie

Thusie wrote:

Yes they do 'bloom' and at time look more like they flower then just put on leaves. Seems like we have a constant wind going so not sharp as they could be C&C always welcome and thanks for looking.
Odd ball here, a conifer (Larch)

Nice work....... Spring is always a lovely time of the year to be taking photos, so many colourful plants and trees.....nice series.
Skippy (Australia)

Thusie

Nice Brian, the larch is super, love the baby cone on the last. Is the 2nd shot a coral bark ( Sango kaku) J Maple? I m waiting for my favorite the Ukigumo to bloom and hope we have it in enough shade it blooms white. I love this time of year:):

Thusie

Skippy wrote:

Nice work....... Spring is always a lovely time of the year to be taking photos, so many colourful plants and trees.....nice series.
Skippy (Australia)

Thanks much Skippy. Yes spring is wonderful and we have actually had 'spring weather' to go with all the new color.

Lord Vetinari

Thusie wrote:

Nice Brian, the larch is super, love the baby cone on the last. Is the 2nd shot a coral bark ( Sango kaku) J Maple? I m waiting for my favorite the Ukigumo to bloom and hope we have it in enough shade it blooms white. I love this time of year:):

Thanks Thusie,
Have to admit I can't remember the name of that Acer but it is fairly fast growing compared to some of them- it's about 9 foot tall now and has that deep red bark on newish shoots so it has nice colour even in winter.
Brian V.

Thusie

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Thanks Thusie,
Have to admit I can't remember the name of that Acer but it is fairly fast growing compared to some of them- it's about 9 foot tall now and has that deep red bark on newish shoots so it has nice colour even in winter.
Brian V.

I can't pronouce most of ours even if I can sort of remember the name, spell one fergetaboutit:D Your description sounds like the coral bark, the red branches are very nice in winter

Awais Yaqub

very nice

Thusie

Thank you Awais