Japanese Maple Autumn Colors
by Reid Callaway
Title
Japanese Maple Autumn Colors
Artist
Reid Callaway
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Acer palmatum, called Japanese Maple or Smooth Japanese Maple is a species of woody plant native to Japan, North Korea, South Korea, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia. Many different cultivars of this maple have been selected and they are grown worldwide for their attractive leaf shapes and colours.
Japanese Maple has been cultivated in Japan for centuries and in temperate areas around the world since the 1800s. The first specimen of the tree reached England in 1820.
When Swedish doctor-botanist Carl Peter Thunberg traveled in Japan late in the eighteenth century, he secreted out drawings of a small tree that would eventually become synonymous with the high art of oriental gardens. He gave it the species name palmatum after the hand-like shape of its leaves, similar to the centuries old Japanese names kaede and momiji, references to the 'hands' of frogs and babies, respectively.
For centuries Japanese horticulturalists have developed cultivars from maples found in Japan and nearby Korea and China. They are a popular choice for bonsai enthusiasts and have long been a subject in art.
Numerous cultivars are currently available commercially and are a popular item at garden centres and other retail stores in Europe and North America. Red-leafed cultivars are the most popular, followed by cascading green shrubs with deeply dissected leaves.
Preparations from the branches and leaves are used as a treatment in traditional Chinese medicine.
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September 16th, 2014
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Reid Callaway
Thank you Dora Sofia Caputo for Featuring my artwork in our Group.... Glimpses of Autumn! 2/6/2020
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Thank you Judy Vincent for featuring my artwork in our group... USA Photographers! 2/6/2020
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Thank you for appreciating my artwork Annette Harris and for making this image one of your personal Favorites!
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Thanks so much HJBH Photography for featuring my artwork in our group.....The Light Painters on 9/18/2014
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Thanks so much to the Light Painters Group for Featuring this image in our group on 9/17/2014!
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Thanks so much Tina M Wenger for featuring my artwork in our group...Artists Best Five Artwork...