Mine is planted on the SW side of my yard. We had 108° F weather this summer as well as regular 100°+ days and it didn’t skip a beat.
Mine got demolished by an ice avalanche from my roof this last winter. I really liked it, it had beautiful large leaves, interesting new leaf...
Pictures from today. This one seems to be recovering from the dry roots and loss of all of its foliage. I only wish ‘Wako Nishiki’ and ‘Bling...
Here are some more photos from today. New growth in the spring was much more red. This new growth is a pinkish green color.
The naming issue is my fault. I originally started this thread as Acer elegantulum × 'Johnnie's Giant'. This led to a correction to Acer x...
Thanks for the title change. It’s a lovely tree so far. I’m hoping for a mild winter so I can see how giant ‘Johnnie’s Giant’ can grow!
Acer elegantulum x ‘Johnnie's Giant’. I’m told that Acer elegantalum is a common species in Europe, however it is fairly uncommon in the US. I...
AKA Acer elegantulum x palmatum ‘Johnnie's Giant’. I’m told that Acer elegantulum is a common species in Europe, however it is fairly uncommon in...
My first year with this one. Planted in fall 2021, it survived a winter after having 5ft of an ice avalanche fall on it, which bent it in half....
I’m really enjoying this tree. It only gets early morning sun, but that is enough to introduce some red to the leaves.
Here are my two ‘Miyadono’ handling the 37° C heat like a champ. I’m starting to really get my hopes up on the larger one now that the foliage is...
Update on this post, of these 5, 3 of them ended up perishing. They must have gotten too cold during transit. The "Hot Blonde" and 'Hot Tamale'...
Still growing.
