We have a winner! (was Let's Play Name That Shrub!)
Ladies and gentlemen, congratulations to David J. Brockman for submitting
the first correct answer of Japanese Maple! ;-) Based on the photos I've found online, I think the variety I saw was acer palmatum dissectum "Tamukeyama." Does anyone have experience with this cultivar? I live in zone 7, DC metro area, and I'm wondering if this would be OK for my yard. The space I'm thinking about is in a corner where my shed (white wall) sits perpendicular to a wood fence. It gets full afternoon sun in the summertime and no sun at all in the winter. Thanks to everyone for playing! :-) "Natty_Dread" wrote in message ... I saw an interesting shrub today and I'm wondering if someone might be able to identify it. Actually, I guess it was more of a small tree than a shrub -- it was about 4 feet tall with a weeping shape (although the shape might have been contrived, since I saw it at a fancy office building). It had long, thin branches that drooped downward (hence the weeping), and each branch had a series of regularly-spaced leaf shoots placed in twos opposing each other. Each leaf shoot had seven-fingered pattern that looked exactly like marijuana. (hehe...That's what caught my eye at first!) The branches were a mossy green color and the leaves a darker green tinged with burgundy. The leaves really did look almost exactly like pot leaves -- they had the same long, tapered shape with jagged edges in the same leaf pattern, except they weren't as wide as marijuana leaves. I don't have a photo of the tree/shrub/bush, but if any of you master gardeners out there know what it might be, please let me know. It was really beautiful and I'd like to find a couple plant. I sneaked a small cutting and am trying to root it, so I'd really like to know what it is. Cheers, Rhonda Alexandria, VA - Zone 7a/b |
We have a winner! (was Let's Play Name That Shrub!)
Thanks for wasting everyone's time!!
Now you can play another game. How about "spin the pickle"? Okay now, you bend over and get ready to catch it without using your hands!!! Natty_Dread wrote in message ... Ladies and gentlemen, congratulations to David J. Brockman for submitting the first correct answer of Japanese Maple! ;-) Based on the photos I've found online, I think the variety I saw was acer palmatum dissectum "Tamukeyama." Does anyone have experience with this cultivar? I live in zone 7, DC metro area, and I'm wondering if this would be OK for my yard. The space I'm thinking about is in a corner where my shed (white wall) sits perpendicular to a wood fence. It gets full afternoon sun in the summertime and no sun at all in the winter. Thanks to everyone for playing! :-) "Natty_Dread" wrote in message ... I saw an interesting shrub today and I'm wondering if someone might be able to identify it. Actually, I guess it was more of a small tree than a shrub -- it was about 4 feet tall with a weeping shape (although the shape might have been contrived, since I saw it at a fancy office building). It had long, thin branches that drooped downward (hence the weeping), and each branch had a series of regularly-spaced leaf shoots placed in twos opposing each other. Each leaf shoot had seven-fingered pattern that looked exactly like marijuana. (hehe...That's what caught my eye at first!) The branches were a mossy green color and the leaves a darker green tinged with burgundy. The leaves really did look almost exactly like pot leaves -- they had the same long, tapered shape with jagged edges in the same leaf pattern, except they weren't as wide as marijuana leaves. I don't have a photo of the tree/shrub/bush, but if any of you master gardeners out there know what it might be, please let me know. It was really beautiful and I'd like to find a couple plant. I sneaked a small cutting and am trying to root it, so I'd really like to know what it is. Cheers, Rhonda Alexandria, VA - Zone 7a/b |
We have a winner! (was Let's Play Name That Shrub!)
"Cereoid-UR12" wrote in message . .. Thanks for wasting everyone's time!! Now you can play another game. How about "spin the pickle"? Okay now, you bend over and get ready to catch it without using your hands!!! Ummm...how do you figure I wasted everyone's time? I posted a question which subsequently was answered by someone who had the information I needed. In any case, if I was wasting your time, why did you post three messages in this thread? And now that we're on the subject, why do YOU waste everyone's time (and bandwidth) with nasty replies to other posters' legitimate questions? Good God, what an ego. Natty_Dread wrote in message ... Ladies and gentlemen, congratulations to David J. Brockman for submitting the first correct answer of Japanese Maple! ;-) Based on the photos I've found online, I think the variety I saw was acer palmatum dissectum "Tamukeyama." Does anyone have experience with this cultivar? I live in zone 7, DC metro area, and I'm wondering if this would be OK for my yard. The space I'm thinking about is in a corner where my shed (white wall) sits perpendicular to a wood fence. It gets full afternoon sun in the summertime and no sun at all in the winter. Thanks to everyone for playing! :-) "Natty_Dread" wrote in message ... I saw an interesting shrub today and I'm wondering if someone might be able to identify it. Actually, I guess it was more of a small tree than a shrub -- it was about 4 feet tall with a weeping shape (although the shape might have been contrived, since I saw it at a fancy office building). It had long, thin branches that drooped downward (hence the weeping), and each branch had a series of regularly-spaced leaf shoots placed in twos opposing each other. Each leaf shoot had seven-fingered pattern that looked exactly like marijuana. (hehe...That's what caught my eye at first!) The branches were a mossy green color and the leaves a darker green tinged with burgundy. The leaves really did look almost exactly like pot leaves -- they had the same long, tapered shape with jagged edges in the same leaf pattern, except they weren't as wide as marijuana leaves. I don't have a photo of the tree/shrub/bush, but if any of you master gardeners out there know what it might be, please let me know. It was really beautiful and I'd like to find a couple plant. I sneaked a small cutting and am trying to root it, so I'd really like to know what it is. Cheers, Rhonda Alexandria, VA - Zone 7a/b |
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