Floating Cloud Japanese Maple Acer palmatum Ukigumo 2 - Year Tree

So, when some people read a 1 year or 2 year plant on these grafts I think in their mind it is a huge plant, but here is the important bit to take from that, in this case it is a Ukigomo Floating Cloud Japanese Maple, that is important because this species does not show variegation (the coloring that people like so much) until about 2 years. Like I said the thing to take away from the graft being from a 2-year plant is that when your leaves grow and your tree starts to grow you do not have to wait 2 years to see if its even the right maple! lol... it does not mean it is a huge plant, typically sample plant pics are just of adults or adolescents already displaying features (unless specified otherwise). That being said, I received mine as just a stem grown from root grafted to a 2 year branch, and though it came with no leaves attached and semi-dormant from the winter, it only took about 3 days after repotting in my own soil and putting it under a Sansi natural light (the nice 60 watt 4 prong led one) and this beautiful thing came to life. Honestly, even though it was cold weather dormant when it arrived and had no leaves the small branch grafted was still very healthy looking, and plump stemmed with pregrowth at every node, it was a good selection for grafting during the winter season, and it recovered under the light very quickly. Really just an amazing species, and I really should just talk about the species and not the graft style or supplier but this is an extremely rare species with usually only scammers selling, the one supplier on here sent me an amazing little grafted branch, and people kind of need to realize that these super rare species are worth it, and if you know what you are doing they come very viable. As for misunderstandings, its neither the species nor the sellers fault, know what you are buying, and know where you are leaving reviews. This is about a plant, a product. EDIT: added 2 more pics just about a few days to a week along, ignore the golden chain tree sapling in the background of the 2nd larger growth one (5th one total.)

I am disappoint. It's alive, but tiny for a "2-year tree." I suppose it is possible that it is a graft FROM a two year tree, but it is small enough to fit in a 1-qt container, it has one stem and a few leaves with no branches. Also the graft looks weak, like it is splitting. I'm going to plant it and see how it does, but I don't have high hopes. For the price I expected much much better. This is a $10 tree at best.

I was hesitant on buying live trees through Amazon, but decided to go ahead any way. I purchased a Floating Cloud and a Coral Bark from this seller. Shipping made me nervous, but the trees arrived just today. Packaging was excellent. The Floating Cloud is only a 2 yr specimen, so quite small. The Coral Bark was larger and gently bent to fit in the box. Both plants still had moist soil and were securely and completely wrapped with plastic at their bases (including the containers). The seller also included two firm bamboo supports, one for each tree, I guess as a safety precaution for shipping. A couple of leaves on the Coral Bark took a hit, but this is to be expected. I promptly planted both trees in appropriate sized containers and placed them in a protected area outdoors. I will follow-up with an update as to health, but everything looks good so far. I wish the seller would offer larger specimens. I would pay for all shipping costs to get a 7 to 9 year tree.

Floating cloud has been the favorite of my household right out of the box. It has grown nicely and becomes more beautiful by the day. This company is not great. I ordered 3 plants and 2 of them were 2 years old or older. The 3rd.. dancing peacock was a little younger and smaller than advertised. I tried contacting the company 2x and there was no response.

dislike the grafted plant not doing well certainly not worth $25.0. We'll I bought this April 2020. Was disappointed but to my surprise it has grown to 2 feet since then! So I am looking forward to more surprises. Good luck. Thanks 🤗

I am just over the moon with this little maple tree! I am so much more than happy! It was packaged so well that there isn't one broken branch or leaf. I never expected it to arrive with the variegated leaves after reading the description and it says that for the first 5 years or so it shows regular green leaves. It has beautiful pinks, whites and green in there. The graft was done very well. You can hardly tell it's a graft. It will blend out good as it grows for bonsai and the trunk thickens up. Overall I am extremely happy with my little tree. I certainly plan to buy from them again. I have my eye on quite a good number of their different maple trees I'd like to add to my collection already! Thank you! 🙏🏻😍🩷

I ordered mine in the middle of the summer and I kept it inside under a LED grow lamp for fear of my summer heat. Planning on planting in the spring to avoid the winter frosts. It never really grew. It just slowly seemed to lose its ability to thrive. I did keep it in its original package but I cut holes for drainage and watering. making sure it wasn't too wet or too dry. My attempts to contact the grower fell on silent ears. Getting no response. I was really looking forward to getting this beautiful plat shown in the picture here is what I got.

This plant was teeny tiny upon arrival - a mere twig less than a foot tall! The graft however was solid (all Japanese maples are grafted, even the big fancy nursery varieties). Moreover, it wintered over in the northern exposure where I planted it just fine, and produced leaves in the spring. Tough little fellow! This tree absolutely needs shade, and lots of it. I planted mine where it gets maybe 2 hours of filtered sun per day (good for ukigumo because without ANY sun you won't get pink margins, but too much and it will croak). The white variegation will appear in shade only, and only in soil with very low nitrogen. So never fertilize this plant, unless you want it to turn green. JM's don't like fertilizer anyway. Perhaps even more, it needs protection from wind. So find a spot with shelter. Caveat: ukigumo gets BIG. if you're up north like I am (Wisconsin) it probably won't exceed 6 ft in height, but warmer areas may be looking at a tree 15 feet tall. So give it some space, protection from sun and wind, a little acid soil - and then leave it alone. Good purchase.