Tag: Japanese Maple tree

THE GLORIOUS JAPANESE MAPLE TREE

Perhaps 20 years ago, we visited my cousin Roberta and Ray -- and their two kids. We came home with a Japanese Maple tree in a rubber bucket. It has grown. Probably about 35 feet tall, but no buds. Probably because it lacks a mate. No female with whom to make spinny little babies. These … Continue reading THE GLORIOUS JAPANESE MAPLE TREE

NOVEMBER IS A BLEAK MONTH

Share Your World 10th November Except for our delightfut Japanese Maple tree which turns scarlet. This year it turned orange first, then morphed into scarlet. And of course, the chrysanthemum. The brightest flower of fall. Here are this week’s questions (not an egg in sight this week): If you were a colour, what would you choose … Continue reading NOVEMBER IS A BLEAK MONTH

JAPANESE MAPLE

FOTD – Japanese Maple Leaves It's the first tree to produce leaves and the last tree to drop them. It is green all summer and turns brilliant scarlet in November -- when all the other trees have finished their autumn glow. This year, it hasn't lit up yet. It is still waiting for another frost. The … Continue reading JAPANESE MAPLE

JAPANESE MAPLE

FOTD – November 1 – Japanese Maple Leaves It's the first tree to produce leaves and the last tree to drop them. It is green all summer and turns brilliant scarlet in November -- when all the other trees have finished their autumn glow. This year, it hasn't lit up yet. It is still waiting for … Continue reading JAPANESE MAPLE

JAPANESE MAPLE AND VERY GREEN TREES

Trees in close up We brought this tree home from my cousin's house in Maryland. It was a tiny little thing in a bucket. We planted it. And twenty-five years later, it's an amazing tree. It is green all summer and turns bright scarlet in late September. It is the first tree to change color and … Continue reading JAPANESE MAPLE AND VERY GREEN TREES