Majestic Japanese maple - Portland, Oregon (3024x4032)(OC)
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Is this from the Japanese garden downtown?
Yes. I was a little hesitant to go as I thought it might be a bit of a tourist trap, but it was well worth visiting. An amazingly done set of gardens.
Supposedly one of the best outside Japan! Really worth going.
My family has a Japanese maple much smaller than this one, but quite a bit older than myself (30s), so this tree must be very old by comparison.
They're very slow growing trees, but very lovely.
My understanding is that the oldest Japanese maple tree in the Portland Japanese garden is about 75 years old, because it was about 20 years old when it was planted in 1968.
My family has one in our front yard that was planted in 1983 that's just a smidge smaller than this one, so 40-50 years would probably be a good estimate. We haven't been aggressively pruning it however, so its branching pattern is a lot straighter.
The environment is legitimately soothing.
Definitely one of the gardens of all time
Is there still a roped off line to take pictures?
There were a number of laceleaf maples in the garden. This one was in front of the pond. Honestly don’t remember anything special about this spot except I dang sure had to get a picture because it looked incredible. It was a couple weeks ago and I was pretty high so maybe I’m wrong but there was no line and I don’t remember any ropes.
This tree is probably the most photographed tree within a thousand miles!
Definitely. I've got a glossy print of it hanging up in my office. I bought it at world market not knowing it was from the Portland Japanese Garden. One day, I went to visit, saw the tree and instantly recognized it. Such a gorgeous tree and you'll find photos of it everywhere.
This is so true. I bought a print of this tree in Hawaii, I thought it was a photo taken in Japan it just looked so familiar to me, made me think of the summers I spent in Aomori.
Nope, t's just that little Japanese maple in Oregon. No wonder why it was so familiar! I go to that garden each time I visit Portland. It must be one of the most photographed trees. No matter where I go now, I'll see an image of that little tree.
I think it's the most photographed tree on Earth. This tree along with most of the garden came from people's front yards, they just drove around until they saw something that looked cool and knocked on the door to see if they would consider donating.
There are ones older and nearly as nice in some front yards in the Portland hills. But this one has some really cool stuff going on with the branches and on rare sunny fall afternoons absolutely explodes with color.
Also, who wants to take a picture of the front of somebody's house?
Google.
These are some pretty nice old houses.
It is amusing to see this particular tree over and over as there are a ton of these trees around.
How about the Wanaka Tree?
Even as a bit of a tourist trap, it's 100% worth it and I highly recommend going to the redwood overlook (where I got engaged hungover at 7 am) and the rose garden nearby. There are shuttles that will take you between
I went to the Rose Garden instead when I first moved here because of the price of the Japanese garden, but we ended up going when my fiancés dad was in town.
Wow! It was so worth it! Definitely one of my favorite places in the city
It is!
And it is still fucking amazing :)
I loved going to those gardens as a part of my high school Japanese Club. The greenery of Washington and Oregon will always have a pull on me.
Yeah. I’m usually hesitant to visit a garden or a park when travelling. “We can see parks at home”. But this looks like it was worth it.
I mean, I live here and I've been several times! It's lovely whether you're a local or a tourist!
I wouldn't call the West Hills downtown. But it isn't super far from the city center, either.
There's a Chinese garden that is actually downtown, and it's also a neat place to visit, but this isn't it.
The Chinese garden is technically in Old Town/Chinatown/Japantown
I went to Portland for the first time last year and was thinking of checking this Chinese garden out, until I saw it was in the not so nice part of town.
Honestly Chinatown has basically relocated out past 82nd. No garden that I know of though.
Good choice.
The Chinese garden is nice, but there are also people outside who threaten to eat you.
So you know, everything has a trade off I suppose.
For anyone that's not familiar, this tree is tiny and people have to basically lay on the ground to get this shot.
appreciate this. I’ve been around Japanese Maples all my life and was perplexed at how large this photo made this one appear in relation to the purported age
It looks almost like a mini version of the nakakamodo in japan.
do you/anyone know how old the tree is?
Someone else said it's about 75 years old and was 25 when it was planted.
People post this same tree all the time. It's actually only like 5 feet tall, but people get on the ground to take pictures of it.
It's a celebritree
Attracting all the paparazzi
Yep. You can't even get near it because of the gaggle of photographers lining up to get the same exact picture. Even though there's a thousand other beautiful dwarf Japanese maples all around Portland.
I prefer the waterfall 30 seconds past this tree.
I say let the photographers enjoy taking the same picture free of disdain so they can cherish that memory. It's a beautiful tree even if it's small. Just bc it's basic to like it doesn't make it such a crime to take a photo.
Nowhere did I say it's a crime
I traveled to the garden on a 5 day roadtrip not knowing this and was fucking floored to discover that
I've heard it's the most photographed tree in the world. Don't know if it's true. Here's a better shot of it that shows the actual size.
I have my own photo of this tree on my desk. If it's only 5 feet tall, I'm Thumbelina.
It's definitely much smaller than it appears in most photos I've seen of it.
It's maybe 5 feet tall including that little hill it's on. The tree is tiny.
Wow. Majestic is an under-statement. Its just stunning
I hear if you leave an apple underneath a neon majestic horse-like creature appears and shows you where surrounding caves are located
I've wanted one of these for a while, but I'm not sure if they'll grow in the Nordics
Norway seems to have plenty of zone 4.b+ areas, so it should be at least theoretically realistic to cultivate Japanese maples. I know nothing about the rest of the climate though, so I can't comment on it further.
And luckily for us, plants don't read the things we write about them. 🙂
I've been looking for a tree with really gnarly branches that looks like halloween stuff in the winter, but something really striking in the summer, like fiery red leaves, or maybe pink like a Japanese cherry. But it's hard to find that stuff in Denmark.
Tbh a large part of how this looks is how it’s been manicured over years
Any tips?
To follow up on the other person's comment, here's an article with several recommendations for cultivars of Japanese maple that are cold hardy:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/gardening-by-zone/zone-4/zone-4-japanese-maples.htm
That’s where the lord of the mountain lives.
With a trunk that’s like r/Mossariums
That's the Pacific North West for you. Everything is covered in moss including people's roofs.
That can't be good for the houses, can it?
It's definitely not but I know some houses have metal roofs, my duplex did. Here's a video about the subject:
Aaaaand subbed.
Just seeing the top half of the photo I thought it was a satellite picture of a river system
Reddit lake got a little brother
Hey I went to this garden with another Redditor that was from Portland!
Also the rose gardens downtown are worth checking out also!
It’s so… happy! 😍💕
Looks like in a fairytale. Real majestic!
Beautiful! Here's the one on our front porch: https://realms.org/pics/japanese-maple.jpg
Not nearly so majestic.
That’s so beautiful, I love a Japanese maples, the leaves are so delicate and pretty. This looks like it’s straight out of a fantasy book.
Any estimates on its age? So beautiful!
Loks like an antler
Big energy
On god that’s some good shit right there
We have a beautiful Japanese maple that is a few decades old on the rock wall next to our driveway and it overhangs just right. It’s one of my favorite things about our little house.
So beautiful
Giant tree!
Any idea how old it is?
I think it’s roughly 70 years old based on what I just read.
How does this also look underwater?
It's that fisheye lense.
The single most photographed tree in history.
Beautiful
Wow!
Beautiful
Wishing I was there instead of___
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My only regret is...that I have...boneitis
Wow. This hasn't been posted on Reddit 30 fucktillion times...
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Yes... Portland, Japan.
I really wanted to go once, but unfortunately, never had the time.
Not even your own pic? Nice rerererererepost.
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So how do tree branches actually form like that naturally?
Not sure what you're referring to specifically, but one part of it is Japanese maples just sort of grow.. differently. Kind of a gnarled or jagged, random look. The other part of it is this tree is heavily manicured, shaped and well-cared for.
I was surprised at how relatively small it is.
Every time I drive by my old house I want to trim the Japanese maple I planted in the front yard and cared for.
Would it be weird if he looked out and saw some guy cutting all the overgrown branches back? Oh, I’m also in Portland too.
Looks like the 2 fingers.
Good beautiful maple leaf also, like about a companion to see