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

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

"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