New
cultivars:
Some newly offered cultivars MAY be added to our list after they leaf out
around mid-April. Others, including small, rare, and hard to graft cultivars,
may be added in September. Once a cultiver sells out, it remains so until
the following spring.
Maples ordered in summer may have burned leaves, and look bad, but this is only temporary. Still, spring and especially fall are far better times to ship and plant than summer. We'll delay shipments when temperatures exceed 90 F.
Discovered by J.D.
Vertrees in the 1970s or before, this
cultivar is still sufficiently rare that we still don't have a good
photo.
The reason it's rare is the difficulty in propagating
this tiny, threadleaf dwarf. The stems are sturdy enough, but
the nodes are very close together, and scions are seldom
more than 3/4" long. The leaves are light green and have
extremely long, narrow lobes, barely 1/16" wide at most,
and about 2" long. The leaves are oriented in all different
directions, so the tree is something of a birds' nest. Growth
usually doesn't exceed 2-3" a year. Surprisingly, the leaves
hold up well in sun, and it's a good thing, because the
plant needs all the sun it can get in order to trap any
energy with those stringlike leaves. Once propagated, it
seems tobe
a hardylittle thing, mostly of interest to collectors,
but suitable for rock gardens and bonsai.
Size
#1 trees ship after they leaf out, usually early to mid-April.
Orders
placed between mid-March and mid-June may take 3 weeks to ship. For faster
service, order in the fall, an excellent time to plant. We can ship in winter,
but read this to see if
it's a good idea for you.
'Koto
ito komachi'
Size # 1 $25.00
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