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  1. LoverOfMaples liked Otto Bjornson's post in the thread Summer vs Winter grafting: when to top rootstock?.

    @MapleZen Perhaps I am misunderstanding your question? We trim our root stock limbs just prior to grafting leaving only a couple sets of...

    Jun 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
  2. LoverOfMaples liked Otto Bjornson's post in the thread Summer vs Winter grafting: when to top rootstock?.

    We only grafted in summer in our 17 years of operating our nursery. We would not cut off the root stock above the graft until the...

    Jun 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
  3. LoverOfMaples liked dicky5ash's post in the thread Acer buddies.

    Cornus kousa [ATTACH] Cornus hongkongensis - glossy new leaves and tiny flowers with a hint of pink at the edge [ATTACH]

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  4. LoverOfMaples liked emery's post in the thread Acer buddies.

    It's the season for Acer Buddies! Here are a few current ones, that are really in with the maples: [ATTACH] Columbine, it has a real...

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  5. LoverOfMaples liked dicky5ash's post in the thread Acer buddies.

    Unsolicited visitor Stinkimg Helebore (as identified by maf I recall).. [ATTACH]

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  6. LoverOfMaples liked emery's post in the thread Maples in Summer.

    It certainly feels like summer... Something went wrong with my photo processing, I don't think these have shrunk. But anyway. No...

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  7. LoverOfMaples liked wind-borne's post in the thread Maples in Summer.

    Well I guess we reached meteorological summer today, still wish circinatum was not in such a rush for summer colors. Beginning of May...

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  8. LoverOfMaples liked dicky5ash's post in the thread Maples in Summer.

    [ATTACH] This was mine probably 5 years ago when it was 1m

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  9. LoverOfMaples liked MapleZen's post in the thread Maples in Summer.

    Hi there. Here is my Shirazz, which is grown in full shade, more or less (it gets ~2-3 hours of sun in the early morning). The top...

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  10. LoverOfMaples liked dicky5ash's post in the thread Maples in Summer.

    Random pics.. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is what I get year on year from Shirazz, now 2m tall and in a very...

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  11. LoverOfMaples liked MapleZen's post in the thread Maples in Summer.

    [ATTACH] left to right: mikawa, ukigumo, geisha. with a few acer buddies thrown in -- glauca pendula, dwarf picea pungens, carpet...

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  12. LoverOfMaples liked AlainK's post in the thread Maples in Summer.

    Hi Otto, We're going to have almost 29°C in a couple of days, so what do you call "Spring" ? <LOL>...

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  13. LoverOfMaples liked Cjart's post in the thread Maples in Summer.

    Beautiful pictures. I really like the variety of textures and colors together. My pictures are taken over several weeks. The...

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  14. LoverOfMaples liked emery's post in the thread Maples in Summer.

    Thought I'd start Alain's thread idea. Maples in Summer. I tend to just take mostly take garden pictures in the more mature parts, and...

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  15. LoverOfMaples liked TY_jmple's post in the thread Acer palmatum x 'Purple Curl'.

    I like the quirkiness of the leaf's shape and colours. May not suit everyone's taste. It looks like a cross between a Starfish and...

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