Spring has Sprung and the Maple Bonsai has too / myLot

Mandurah, Australia

September 14, 2015 2:55am CST

In March this year a friend gave me a Maple Tree Bonsai for my birthday. I watered and feed that plant, shaped it and did everything except sing to it, (then it might have died). Three months later in our winter all the leaves fell off, I was devastated. In my part of the world there are not many trees which lose their leaves completely over winter. Then I realized a Maple Tree probably does drop its leaves. Over the past few months I have watched my little Bonsai, I put it in the wintry sunshine and brought it inside to protect it from stormy weather. We are now in our second week of Spring and I have noticed tiny buds forming on the tree, it is so exciting to see green leaves starting to take shape and to know that I didn't kill my little Bonsai it is all part of the natural process of nature.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502187)

• Italy

14 Sep 15

I have a dwarf maple in my garden, it is the first to show tiny buds in Spring. Now it's almost Autumn, all the leaves are turning red.

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Glen

@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

14 Sep 15

@LadyDuck Mine has mainly green leaves but I do notice a few tiny patches of red

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@LadyDuck (502187)

• Italy

14 Sep 15

@glenniah But in your country is is almost Spring, while here it's almost Autumn.

GreatMartin

@GreatMartin (23670)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

18 Sep 15

While our summer is almost over--I know because our high temperatures are now only 89!! One of the reasons I love living in South Florida is that we have green trees, bushes, hedges, plants all year round!.

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Glen

@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

18 Sep 15

Oh dear, summer over here means brown grass, hedges and plants. Not a lot of green to be seen. I guess that must be why I fell in love with the UK it was so green

@Rollo1 (16676)

• Boston, Massachusetts

14 Sep 15

Maple trees not only lose their leaves, they have the best and most amazing array of colors in the fall. Be careful with it.

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Glen

@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

15 Sep 15

@Rollo1 I have noticed different coloured leaves are appearing. I have been looking at you tube and other places for info on my little bonsai, I shall try very hard to be careful and help it grow.