Japanese Maples: Beni Schichihenge, right?, 1 by irmaly

irmaly wrote:
Okay, here goes. I went out to look at the tree further and to get some more pics from different angles. Excuse the quality of these pics. Not a very good time of day to shot in this area.

doss, the tree is "somewhat" flexible, but I must say, while I can pull it enough to stake upright, it really puts up a struggle. I can do it, but it will take a bit of heavy handedness.

Following are 7 pics of different angles, etc. Note that the "wings" are extensions of the main branches--they are not offshoots, so I think we have to take that into consideration.

Here goes. Comments, advice, etc. much welcomed.

I think this first shot, taken sorta from behind the tree, shows the best representation of how the tree branches work. Note that the tree has two main branches that start near teh bottom of the main trunk.