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About japanese maple 6 years 5 months ago #36303

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I have japanese maple material, and I live in the tropics.

It's the maple will change its four seasons cycle ...?

because as far as I know, maple leaves will fall in October to november. but instead, my maple thrives this month.
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About japanese maple 6 years 5 months ago #36305

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Do you meant that there are no seasons where you live? The maple needs the cold part of the year for dormancy. I don't know if your maple will survive.

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About japanese maple 6 years 5 months ago #36306

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yes, in my place there are only two seasons, summer and rainy season.

should november maple leaves fall. but my maple grows leaf lushly.

I'll send her a photo later.
sorry if my language so bad, i use google translate.:P :lol:

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About japanese maple 6 years 5 months ago #36307

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Growing a maple in the tropics seems hard enough to me, growing a bonsai maple sounds impossible.
It does need the cold period. If it doesn't get that, it will probably live and grow, but not for a long time. It will eventually die.
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About japanese maple 6 years 5 months ago #36309

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People have succesfully grown bonsai in the tropics by keeping them in the fridage for 2+ months. Make sure you wrap them in plastic, or they will dry out. And air thge plastic against fungi.

It is NOT easy to do succesfully, but it is possible.

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About japanese maple 6 years 5 months ago #36334

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I hope it will grow well here.
I got this maple last year in a local nursery, and it's about 3 years old from the graft process. and I see the growth is very good here. I hope it will be a beautiful bonsai ... haha

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