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| Acer palmatum |
I'm in California as you read
this. My right-hand man, Seth, is hopping to keep up with truck shipments,
supervising the crew on each and every sold plant, dealing with toothless truck
drivers and Russian drivers who speak no English, then making sure the
paperwork is in order. It takes a supreme effort to fit the blog into his
schedule. So everybody gets a break this week, and I'll dial back on the
verbiage.
I enjoy walking through the
greenhouses and encountering all of the maples, most of which are in full
growth and in prime color. Today's blog will be a visual journey with the Acer
palmatum species. I'm not promoting the following in particular, rather I chose
them because they looked nice when I had the camera out. So, savor the experience
on your computer now, or better yet come by for a visit in person.
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| Acer palmatum |
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| Acer palmatum |
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| Acer palmatum 'Alpenweiss' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Asagi nishiki' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Baby Lace' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Beni kosode' |
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| Acer palmatum |
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| Acer palmatum 'Calico' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Corallinum' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Eddisbury' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Festival' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Fairy Hair' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Fairy Hair' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Fairy Hair' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Grandma Ghost' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Fairy Hair' |
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| Acer palmatum 'First Ghost' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Geisha Gone Wild' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Ki hachigire' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Hama otome' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Beni maiko' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Hime tsuma gaki' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Ikandi' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Koto no ito' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Ilarian' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Kasagi yama' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Koto buki' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Koto buki' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Kuro hime' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Kuro hime' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Little Sango' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Manyo no sato' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Mikawa nishiki' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Mikawa yatsubusa' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Mikawa yatsubusa' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Mikawa yatsubusa' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Olsen's Frosted Strawberry' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Ori zuru' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Peve Multicolor' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Peve Multicolor' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Purple Ghost' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Purple Ghost' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Rainbow' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Rainbow' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Red Blush' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Royale' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Ruby Stars' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Satsuki beni' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Satsuki beni' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Sekka yatsubusa' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Shigi no hoshi' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Shojo nomura' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Sister Ghost' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Summer Gold' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Squitty' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Summer Gold' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Summer Gold' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Tsuchigumo' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Taimen nishiki' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Tiger Rose' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Tsuma gaki' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Tsuma gaki' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Tsuma gaki' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Usu midori' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Usu midori' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Wilson's Pink Dwarf' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Wilson's Pink Dwarf' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Wilson's Pink Dwarf' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Wilson's Pink Dwarf' |
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| Acer palmatum 'Yunagi' |
As owner of Buchholz Nursery, I
can assure you that nothing is easy, and an enormous amount of effort is
required for the company to even survive. I've been grinding out a living here
for thirty three years, and next year will mark my 40
th anniversary
in the nursery industry. Ha! And most of you attractive women out there think
that I'm only 39 years old. But anyway, today's photos illustrate that I am
able to derive some fun from my career, and that my involvement with
Flora's Wonder has resulted in a very
fortunate life. Thanks to my employees who have made it possible.
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| Acer palmatum 'Fairy Hair' in October |
P.S. By the way, Seth initially took liberty to name this blog
Vacation. No way! I've never been on a "vacation." Like "lunch," vacations are for wimps. I'll be
working, you can be sure, and I make no apologies if enjoy my trips...er, my work.
P.P.S. Seth responds, "Yeah, whatever."
