All About Japanese Maples - Deciduous Bonsai Podcast Episode 2

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  • Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
  • Hosts Andrew Robson of RAKUYO and bonsai enthusiast Maciek talk all about Japanese maple bonsai in this second episode of the Deciduous Bonsai Podcast. Andrew brings his professional insight while Maciek translates it to bonsai beginners. We hope you enjoy the second of many podcasts focused on creating and maintaining beautiful deciduous bonsai art.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 51

  • @acer_p_bonsai
    @acer_p_bonsai 4 місяці тому +10

    It’s all about the Acer p! 🍁 nothing compares.

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  4 місяці тому +1

      They really are special plants

    • @BeesBonsai
      @BeesBonsai 4 місяці тому +1

      Haha fancy seeing you here! 😂

    • @acer_p_bonsai
      @acer_p_bonsai 4 місяці тому

      @@BeesBonsai 👀 😂🎉

  • @marosbonsai
    @marosbonsai 4 місяці тому +1

    100% agree. Great content. I learned a couple of new things. Thanks for sharing

  • @whitecaps0
    @whitecaps0 4 місяці тому +1

    Love this thanks guys!

  • @TheBonsaiGarden
    @TheBonsaiGarden 4 місяці тому

    Japanese maples are simply beautiful, delicate, elegant trees that have a lot of striking colour and variation which makes them beautiful for bonsai or ornamental garden trees. Most varieties will reduce leaves nicely though some like Atropurpureum have naturally larger leaves and don’t ramify as easily.
    I’m fortunate that they thrive in my UK garden.
    Thanks for the videos Andrew 🙏

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  4 місяці тому

      We share the same thoughts and passion for them, thanks for tuning in!

  • @hashiramabonsai
    @hashiramabonsai 4 місяці тому +1

    The color game of jm is just the real deal!

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  4 місяці тому +2

      Yeah, and that and the leaf shape variety are both really special

    • @hashiramabonsai
      @hashiramabonsai 4 місяці тому +1

      @@rakuyobonsai absolutely🤩

  • @backbudbonsai
    @backbudbonsai 3 місяці тому

    I would love a video dedicated to Shishigashira maple bonsai! It’s an unusual cultivar with different growth characteristics. I inherited a couple mature shishi bonsais a few yrs ago.

  • @ryanaugustus
    @ryanaugustus 24 дні тому

    I appreciate the podcast. I also realized halfway through that I’m like ok enough already Japanese maples are the best! Haha Totally meant in good fun. I grow Japanese maples in Colorado and not enough a lot of protection - a lot of protection. I only do this because they’re so damn beautiful.

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  13 днів тому

      They really are the best! My favorite species! Worth the hassle growing them in Colorado I'm sure!

  • @nickaleshin7149
    @nickaleshin7149 4 місяці тому +1

    Another banger!

  • @Kelsko
    @Kelsko 4 місяці тому

    I just built a Japanese maple forest. I've used 9 trunks in my planting. I'm hoping I can turn it into something special in the future

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  3 місяці тому

      Awesome, forests develop quickly!

    • @Kelsko
      @Kelsko 3 місяці тому

      @@rakuyobonsai And I'm now off to the best possible start thanks :)

  • @TeamFishweights
    @TeamFishweights 4 місяці тому

    Nice talk guys. I've got a few shishigashira airlayers separated already but now considering yeeting my mikawa and ume 😅

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  4 місяці тому

      I love shishigashira, no need to trash the mikawa and Ume if they make you happy, but I'd recommend not having fields of them

    • @brianvandermey4223
      @brianvandermey4223 4 місяці тому

      I’ll take your ume

  • @carolficorilli9768
    @carolficorilli9768 4 місяці тому +1

    I just got my first Japanese Maple yesterday. It is an Acer Palatatum Orion. sorry about my spelling. I live in Frankfort, KY I got mine from Mr. Maple.

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  4 місяці тому +1

      Great, have fun with it! They're a great online resource

  • @carolficorilli9768
    @carolficorilli9768 4 місяці тому +1

    love the dogs.

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks, they're then garden greeters!

  • @malsrfun2956
    @malsrfun2956 4 місяці тому

    ADDICTED ❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊

  • @lgriffin8056
    @lgriffin8056 3 місяці тому

    When you mention black pine, do you mean P. nigra or P. thunbergii?
    Love japanese maples, just got a couple of different ones to play with and do air layers on 😄

  • @andrewzittel4904
    @andrewzittel4904 3 місяці тому

    Hey Andrew, fellow Andrew reaching out. I've been going all-in on bonsai this year, and really liked your advice from the first podcast on focusing on a few species to start out. I'd like to focus on JMs and Yews to get some deciduous and conifer experience. I live in Ohio, which as you mentioned isn't a great spot for finding bonsai material. I think JMs are awesome but most of the ones I find are grafted varieties for landscaping. What states would you say are the "nursery capitals" of the US?

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  3 місяці тому

      Hi Andrew, Oregon is the nursery capital of the US for Japanese maples. There are a few nurseries elsewhere, but the majority comes from Oregon. Don't be afraid of those grafted Japanese maples, they're perfect for getting multiple air-layers off a plant

  • @OjaiBonsai
    @OjaiBonsai 4 місяці тому

    It’s all about the colors and the change in color

  • @paolomh113
    @paolomh113 3 місяці тому

    HI, have you got Seigen? any comment? its my favorite on top of deshojo.

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  3 місяці тому

      Just one very small young one, why do you like it?

  • @kurtismengham6221
    @kurtismengham6221 2 місяці тому

    Where can we get these off of UA-cam?

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  Місяць тому

      Coming soon, probably on bonsai wire

  • @brianvandermey4223
    @brianvandermey4223 4 місяці тому

    Is deshojo the same as shin deshojo?

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  4 місяці тому +1

      Technically no, but functionally yes. Shin is the improved variety, but I'm not sure anyone can tell the difference, even among experts

    • @brianvandermey4223
      @brianvandermey4223 4 місяці тому

      @@rakuyobonsai so if deshojo is hard to find and shin is easier, I’m good to go for shin?

    • @kylepurvis6231
      @kylepurvis6231 4 місяці тому

      @@brianvandermey4223I have both in my garden, there’s definitely differences in them but that could be the individual genetics too. I have 25 deshojo growing on their own roots that will be available this spring.

  • @Laykin-s5k
    @Laykin-s5k 4 місяці тому

    I just got a Japanese maple

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  4 місяці тому +1

      I'm afraid it won't be your last ;)

  • @paolomh113
    @paolomh113 3 місяці тому

    we Beginners tend to check long flowering plants, after realising that almost all flowers doesn't last long then we search for substitutes in leaves interesting colours, that's when maples become popular... No wonder Japanese have done the same! Simples!

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  3 місяці тому

      They are perhaps the best and most iconic plant in the world

  • @JungleScene
    @JungleScene 3 місяці тому

    Here in bc j maples are everywhere. Maples in general are obviously endemic here in the PNW, but canada in general just has a lot of maples and we like to keep them.... I would estimate that the properties in my neighborhood average 2 maples each, Japanese or native. Maybe more.

    • @rakuyobonsai
      @rakuyobonsai  3 місяці тому

      Same here in Portland, which is one of the things that I love about the Pacific Northwest