Broad Leaf Weeping Dwarf Japanese Maples

Acer palmatum 'Dragon Master' is a Weeping Dwarf Japanese Maple with Small, Broad Leaves with Bright Yellow Color Acer palmatum ‘Dragon Master’ is a bright yellow version of the popular weeping Japanese maple, ‘Ryusei’. Acer palmatum ‘Dragon Master’ is a weeping dwarf Japanese maple with some of the most pendulous growing branches of any Japanese maple in existence. 'Dragon Master' grows straight down with a dramatic weeping growth habit. With this extreme growth habit 'Dragon Master' won't achieve much height at all without staking. The natural growth of 'Dragon Master' will create a mounding ground cover on its own. 'Dragon Master' 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 'Dragon Master' aside from its bright yellow foliage 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 'Dragon Master' are bright yellow and very attractively star shaped. Most cascading varieties have dissected leaves which makes 'Dragon Master' one of the most unique varieties of weeping dwarf Japanese maples there is. ‘Dragon Master’ has very bright yellow leaves in the spring. These yellow leaves are about as bright yellow as any other Japanese maple that we grow. Yellow Japanese maples like 'Dragon Master' do a great job of contrasting with the popular red Japanese maples. The leaves somewhat to a chartreuse green in the summer before turning orange to bright red in the fall. Acer palmatum 'Dragon Master' is a dwarf Japanese maple that will grow best in partial sun in basically all climates. 'Dragon Master' should grow perfectly well in zones 5 through 9. 'Dragon Master' can be trained to achieve many different interesting shapes. What is the 10 Year Size of Acer palmatum 'Dragon Master'? Height: 2-4 feet Width: 4-6 feet What is the Spring Color of Acer palmatum 'Dragon Master'? Yellow What is the Summer Color of Acer palmatum 'Dragon Master'? Yellow-Green What is the Fall Color of Acer palmatum 'Dragon Master'? Orange and Red What is the Leaf Shape of Acer palmatum 'Dragon Master'? Small Broad Leaf What is the Sun Tolerance of Acer palmatum 'Dragon Master'? Partial Sun What Growing Zones are suitable for Acer palmatum 'Dragon Master'? Zones 5-9 What is the Shape of Acer palmatum 'Dragon Master'? Weeping Japanese Maple What is the Growth Rate of Acer palmatum 'Dragon Master'? Moderate Growing Dwarf Japanese Maple How should Acer palmatum 'Dragon Master' be planted? Elevated in Well Drained Soil

Acer palmatum Hoshi Zora' is a Japanese maple with a dramatic weeping habit. 'Hoshi Zora' is very similar to the ever popular 'Ryusei'. 'Hoshi Zora' has bright green leaves in the spring that darken to an emerald green in the summer. Fall color is a bright and stunning orange. 'Hoshi Zora' grows with mostly just a downward, weeping habit. 'Hoshi Zora' will need to be staked to achieve any measurable height. This makes 'Hoshi Zora' a fantastic tree for planters or tall pots. 10 Year Size: Height: 1-2 feet   Width: 4-6 feet

Acer palmatum ‘Yellow Cascade’ is a weeping Japanese maple with broad palmate leaves. This is quite unusual as most weeping Japanese maples have dissected leaves. ‘Yellow Cascade’ has a golden yellow color in the spring and summer before turning a vibrant orange in the fall. This is a fast growing variety that will need to be staked to achieve the desired height. 10 Year Size: Height: 3-5 feet Width: 4-6 feet

'Rikuzen shidare' has a weeping habit and grows similarly to Ryu sei. It will only grow as tall as it is staked and will weep down to the ground from there. Where it differs from Ryusei is in it's stunning large leaves. The leaves on Rikuzen shidare have a similar shape to an upright grower called 'Osakazuki'. Fall color on Rikuzen shidare is also different from Ryusei as it goes yellow in the fall verses red.  Spring & Summer Color: Green Fall Color: Yellow Height: As high as you stake it, but naturally quite short