The Maple Society

Every member receives a copy of the The Maple Society Newsletter which is published four times a year.

Articles include reports on new Acer cultivars, identification of different Acer species, reports from meetings and visits, members letters and questions for the editor and more. Anyone is welcome to submit an article to be considered for the newsletter, please contact the Editor.

Items for the Winter 2010 issue of the news letter must be received by 31st October 2010

The contents for the Autumn 2010 Issue, 20/3 are:

• The Maple Society Weekend in the Breckland
• The 2010 Annual General Meeting ? 10th October
• Maple Day at Hergest Croft, Herefordshire ? 16th October
• The maples of Europe ? Part I by Piotr Banaszczak
• Acer palmatum ’De shojo’ by Hisao Nakajima
• Maple Society Seed Distribution Scheme 2010
• BBC Gardeners’ World Live, 16th?20th June 2010
• Acer wuyuanense ? the Chocolate Maple by Peter Gregory
• Book Review by Linda Miles: Planting & Maintaining a Tree Collection
• Maple Society Spring Weekend Report by Hugh Angus
• The weeping Acer palmatum ssp. amoenum ‘Nakajima shidare’

Past issues

The contents for the Summer 2010 Issue, 20/2 are:

• The weeping Acer sieboldianum ‘Seki-no-kegon’ by Hisao Nakajima
• Growing Japanese maples as bonsai by John Taylor
• Japanese Maples 4th Edition: book review by Margaret Handoca
• Acer maximowiczianum Miquel (1867): Nikko maple by Peter Gregory
• News from the North American Branch by Sharon Nelson
• The Maple Society North American Branch presents the 2010 Conference
  Maples and Gardens Texas Style
• Threatened maple conservation by Douglas Gibbs
• Winter grafting maples ? learning from the experts by Laura Jones

The contents for the Spring 2010 Issue, 20/1 are:

• Air-layering Acer palmatum ‘Sharp’s Pygmy’ for bonsai by Peter Gregg
• Maple Society Spring Weekend ? 15th/16th May 2010
• Acer palmatum ‘Shirayuki-no-mai’ by Hisao Nakajima
• Two new Acer palmatum cultivars by Jerry Childs
• Acer robustum Pax ? Robust Maple by Peter Gregory
• A very rare evergreen maple by Ben Jones
• Maple conservation notice by Hugh Angus
• The Red List of Maples
• James F. Schmidt ? a tribute by Talon Buchholz

The contents for the Winter 2009 Issue, 19/4 are:

• Acer pauciflorum ‘Blaze Away’ a new maple in cultivation by Guy Jones
• Members who would welcome visits to their garden from other enthusiasts
• Acer pycnanthum ‘Ena san’: a new cultivar by Hisao Nakajima
• The European Grafting Day - Sat., 20th February 2010
• Maple identification: species with mainly 3-lobed leaves by Peter Gregory
• Acer duplicatoserratum Hayata (1911) by Peter Gregory
• News from the North American Branch by Sharon Nelson
• Minutes of XIXth Annual General Meeting of the Maple Society

The contents for the Autumn 2009 Issue, 19/3 are:

• Maple cultivar news
• Maple Society XIXth A.G.M.
• North American Branch News: Oregon meeting by Sharon Nelson
• European Grafting Day: 20th February 2010
• New look to the Maple Society website by Graham Jones
• Autumn Digital Workshop: 16-18th October 2009
• Identification of maple species with compound leaves by Peter Gregory
• Acer sempervirens Linnaeus by Peter Gregory
• Maple Society Spring Weekend in Scotland by Margaret Handoca

The contents for the Summer 2009 Issue, 19/2 are:

• Two more Japanese maple cultivars by Hisao Nakajima
• The North American Branch Annual Meeting by Sharon Nelson
• Maple Society AGM and Autumn meeting by Hugh Angus
• Maple identification - species with unlobed leaves by Peter Gregory
• Acer pictum by Peter Gregory

The contents for the Spring 2009 Issue, 19/1 are:

• Acer caudatum: Himalayan maple by Peter Gregory
• New maple cultivars from Japan
• Native maple: moosewood by Peter Podaras
• Acer palmatum ‘Amagi’ by Hisao Nakajima
• Maples in the Mount Auburn Cemetary landscape by Tim Thibault
• pH of composts/soils for maples by Dr David J.J. Kinsman
• Observations of maples in Yunnan by Simon Crutchley
• News from the North American Branch by Sharon Nelson
• Maple Society Spring Tour of Scotland - 6th to 7th June 2009
• Minutes of the XVIIIth A.G.M. of the Maple Society

The contents for the Winter 2008 Issue, 18/4 are:

• The 3rd International Maple Symposium in Japan - 12/13th Nov. 2008
• Post-Symposium Tours 2008
• Gold and Silver in Kyoto by Laura Jones
• The Paradise Temple - Jojakko-ji by Linda Miles
• Momiji, Momiji, Momiji - what is in a name? by Michael Murphy
• Toshogu Shrine, Nikko by Graham Jones
• Visiting Kaiuso: a privilege and a treat by Laura Jones
• A garden gem in Nara by Laura Jones
• Acer argutum Maxim. (1867) - the Sharp-Toothed Maple by Peter Gregory
• The European Grafting Day - 21st March 2009

The contents for the Autumn 2008 Issue, 18/3 are:

• 2008 International Maple Symposium
• Acer capillipes var. morifilium ‘Wakisaka nishiki’ by Hisao Nakajima
• Payment of subscriptions to the Maple Society by Len Speller
• Japanese etiquette by Sharon Nelson
• Acer platanoides L. (1753) by Peter Gregory
• An old man’s rambling by Frank Byles
• Maple Society’s Autumn Visit & XVIIIth A.G.M
• Seed Distribution Scheme 2008
• Book review: A Plantsman’s Paradise. Travels in China
• Maple Society Officers

The contents for the Summer 2008 Issue, 18/2 are:

• The 2008 International Maple Symposium in Japan - 12th-14th Nov. 2008
• Hanburyana - publication on horticultural taxonomy and nomenclature
• Acer pycnanthum ‘Asayake nishiki’ by Hisao Nakajima
• Grafting deciduous plants: before and aftercare by Brian Upchurch
• Readers letters/problems
• Accelerated Japanese maple understock production by Jennifer Wells & Jerry Lavallee
• Maillot nursery: an online treasure trove for Acer enthusiasts
• Plantsreunited.co.uk: the gardeners’ on-line swap shop
• Acer elegantulum W.P.Fang et C.P.Chiu (1979) by Peter Gregory
• Peter’s 80th by Anne Eckersley