Maple Opening
by Christina Verdgeline
Title
Maple Opening
Artist
Christina Verdgeline
Medium
Photograph - Macro Photo
Description
Early Springtime, and nature is waking up! This is a Japanese maple macro close-up shot. So delicate as the leaves, tiny at this point, unfurl, opening up eventually into broad red maroon leaves, creating welcome shade on a hot summer afternoon.
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Wikipedia: Acer palmatum, called Japanese maple[3] or smooth Japanese-maple[4] (Japanese: irohamomiji, イロハモミジ, or momiji, 紅葉) is a species of woody plant native to Japan,North Korea, South Korea, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia.[5] Many different cultivars of this maple have been selected and they are grown worldwide for their large variety of attractive forms, leaf shapes, and spectacular colors.[6] Acer palmatum is a deciduous shrub or small tree reaching heights of 6 to 10 m (20 to 33 ft), rarely 16 metres (52 ft), often growing as an understory plant in shady woodlands. It may have multiple trunks joining close to the ground. In habit, it is often shaped like a hemisphere (especially when younger) or takes on a dome-like form, especially when mature.[7] The leaves are 4–12 cm long and wide, palmately lobed with five, seven, or nine acutely pointed lobes. The flowers are produced in small cymes, the individual flowers with five red or purple sepals and five whitish petals. The fruit is a pair of winged samaras, each samara 2–3 cm long with a 6–8 mm seed. The seeds of Japanese maple and similar species require stratification in order to germinate.[7][8]
Even in nature, Acer palmatum displays considerable genetic variation, with seedlings from the same parent tree typically showing differences in such traits as leaf size, shape, and color. Overall form of the tree can vary from upright to weeping
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March 5th, 2016
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Comments (5)
Elizabeth Tillar
Christina, this is a gorgeous image; the focus is perfect as are the colors and composition! I loved reading your detailed description, also! l/f
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"