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Posted by ichoudhury GA (My Page) on Sat, Nov 26, 11 at 11:17
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RE: ID Japanese Maple in Portland Japanese Garden
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Sat, Nov 26, 11 at 14:18
RE: ID Japanese Maple in Portland Japanese Garden
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| My apology ...:( 
Photo is taken by the following flickr photographer and I saw the photograph from the above article. Here's link to the photographer's set that has a lot more of this Japanese Maple:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheryl_hill/sets/72157594338313227/ |
RE: ID Japanese Maple in Portland Japanese Garden
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| This probably is a Acer palmatum "Ornatum". I will confirm it once I am certain. |
RE: ID Japanese Maple in Portland Japanese Garden
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 27, 11 at 15:20
| There are a great many different lace-leaf maple cultivars. You will need more than this picture to tell which one this specimen might represent. I would consult all possible references, such as books on maples and on Japanese maples, that contain separate descriptions of multiple cultivars and study the relevant details of the plant in question, including leaf structure and summer color. |
RE: ID Japanese Maple in Portland Japanese Garden
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| Thanks! I did contact the Curator of the Japanese Maple Garden in Portland Sadafumi Uchiyama who did not have the specific information but gave me some leads to try (I will keep my investigation open and update when I have some fruitful results). Regards ... |
RE: ID Japanese Maple in Portland Japanese Garden
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Mon, Nov 28, 11 at 13:33
| One thing that could be highly illustrative would be to compare the one being wondered about with other live specimens in nearby displays where there is labeling, such as nursery yards. If it is a comparatively common selection still being produced and sold you may encounter this one in such a place. You will need a representative live twig with fully developed leaves to hold up against similar examples seen elsewhere, to compare with closely. Japanese maples are currently a big deal on the North American market, with quantities of them being produced by operations right there in the Willamette Valley. |
RE: ID Japanese Maple in Portland Japanese Garden
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| In addition to bboy's very good advice - leaf size, shape and detail is rather critical to correct cultivar ID - it is important to recognize that individual fall coloring can be influenced by a wide range of factors even between selections of the same cultivar. Exposure to sunlight, soil conditions, amount of watering and weather conditions will have influence on how intense fall color develops. I've seen selections of common green laceleafs (i.e. 'Viridis') show both a bright tangerine orange fall tone much like your photo as well as a rather washed out yellow during the same season, depending on where and how they were grown. |
RE: ID Japanese Maple in Portland Japanese Garden
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Ichoudhury, thank you for that link to the Portland Japanese Garden album of Just Peachy ....I put the HTML code here to see if it will work in GW:
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Here is a link that might be useful: Slide show of the album on Flickr
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