It is my understanding that "Mountain Maple" is the Japanese common name
for Acer palmatum. So ANY Acer palmatum seedling or other propagate is a
Mountain Maple. It is not a cultivar name such as A. palmatum
'Bloodgood', for example. I suppose even a 'Bloodgood' is still a
Mountain Maple, although the correct name is much more informative. So
yes, it is a generic term for any Acer palmatum.

Brent
EvergreenGardenworks.com



Kees wrote:

I have seen a few photographs of bonsai maples labeled simply as
"Mountain Maples". They seem to be acer palmatum but there is never a
mention of the variety (if that is the right term).

An example is in Craig Coussins "Totally Bonsai" on page 87 there is a
Mountain maple (acer palmatum).

My local bonsai retailer is going to the west coast this weekend to
buy stock from overseas. He has asked me just exactly what a Mountain
maple is in latin as there are many different types of maples to pick
from.

Is this a generic acer palmatum, if there is such a thing?






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