24+ Shishigashira Japanese Maple Bonsai

It was acquired from a local private collector on 09 23 20. It has fabulous trunk movement.

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Foliage on young trees may appear sparse.

Shishigashira japanese maple bonsai. This slow growing maple has somewhat glossy leaves that are curled and or kinked up. Look online you will not see another tree this mature for the price. Foliage turns showy shades of gold and crimson in fall.

Base is 2 1 2. The growth habit is very dense branching with a widening effect midway up on mature trees. Palmate 5 to 7 lobed crinkled bright green leaves to 2 long grow in tufts along the stems.

The shishigashira is unlike any other japanese maple. Double trunk japanese maple shishigashira. The tree was originally labeled as green cascase but i believe it was an error.

Because of this this tree is only suitable for locations in usda plant hardiness zones 6 through 8. Shishigashira is also unique in that it can grow up to 15 feet tall yet it is one of the best bonsai trees in the world. Popular for bonsai as a container specimen and in small gardens.

Shishigashira is a very unique upright green japanese maple cultivar. The deep green leaves are crinkled with compact branching that adds to the amazing architectural shape of the tree. Highly sculptural form improves with age.

19 wide x 14 deep. Shishigashira is unlike any other japanese maple in the world. On own roots from air layer.

It will be quite happy in locations from southern pennsylvania down into georgia and even in the more northern parts of texas. You will not want to plant this tree in places that are subject to extreme cold or heat with humidity. This unique cultivar always attracts attention.

The japanese maple is a finicky tree and prefers a relatively stable climate all year round. The deep green color will last until fall and when other maple trees begin to drop their leaves the shishigashira leaves will burst into glamorous colors. 29 tall measured from top of soil.

Foliage becomes purple red with orange red patterns in fall is most intense in full sun and is less likely to sunburn than other varieties. It has been in cultivation and published in japanese literature books since the 1880 s. Heavily curled green leaves give an interesting texture to this compact shrubby tree.

Another quick video log of how i planted my japanese maple in a container. Shishigashira is an upright compact slow growing form that typically grows to 7 15 tall over a number of years. It is composed of an arrangement of compacted semi glossy heavily curled dark green leaves.

The name shishigashira means lion s head or lion s mane.

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