I clearly ought to get up early and wander around with the camera more often. This is the smaller of the two original Japanese maples, a fine cut-leaf type. I believe they were somewhat common in early twentieth century landscaping, I saw two specimens, not as big, on an estate in Norwalk. Tends to be sort of life-size bonsai if that makes sense. It has, for all intents and purposes, stopped growing; although it is clearly larger than it was in photos from the 1950’s, but the essential shape is unchanged.
The chipmunks and red squirrels love it.
