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Hello,
I have bought a maple recently. The leaves are seen in the attached photo.
Most of the leaves are 7-fingered while there are rarely 9-fingered leaves also.
What type is my maple?
Thank you.

Ask the place where you bought it.
There are thousands of cultivars of japanese maple.

ankarabonsai wrote: What type is my maple?

Looks like something that grows in my garden... but that's not a tree.

It's an Acer Palmatum Dissectum, but I cannot tell you which variety.

Looks like Acer platinum. Blood good. If the leave go deep red then turn in autumn to a golden yellow it is of that variety. There literally hundreds of cultivars of this tree species and even more hybrids

Auk wrote: It's an Acer Palmatum Dissectum, but I cannot tell you which variety.

Exactly why I initially adviced going to ask the selling store. They should know. Just guessing by leave shape is not going to get you there.
A dissectum yeah, as it just means with a cut leaf. Maybe Crimson Queen?

It certainly is not Acer platinum. Blood good.

Interesting, you have to just shout a name to get likes on here?

leatherback wrote:

Auk wrote: It's an Acer Palmatum Dissectum, but I cannot tell you which variety.

Exactly why I initially adviced going to ask the selling store. They should know. Just guessing by leave shape is not going to get you there.
A dissectum yeah, as it just means with a cut leaf. Maybe Crimson Queen?

Acer Palmatum is close enough to find the care guidelines. Don't think it matters that much that it's a dissectum, and the variety.. no idea, not even going to guess, there are so many...but indeed it is not a bloodgood; if I'm right, a bloodgood is not a dissectum.

Is Dissectum variety a better bonsai candidate than other Acer varieties?
Is Dissectum, the preferred variety among maple bonsai?
Thank you

ankarabonsai wrote: Is Dissectum variety a better bonsai candidate than other Acer varieties?

Actually other varieties are better candidates.
Also, it's probably grafted, which can be a problem.

The preferred version would be the regular acer palmatum. they are the strongest.

Could you please provide me a photo of regular acer palmatum?