Acer palmatum 'Fall's Fire' Fall Color Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Fall’s Fire’ is a fantastic small, upright Japanese maple with unique leaves that will add a different texture to the garden. ‘Fall’s Fire’ has much smaller leaves than most upright varieties and the leaves are deeply serrated, creating an almost lace leaf look to the foliage. ‘Fall’s Fire’ has beautiful green leaves throughout the spring and summer, but it unsurprisingly gets its name from the fall color. The name says it all here as fall sets this tree ablaze with oranges and yellows before becoming mostly red before dropping its leaves. ‘Fall’s Fire’ certainly is a show stopper at the end of the year. 10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 feet Width: 6-8 feet
Acer palmatum 'Kuro hime' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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'Kuro hime' emerges mostly pink or red in early spring turning to a nice green rather quickly in warmer climates. This little shrub that is usually about as wide as tall makes an attractive addition to any garden.
10 Year Size: Height: 3-4 Feet Width: 3-4 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Beni maiko' Corallinum Japanese Maple
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‘Beni maiko’ means red dancing girl. Emerging foliage in spring is brilliant fire engine red turning pinkish before turning totally green by late May in Georgia. In spring it is hard to distinguish this cultivar from others like 'Shin de shojo' or 'Shishio Improved'. It probably does not hold its color as long as either of these cultivars but in summer after turning completely green it does something unique. The second season growth on mature plants will come out puckered. dark scarlet red with green veins and the lobes of the small odd leaves will sometimes be very strangely shaped. 'Beni maiko' has a very graceful habit, starting off as openly vase shaped when young becomig more round topped with age. Fall color is usually orange.
10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 feet Width: 6-8 feet
Spring Color: Red
Summer Color: Green
Fall Color: Orange
Sun Tolerance: Partial
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Glowing Embers' Heat Tolerant Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Glowing Embers’ is a fast and large growing Japanese maple known for its fall color. The leaves of ‘Glowing Embers’ emerge light green in spring before maturing to a darker green for most of the summer. Fall is when this tree really puts on a show. ‘Glowing Embers’ boasts an array of yellows, oranges, and reds all over the foliage. This combination of colors gives this tree the appearance that the canopy is ablaze. ‘Glowing Embers’ truly is a remarkable tree and a must have for the fall color.
10 Year Size: Height: 16-20 feet Width: 14-16 feet
Acer palmatum 'Butterfly' Variegated Japanese Maple
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Developed by Koichiro Wada Nursery, Japan before 1938 'Butterfly' has striking variegation. Frequent pruning is recommended to thin inner branching as it gets older, in order to prevent it from becoming to congested. Fall color is orange. There does appear to be two different cultivars being sold under the name 'Butterfly', while they are similar there is enough difference to indicate that they are distinctively different cultivars. One has pink and yellow variegation in early spring while the other one is pink and creamy white. Later in the season the variegation in both appear white. Butterfly does better in partial shade and in warmer climates the pink fades as summer temperatures rise.
10 year size: Height: 6-8 Feet Width: 4-6 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Gable's Glory' Color Changing Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Gable’s Glory’ is a fascinating Japanese maple with some incredible color changes. ‘Gable’s Glory’ first emerges in the spring with bright red, broad leaves. This is a stunning color that persists through the spring. As the temperatures rise, ‘Gable’s Glory’ changes to a bronze-red color. The color of the leaves continues to get lighter until they are nearly yellow in the peak of summer. What is even more impressive than the bright summer color, is the new growth that this tree puts on late in the summer months. ‘Gable’s Glory’ will push out more of that bright red spring growth that appears on top of the yellow summer color. This makes for a remarkable contrast in color on the same tree. Fall color is then a nice orange to red.
10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Cosmos' Variegated Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Cosmos’ is one of the most heavily variegated Japanese maples in existence. ‘Cosmos’ has green leaves with splashes of pink and white all over them. This variegation is typically very consistent and persists even in the summer. Fall color is a vibrant orange. Not to be confused with ‘Radiant’, which was found as a sport off of ‘Cosmos’. 10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Sister Ghost' Reticulated Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Sister Ghost' emerges yellow with dark veins in early spring. Sometimes in early spring leaves have a slight pink cast. By summer foliage is mostly green with a few specks of yellow to let you know this plant was variegated. Fall color is orange with hints of yellow and red. Generally growing wider than tall this small tree does best in partial shade in all but the coolest areas. Introduced by Talon Buchholz as part of the ghost series.
10 year size: Height: 5-6 Feet Width: 6-8 Feet
Spring Color: White and Green
Summer Color: Green and White
Fall Color: Orange
Sun Tolerance: Partial
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Ryusei' Weeping Dwarf Japanese Maple
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The Unique Acer palmatum 'Ryusei' is a Weeping Dwarf Japanese Maple with Small, Broad Leaves with Bright Green Color
Acer palmatum ‘Ryusei’ is a weeping dwarf Japanese maple with the most pendulous Japanese maple on the market today. 'Ryusei' basically grows straight down with a dramatic weeping growth habit. With this extreme growth habit 'Ryusei' won't achieve much height at all without staking. The natural growth of 'Ryusei' will create a mounding ground cover on its own. When grown in a container it can resemble ivy cascading down past the bottom of the pot. For the landscape 'Ryu sei' is generally staked up to a certain height then allowed to fall to the ground making a beautiful flowing waterfall like affect.
The most unusual thing about 'Ryusei' is that it has this extreme weeping growth habit but is the leaves are fully palmate instead of the traditionally lacy leaves of most weeping Japanese maples. The leaves of 'Ryusei' are light green and very attractively star shaped. Most cascading varieties have dissected leaves which makes 'Ryusei' one of the most unique varieties of weeping dwarf Japanese maples there is. The green leaf color is bright green in the spring and darkens somewhat in the summer. These leaves are stunning in the fall as they turn a bright orange that appears to glow in the landscape.
Acer palmatum 'Ryusei' is a fantastic growing dwarf Japanese maple that will grow in sun or shade in basically all climates. 'Ryusei' should grow perfectly well in zones 5 through 9. 'Ryusei' can be grown in full sun even in hotter climates. 'Ryusei' is a very fast grower and can be trained to achieve many different interesting shapes.
Acer palmatum 'Ryusei' is synonymous with 'Ryusen' and is sometimes referred to by that name.
What is the 10 Year Size of Acer palmatum 'Ryusei'?
Height: 2-4 feet Width: 4-6 feet
What is the Spring Color of Acer palmatum 'Ryusei'?
Green
What is the Summer Color of Acer palmatum 'Ryusei'?
Green
What is the Fall Color of Acer palmatum 'Ryusei'?
Orange
What is the Leaf Shape of Acer palmatum 'Ryusei'?
Small Broad Leaf
What is the Sun Tolerance of Acer palmatum 'Ryusei'?
Full Sun
What Growing Zones are suitable for Acer palmatum 'Ryusei'?
Zones 5-9
What is the Shape of Acer palmatum 'Ryusei'?
Weeping Japanese Maple
What is the Growth Rate of Acer palmatum 'Ryusei'?
Fast Growing Dwarf Japanese Maple
How should Acer palmatum 'Ryusei' be planted?
Elevated in Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Nishiki gawa' Rough Bark Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Nishiki gawa’ is an upright growing Japanese maple with green leaves. The most remarkable thing about ‘Nishiki gawa’ is the rough, pine bark the tree develops with age. This is a very unique look compared to the majority of Japanese maples that have smooth bark. ‘Nishiki gawa’ has a vibrant orange fall color.10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 feet Width: 6-8 feet
Acer palmatum 'Dr. Brown' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Dr. Brown’ is a gorgeous tree with a name that doesn’t do it justice. ‘Dr. Brown’ leafs out with peach, pink, maroon, and green tones to the delicate foliage that give this tree outstanding spring color. This color eventually fades to green in the summer and then changes to bright orange in the fall. ‘Dr. Brown’ has a very weeping habit that keeps this tree relatively small at maturity. 10 Year Size: Height: 3-5 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Baton Rouge' Coral Bark Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Baton Rouge’ is an excellent, mid-sized coral bark Japanese maple. ‘Baton Rouge’ will not get as large as the popular ‘Sango kaku’, but grows nearly as fast. ‘Baton Rouge’ is also as heat tolerant as any other coral bark Japanese maple. ‘Baton Rouge’ will have traditional green leaves from spring through the summer. In the fall the leaves will turn to a bright yellow to orange before dropping for the winter. In the winter the bark will shine bright red. ‘Baton Rouge’ has exceptional bark color that will rival any coral bark Japanese maple variety. 10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Phoenix' Corallinum Japanese Maple
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Just like a Phoenix rises from the ashes, Acer palmatum ‘Phoenix’ rises out of dormancy with bright red leaves in the spring. This bright red color is especially contrasted by yellow-orange veining. ‘Phoenix’ is a member of the Corallinum group of Japanese maples that all typically leaf out a spectacular red before turning green for most of the spring and summer. Like the rest of the maples in this group, ‘Phoenix’ will also often have red new growth in the summer to really contrast off of the green leaves. Fall color is then orange to red. 10 Year Size: Height: 6-8 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Strawberry Spring' Reticulated Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Strawberry Spring’ is a fantastic variety of Japanese maple with reticulated variegation. ‘Strawberry Spring’ emerges in the spring with bright pink leaves with green veins. These pinks turn to creamy white as the summer approaches. Fall color is an array of oranges and reds. ‘Strawberry Spring’ is quickly becoming one of our favorite reticulated Japanese maples.
10 Year Size: Height: 6-8 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Miss Piggy' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Miss Piggy’ is One of the Most Unusual Dwarf Japanese Maples that we Grow at Maple Ridge Nursery
Acer palmatum ‘Miss Piggy’ is a dwarf tree with sturdy branching and bunched up leaves that are caused by fasciations at the tips of the branches. This means that the branches have actually fused together. These fasciations are more commonly seen in conifers and are extremely rare in Japanese maples. The leaves can sometimes grow so close together that they completely encircle the branches. When this occurs, you can look straight down the branch and see a perfect ring of leaves that almost make it look like an eye. 'Miss Piggy' doesn't get very big, maturing to only about 5 or 6 feet tall, but it is a fast grower especially for a dwarf Japanese maple.
‘Miss Piggy’ has small palmate leaves that are light green in the spring and darken just a bit in the summer. In the fall the leaves turn an attractive orange and red. 'Miss Piggy' can handle a good bit of sun in all but the hottest climates where it would need at least some shade in the afternoon. The small green leaves of 'Miss Piggy' will be a lighter green if it is grown in more sunlight or a darker green if it is grown in more shade. 'Miss Piggy' is a hardy dwarf Japanese maple and can be grown in zones 5 through 9.
What is the 10 Year Size of Acer palmatum 'Miss Piggy'?
Height: 4-6 feet Width: 2-4 feet
What is the Spring Color of Acer palmatum 'Miss Piggy'?
Light Green
What is the Summer Color of Acer palmatum 'Miss Piggy'?
Green
What is the Fall Color of Acer palmatum 'Miss Piggy'?
Orange to Red
What is the Leaf Shape of Acer palmatum 'Miss Piggy'?
Broad Leaf
What is the Sun Tolerance of Acer palmatum 'Miss Piggy'?
Partial Sun
What Growing Zones are suitable for Acer palmatum 'Miss Piggy'?
Zones 5-9
What is the Shape of Acer palmatum 'Miss Piggy'?
Upright and Compact Japanese Maple
What is the Growth Rate of Acer palmatum 'Miss Piggy'?
Fast Growing Dwarf Japanese Maple
How should Acer palmatum 'Miss Piggy' be planted?
Elevated in Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom' Red Column Japanese Maple
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Discovered by Ed "Skeeter" Rod in Pennsylvania this is a witches broom with the usual twiggy growth but a very vigorous upright habit. The small attractive leaves emerge bright red in spring before turning dark red in summer. This plant holds it's color very well even in hot climates. It also seems to hold color well in fairly heavy shade. Fall color is a bright scarlet and rather late compared to other maples. 10 Year Size: Height: 6-8 Feet Width: 3-4 FeetSpring Color: RedSummer Color: RedFall Color: RedSun Tolerance: PartialPlanting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil