Acer palmatum 'Matthew' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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Originating as a witches broom, this little guy will add interesting color and texture to any garden. Deeply divided leaves emerge in spring decidedly yellow with red edges in more sun. Fall color is excellent and mostly orange with hints of yellow. Tolerates full sun in most climates but prefers at least a short break from the afternoon sun in hotter areas. Sometimes listed as 'Mathews Broom'. 10 year size: Height: 4-6 feet Width: 3-5 feet
Acer palmatum 'Margaret B' Red Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Margaret B’ is an upright growing Japanese maple with dark burgundy color. This color holds very well through the summer. Fall color is a bright red. The dark colors of ‘Margaret B’ make this upright growing tree really stand out in the landscape. ‘Margaret B’ has an elegant, slender structure and grows into a medium sized tree at maturity.10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Mon papa' Red Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Mon Papa’ is an upright growing Japanese maple with a full, bushy structure. The leaves of ‘Mon papa’ emerge dark red in the spring. The leaves will turn to a burgundy, then bronze color before turning completely green in the summer. Fall color for Mon papa is bright red. 10 Year Size: Height: 6-8 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Monticello Gardens' Red Dwarf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Monticello Gardens’ is a lace leaf Japanese maple with a weeping, sprawling habit. There are some red Japanese maples that hold their red color well in the summer and then there is ‘Monticello Gardens’. This tree stays red all the time. ‘Monticello Gardens’ is red in the spring, it is red in the summer and then it is, of course, red in the fall. I imagine if it wasn’t deciduous, it would find a way to be red in the winter as well. ‘Monticello Gardens’ is the perfect Japanese maple for the people that don’t want their red Japanese maple to lose its color in the summer.10 Year Size: Height: 3-5 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Murasaki kiyohime' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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'Murasaki kiyohime' is a small maple that will grow much wider than tall, Like it's close relative 'Kiyo hime' this cultivar emerges in spring with red tips to the leaves before turning green for the summer. there are very slight differences between the 2 maples. We find that the edge of 'Murasaki kiyohime' to be more maroon red and 'Kiyo hime' to be more orange red but the tint of these colors can be affected by the sun making them hard to distinguish. Fall color ranges from bronze to orange. 'Murasaki kiyohime' is also slightly more upright when young, often sending up vertical shoots of a foot or more on very young plants only to spend the rest of it's life thickening up and growing wider. 'Murasaki kiyohime' is relatively fast growing and will become a specimen in the garden after just a few years.10 year size: Height: 2 feet Width: 4-5 feet
Acer palmatum 'Mikazuki' Reticulated Japanese maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Mikazuki’ is an outstanding Japanese maple with reticulated variegation. ‘Mikazuki’ emerges in spring with bright pink color that is rivaled by only a few Japanese maples. ‘Mikazuki’ has very thin leaves and jagged edges that are very reminiscent of many of the “ghost” varieties. The leaves of ‘Mikazuki’ turn green in the summer while maintaining that reticulated variegation and prominent veining. By fall, these leaves then change to a yellow color which is always interesting on a predominantly red tree. Protect ‘Mikazuki’ from the hot afternoon sun for best color.
10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 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 'Mizuho beni' Yellow Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Mizuho beni’ has brilliant orange-yellow foliage edged with bright crimson bursting from pink bud sheaths that put on a show so bright and colorful most other plants in the garden are just green with envy. After the dazzling spring display the summer leaves are green with red edges and always nice to look at. Fall color is red to orange. Winter is highlighted by red twigs at the branch ends. 10 Year size: Height: 8-10 Feet Width: 6-8 FeetSpring Color: YellowSummer Color: GreenFall Color: OrangeSun Tolerance: FullPlanting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Little Sango' Coral Bark Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Little Sango’ is a dwarf, coral bark Japanese Maple. ‘Little Sango’ has many of the same characteristics of the popular Sango kaku but on a much smaller tree. ‘Little Sango’ will only grow to be about 4 feet tall with a dense, bushy habit. ‘Little Sango’ has light green leaves in the spring and summer that turn to a golden yellow in the fall.
Acer palmatum 'Kara ori nishiki' Variegated Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Kara ori nishiki’ is a variegated Japanese maple with green leaves with white and pink margins to the leaves. Fall color is a nice orange to red. ‘Kara ori nishiki’ grows into a tall, slender, shrubby Japanese maple.10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Kagiri nishiki' Variegated Japanese Maple
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A wonderfully unique maple, in spring 'Kagiri nishiki' has cream and pink variegation on blue-green sickle shaped leaves. In hot climates the pink fades in summer leaving a nice cream and green leaf. Like butterfly the branching is dense and may become congested so pruning to remove inner branching is recommended. This plant develops into a small vase shaped tree that over time can reach 15 feet. 10 year size: Height: 8-10 Feet Width: 5-7 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Katsura' Yellow Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Katsura’ has spring color that has to be seen to be believed and is one of the first trees to leaf out in spring. Bright yellow when emerging and then turning chartreuse before turning green for summer. This small to medium tree will be vase shaped when young becoming more round with age. In fall it begins its show all over again with brilliant oranges and yellows.
10 Year size: Height: 10-12 Feet Width: 6-8 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Ki hachijo' Green Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Ki hachijo' starts out in spring with bright green foliage that darkens in summer. Forming a beautiful round topped tree with age, usually wider than tall older specimens of 15 feet or more are not rare but this tree is slow growing when young. Fall color is orange, gold and wonderful. The Japanese name means from Hachijo island, a small subtropical island 175 miles south of Tokyo.10 Year size: Height: 8-10 Feet Width: 8-10 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Komachi hime' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Komachi hime’ is a very dense small shrub like maple with bright red edges to the small yellow green leaves in early spring, In summer the red edges fade and the five lobed leaves become dark green throughout. Komachi can a be a horticultural term for dwarf and hime means small leaves. Komachi also can mean beautiful little girl and planted in partial shade this little girl will be a wonderful addition to any garden. 10 Year Size: Height: 1-2 Feet Width: 3-4 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Korean Gem' Rare Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Korean Gem’ is a nice broad leaf Japanese maple that has more of a spreading habit than the majority of broad leaf Japanese Maples. ‘Korean Gem’ has nice green leaves that are contrasted by dark colored bark. Fall color is a vibrant orange-red.10 Year Size: Height: 6-8 feet Width: 6-8 feet
Acer palmatum 'Koto maru' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Koto maru’ is a fast growing dwarf Japanese maple. ‘Koto maru’ has very small, rounded leaves that emerge in the spring yellow with a red-oranges border. The coloring of the leaves really puts on a show in the spring. The leaves then fade to a light green throughout the summer. Fall color is then orange to red. ‘Koto maru’ will have long shoots of new growth while it is young, but it will develop into a dense, shrubby tree at maturity. 10 Year Size: Height: 3-5 feet Width: 3-5 feet