Acer palmatum 'Oto Hime' low-growing, cascading dome shaped tree, with delicate feathered foliage, and a tendency to grow ‘outwards’ rather than ‘upwards’. . .
Hime is the Japanese word for princess, it initially referred to any beautiful female and here indicates small.
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"Otohime" Japanese Maple
from an air-layer
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Otohime bursts into spring with yellow-green leaves and narrow reddish edging and tips. |
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"Otohime" Japanese Maple very small palmate leaves |
Kanjohakuhi- a process of developing roots by peeling the bark from a trunk.
"Otohime" Japanese Maple gets its name from the fabled Japanese Princess who reigned at the bottom of an ocean kingdom.
THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD
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"Otohime" Japanese Maple Fall 2013 |
Before:
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| Notice the contrast between the trunk and the roots at the graft union |
After Removal:
PROCEDURE
Update:
Airlayer in 2010
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