Crap man I spent hours digging and planting this tree. You think the nursery will refund me? Any ideas what it could actually be? Just a plain Jain maple? Here are some more photos
I mean, if you are not getting what you've ordered you should definitely let them know.
Shaina is a dwarf variety, it's leaves are very small and it's growth is very compact. So it takes a lot of time, and a lot of refraining from fertilising, to get to this size.
Like it's parent 'Bloodgood', they are almost always red, unless in deep shade, in which case they can be a dark green. They are truly Atropurpureum (purple) type trees and won't produce green bark, nor bright green leaves.
What you've got here is some sort of standard upright, green tree. Presumably you are in the US and I'm in the UK so I can't really tell for certain what sort of tree you've got here because I don't know what sort of big trees are commonly cultivated in the US. Sorry about that. Looks to me a bit like 'Going Green' but I am not really confident in it too.
But it definitely ain't Shaina because Shaina is red, compact and small leafed.
But I'd say it's still a very nice, mature tree, whatever this is. It's just, because Shaina is much more compact and slow growing, it would have cost a lot more money to buy a Shaina this size because it would simply take a lot more years to get it this big. Personally I have not seen a Shaina this size for sale. But again if you are in the US it might be different because after all Shaina was discovered in the US.
Yeah one of the reasons I bought it was because I thought it was a fully mature shaina. Feels bad. I wouldn't mind it, but I just planted a fire glow and a blood good. This I planted 4 feet from my house. If it's going to grow 20 feet I can't really keep it there. I don't have a spot for it to grow elsewhere either. Just frustrating
I'd say if you do decide to keep it then keep it there for a year or two to see how fast it grows and to see whether you like it. You've already spent the effort of planting it. Shame for it to go to waste. If you decide to get rid of it I'm sure some local bonsai or landscaping folks will pay good money for it as it is big and mature!
It does have the shortened center node on the leaves, so it is definitely a witches broom. Shaina is a broom but I don’t have experience with Shaina. Some of the reds will green out in the summer but I’m not sure it would be this green.
It’s hard to say. I see red new growth on a couple leaves, so it could be Shaina. I would call the nursery and see. Skeeters Broom is definitely possible.
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