Loving all these photos and drooling for those that can't grow here. We are pushing the Zone already with the ones I have!

If mine could get that big in 8 years, I'll TAKE IT! It's too bad I don't have a good place in the ground for one.

Gorgeous acers!

Daisy, simply stunning! They all look so healthy and happy! You're a good tree mom!

cliftoncat said:Thanks, Karen. Yours is lovely, too - I especially like the closeup of the young leaves. Do you know what sort of Jm it is?

I bought it as a NOID so I am not sure what variety it is. It maybe a seedling and not a registered variety.

Acer palmatum 'Wolff', Common Name: EMPEROR I™Japanese Maple, Size: 20x15ft., deep red, USDA Hardiness Zone 5

Dark purple red foliage in spring and summer turns darker red in fall. Leafs out later than others, avoiding frost damage. Planted in 2013, here is a 2014 photo.



And a current 2018 photo. Note, dog planted in 2011, Aussiedoodle.

Aussiedoodle? Is that an Australian Shepherd, Dachshund, Poodle mix?

Pretty dog!

Or a mutt... with known parentage? I had a boxer-shepard mix (great dog, see my avatar), I just called her a brown dog. She kind of looked boxerish until a real boxer came along, then nope.

This one is a favourite of mine - I love the shape of the leaves and the zingy colour.



There is another acer shiraswanum, 'Autumn Moon', that I really want but haven't been able to find at an affordable price!

Aussiedoodle is a Australian Shepherd x Poodle hybrid.

Also known as a cur, mutt or half breed:)

Trix & Thor, 2 garden mutts

Adorable!

And here is Acer Orange Dream, which for me is at its best in the spring:

emerging growth:
Spring:
By summer, leaves are green:

I think of Japanese maples as 4 season trees - such varied color change from spring to summer to fall, then a nice bare bones silouette in the winter.

Mika, so very beautiful!

Frank, do your dogs have blue eyes? I love them! And your garden

Thor has brown eyes, Trix has 1 1/2 blue eyes.

@Bonehead Deb Because we get very little fall color here, and because I only have tall mature trees, I want my growing grove of JMs in the yard to provide that color at eye level.

Mica, I could look at your pics all day! How did you get such huge rocks?

Thanks, Mary! We had the rocks brought in by mini-crane when we were having work done that needed big equipment. No way could I have managed them!

Acer Katsura - one of my favs for autumn colours. I think the autumn colouring varies from year to year, depending on a number of factors including the weather.

Mica, breathtaking!