Discernment by leaves is usually the most familiar for us. Of course leaves have much information for discernment, but we should recognize that we cannot get exact discernment and that there is a limit in a discernment only by leaves. Here, let me show you points and pleasure of discernment by comparing leaves concretely using their photos.

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Leaf forms of Japanese maples ...................... CLICK HERE

Basic thinking for discernment by leaves ........ CLICK HERE

Acer palmatum and its companions ............... CLICK HERE

Acer capillipes and its companions ............... CLICK HERE

Acer pictum (mono) and its companions .......CLICK HERE

Acer tschonoskii and its friends .................... CLICK HERE