Japanese maples are famous for their diversity.
This grafted laceleaf maple, Acer palmatum var. This tree, whose gnarly, mossy limbs proclaim its great age, has greeted the rising sun daily for more than 100 years. It was originally imported directly from Japan to Seattle by nurseryman Julius Bonnell, for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition. On Valentine's Day of 1964 the tree was transplanted here by Frank Bonnell, in memory of his father. We welcome your feedback.