First post limits the number of pics so here we have the rest of my random pics

Golddrift upright

Catherine Elizabeth

Northlight

Golddrift getting crazy

Top 3 for the upper midwest....De Ruyter.

Just snapped these for the hell of as the lighting outside was a crazy pink

Emperor One

Stachys Hummelo

Scottie

Red Dragon....top died but the bottom half filled in nicely after burying in 2' of snow.

Paying homage to the best dog that ever lived.

Thanks for the pics whaas. Nice collection! I've got a Dandylion in the garden as well, though not nearly as massive as yours, great plant.

You are going to need to be doing some serious pruning on that Emperor I over the next few years.........it is far too large a tree for that very tight location!!

you can tell the Acrocona parentage of the Dandylion

and the DeRuyter multi-color is extra nice

thanks , ron

Mack, I tried to keep the mulch of the crown but typically I've always mulched perennials.

What concern does she have?

Hopefully your De Ruyter fills out. I actually have three! The one is brutal open norhtwest wind actually looks better lol

confierbros, look forward to an update on your place as well! T

hings are coming along slowly for me.

GW, here in WI mother nature does the pruning for you.

I had a 15 year old specimen and it was 7' x 6' . In most situations in this area - between winter kill and early / late season frosts the largest and fastest growing Acer palmatum are actually dwarf plants. Of course its somewhat of a chore to prune out the deadwood. As mentioned above my Red Dragon was literally reduced in half.

Ron, I missed the color when it was more yellow and looked more impressive. I

t tends to green out early summer and then become yellow frosted late summer. I have a really nice Arco Yellow as well which is more pyramidal. I'll get pics next spring

I forget that sometimes JM's do not grow to their full potential in colder climates like they do here :-) Emp I is only slightly behind the size of a Bloodgood here....25-30' tall and as wide. My brand new this season Fire Glow is already bigger than your Emp I!!

And as I was looking for a good photo to illustrate a maturely sized Emp I, I found this: https://www.amazon.com/Purple-Japanese-Palatum-Bonsai-Seedlings/dp/B07GR1F78K/ref=asc_df_B07GR1F78K/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=278878233965&hvpos=1o6&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14068163891236785548&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033314&hvtargid=pla-578262648386&psc=1

OMG!! Do people actually try to buy these things???

Apparently they do as they have reviews!

What in the world is this?

https://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Japanese-Bonsai-Planting-Natural/dp/B0779G9HNT/ref=pd_bxgy_86_img_2/140-9003604-4114159?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0779G9HNT&pd_rd_r=1844ba85-9dcb-11e9-9e03-b199d7ed47b8&pd_rd_w=YeXkD&pd_rd_wg=SLNoQ&pf_rd_p=a2006322-0bc0-4db9-a08e-d168c18ce6f0&pf_rd_r=MNGNGV777EKY4JHS2BV4&psc=1&refRID=MNGNGV777EKY4JHS2BV4

The biggest Bloodgood I've spotted in my area was likely planted 30+ years ago.

Its close to 15 x 15