My collection of Japanese maples. Click on the photo to enlarge. If you want to view a specific cultivar, enter its name in the search feature in the upper left corner.
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Ukigumo 5/20/06
Ukigumo means "floating clouds" and is an outstanding variegated cultivar. The best thing for me about my ukigumos is to view them with the sun's rays low to the horizon. When these cultivars are backlighted, they do indeed look like floating clouds. This is a magnificent and dignified tree.
After removing a thicket from a canyon behind our home in 2003, we started learning about Japanese maples, became obsessed by them, and now have about 400 different varieties of Japanese maples. Each year we find new and wonderful varieties, meet other maple collectors and growers, and our garden has become a sensation.
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