JAPANESE MAPLES
Upright forms with bright color
Acer japonicum f. aconitifolium ‘Maiku jaku’: summer color deep green — fall color long lasting flame red — flowers showy maroon and white — seeds maroon red — habit upright open airy strongly branched — large cut leaf foliage — ht in 10 yrs 8-10 ft — ht in 30 yrs up to 20 ft
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Seiryu’: summer color light green — fall color light yellow in shade, deep yellow to light yellow with orange and red tints in partial shade, stronger orange and red tints in full sun — habit stronly branched upright vase shape with “lacelike” foliage — ht in 10 yrs 8-10 ft — ht in 30 yrs up to 20 ft
Acer palmatum ‘Hogyoku’: summer color deep rich green — fall color bright pumpkin orange — habit upright compact with thick stubby branches — ht in 10 yrs 8 ft — ht in 30 yrs up to 12-15 ft
Acer palmatum ‘Moonfire’: spring color deep purple red — summer color opalescent red — fall color crimson — habit widely-horizontal, with downward spreading branches and upward sweeping branch tips — ht in 10 yrs 8-10 ft — ht in 30 yrs up to 20 ft
Acer palmatum ‘Osakazuki’: summer color rich green — fall color intense orange-crimson — seeds are red — habit rounded — ht in 10 yrs 8-10 ft — ht in 30 yrs up to 20 ft — very large leaves on sturdy grower
Acer palmatum ‘Oshio Beni’: spring color bright purple red — summer color bronze to orangey-reddish green — fall color intense scarlet — habit upright spreading — ht in 10 yrs 8-10 ft — ht in 30 yrs up to 18-24 ft
Acer palmatum ‘Pine Bark’: spring color light green with soft red tints — summer color bright green — fall color yellow with possible orange red tints — habit dense upright — ht in 10 yrs 10-12 ft — ht in 30 yrs up to 20 ft — interesting corky bark
Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’: spring color light green edged with red — summer color light to medium green — fall color golden apricot yellow sometimes tinted with light red — habit twiggy vase shape gradually spreading with age — ht in 10 yrs 8-10 ft — ht in 30 yrs up to 18-20 ft — brilliant coral color of young wood is striking in winter
Acer palmatum ‘Shindeshojo’: spring color crimson red (for 1-2 months) — summer color pleasing reddish green, occasionally some leaves are lightly flecked with cream — fall color red and orange blended — habit twiggy shrubby, about as wide as tall — ht in 10 yrs 4-6 ft — ht in 30 yrs up to 10 ft — good container subject.
Cascading “laceleaf” forms with great fall color
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Tamukeyama’: spring and summer color very dark purple red that holds well — fall color bright scarlet — the most intense of the red laceleafs — habit strongly cascading — ht in 10 yrs 4-6 ft — ht in 30 yrs up to 10 ft — best choice for red fall color.
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Viridis’: summer color bright green, spectacular orange fall color — fall color more intense in full sun — ht in 10 yrs 4-6 ft — ht in 30 yrs up to 10 ft
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Red Dragon’: summer color deep red that holds well — fall color bright red — habit strongly cascading — An outstanding new variety with good red summer color. Slower growing than other red laceleafs. — ht in 10 yrs 4-6 ft — ht in 30 yrs up to 8-10 ft
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