Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Chirimen' Hinoki Cypress
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$35.00
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Chirimen’ is a dwarf hinoki cypress with rather unusual foliage. ‘Chirimen’ sends up small shoots of unusual, compact growth that is quite attractive in the landscape. ‘Chirimen’ is a great option for a centerpiece in small rock gardens or fairy gardens. Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Chirimen’ was named for the silk fabric that is used to make kimonos.
10 Year Size: Height: 4-6 feet Width: 2-4 feet
Acer palmatum 'Ghost Dancer' Reticulated Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Ghost Dancer' emerges almost solid white with red tips in early spring then the green veins develop spreading through the leaf giving it color. By summer it is almost totally green. Fall color is a nice mix of yellow and red. While the name and the reticulated foliage both link this to the others in the ghost series, this is not a Buchholz introduction.
10 year size: Height: 7-9 Feet Width: 5-7 Feet
Spring color: White and Yellow
Summer Color: Green and White
Fall Color: Yellow
Sun Tolerance: Partial
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Ariadne' Reticulated Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Ariadne’ is a lovely reticulated Japanese maple. ‘Ariadne’ emerges in spring with light pink and peach colored leaves with dark green veins. This reticulated variegation begins to fade in the summer becoming a pale burgundy through the hotter months. The leaves of ‘Ariadne’ show out again in the fall with bright red foliage that really stands out. ‘Ariadne’ is another excellent example of a Japanese maple with reticulated variegation that will bring excellent color to any landscape.10 Year Size: Height: 5-7 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Beni kawa' Coral Bark Japanese Maple
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An upright vase shaped form of coral bark maple. The bark is usually more red in winter compared to the salmon color of it's more famous cousin 'Sango kaku'. 'Beni kawa' also tends to be slightly wider and shorter. You will sometimes see 'Beni kawa' spelled as 'Beni gawa', this is due to a translation error when it was first brought to the U.S. and some growers have never corrected the mistake. Fall color ranges from yellow to orange and usually is an attractive combination of both. The foliage would like a little break from the summer sun in hotter climates, but the more winter sun the tree gets the more intense the bark color will be.10 Year size: Height: 12-14 Feet Width: 8-10 FeetSpring Color: GreenSummer Color: GreenFall Color: OrangeSun Tolerance: FullPlanting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' Lion's Head Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Shishigashira’ the Famous Lions Head Japanese Maple with Unique Crinkled Leaves
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' is one of the most unique varieties of Japanese maples in existence. 'Shishigashira' has small leaves with crinkled up edges that gives this Japanese maple one of the strangest appearances you will see on a tree. These small strange leaves are light green early in spring and turn a darker green for the rest of the spring and summer. In the fall the cool weather will change the leaves of 'Shishigashira' from green to a brilliant dark orange. For such small and uniquely shaped leaves 'Shishigashira' still puts on quite a show in the fall.
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' is a dwarf Japanese maple that will only reach about 6 feet tall over 10 years. It will keep growing and can reach larger heights over decades, but it is a slow growing dwarf Japanese maple that will take some time to achieve any real height. 'Shishigashira' grows very upright and pretty narrow. The branches of 'Shishigashira' are very stiff and hard to manipulate. The stiffness of the branches compliments the unique crinkle shape of the leaves and gives the appearance of a bonsai in the garden. 'Shishigashira' is the perfect tree for Japanese gardens and a near must have for any smaller landscape.
'Shishigashira' grows well in a variety of climates. It can be grown in zones 5 through 9 and can handle full sun in all but the hottest areas. In warmer climates it is best to give 'Shishigashira' a break from the hot afternoon sun. These trees don't require a lot of sun though and can be grown in shade in pretty much all climates.
Shishigashira actually refers to two different old cultivars that are both considered "lions' head" maples, 'Meijishi' and 'O jishi'. 'Meijishi' is known as the female lion and 'O jishi' is known as the male lion. These names come from the mythical male and female lions of a Japanese drama that dates back over 900 years. The name Shishigashira means lions head and comes from the costume worn while doing the lion dance to exorcise evil spirits. While this term can be used to describe either cultivar it is generally used to describe 'Meijishi' and the plant generally labeled 'Shishigashira' in nurseries is almost always 'Meijishi'. While both plants have crinkled tightly congested foliage arranged along stiff upright branches, 'Meijishi's foliage is a little more tightly congested and darker green than that of 'O jishi'. 'Meijishi' is also faster growing. 'O jishi' has bright red fall color while 'Meijishi' has fall color that is more orange. Either plant is excellent for containers and make wonderful patio trees.
What is the 10 Year Size of Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'?
Height: 6-8 feet Width: 3-4 feet
What is the Spring Color of Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'?
Green
What is the Summer Color of Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'?
Green
What is the Fall Color of Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'?
Orange
What is the Leaf Shape of Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'?
Crinkle Leaf
What is the Sun Tolerance of Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'?
Partial Sun
What Growing Zones are suitable for Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'?
Zones 5-9
What is the Shape of Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'?
Upright Japanese Maple
What is the Growth Rate of Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'?
Slow Growing Dwarf Japanese Maple
How should Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' be planted?
Elevated in Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Elegans' Fall Color Japanese Maple
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The leaves of 'Elegans' emerge in spring a soft green with gold and pink hues and a slight pubescence. In summer leaves change to a pleasant medium green before putting on a real show in fall that ranges between solid yellow or yellow with orange and red. The very graceful habit of this small tree is decidedly upright when young but becomes much rounder and wide with age. 'Elegans' does best in partial shade especially in hotter climates.
10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 Feet Width: 6-8 Feet
Spring Color: Green
Summer Color: Green
Fall Color: Yellow
Sun Tolerance: Partial
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Nuresagi' Red Japanese Maple
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'Nuresagi' also known as, the 'Wet Heron' maple is very fast growing especially when young. Younger plants tend to put on vertical growth faster than most varieties we grow, sometimes running out 3-4 feet upright leaders in one season. Of course it does not grow at this rate every year. The long leaders will spend some time filling out before sending out more vertical growth. Very nice white striations also appear on the bark of older wood. The name 'Wet Heron' comes from the blue cast created by silver pubescence covering the deep red leaves when they emerge in spring. This reminded the Japanese of the 19th century, of a wet heron. 'Nuresagi' was listed in nursery catalogs as early as 1882.
10 Year size: Height: 18-20 Feet Width: 6-8 Feet
Spring Color: Burgundy
Summer Color: Burgundy
Fall Color: Red
Sun Tolerance: Full
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
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Acer palmatum 'Japanese Sunrise' Coral Bark Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Japanese Sunrise’ is a fast growing selection, probably from 'Sango kaku' seedlings that has wonderful variations in its bark color. While bark colors can range from almost yellow to bright red depending on the time of year and the age of bark you are looking at, the orange colors produced in the dead of winter are the most unique. Bark color is always best in full sun and sometimes can show up yellow on the north or shady side which gives the plant a totally different look depending on the angle from which it is viewed. In spring 'Japanese Sunrise emerges with small lime green leaves that darken as summer takes hold, then in fall change to a quite remarkable shade of yellow. Another great introduction found by Billy Schwartz owner of Green Mansions Nursery in Pennsylvania.10 year size Height: 10-12 Feet Width: 4-6 FeetSpring Color: GreenSummer Color: GreenFall Color: YellowSun Tolerance: FullPlanting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Germaine's Gyration' Green Lace Leaf Japanese Maple
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‘Germaine’s Gyration’ was discovered by Bob Vandermoss and introduced by Andre Iselli for his mother Germaine. This outstanding dissectum variety does well in the south, tolerating even full sun. This is important because most green dissectums will not tolerate full sun as far south as Atlanta. Germaine's Gyration will become much wider than tall with the inner branching swirling around the main trunk in different directions making it obvious where the gyration part of the name came from. The outer form of the tree however is a very pleasant and fairly symmetrical mound. Fall color begins in October as a golden yellow first turning orange then almost red as the temperatures cool in November.
10 Year Size: Height: 4-6 Feet Width: 6-9 Feet
Spring Color: Green
Summer Color: Green
Fall Color: Yellow, Orange
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
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 'Moonfire' Red Japanese Maple
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'Moonfire' is one of our favorites. It seems to grow faster and hold it's color better in shade than other red leaf cultivars. 'Moonfire' also tolerates full sun and maintains it's color into the hot Georgia summer as well as any upright variety we grow. The foliage of 'Moonfire' comes out dark purple in spring but tends to turn more red as summer nears, except in more shady locations where the color remains more purple. It's leaves are slightly translucent and tend to glow when the sun lights them from behind. Fall color is bright fiery red. 'Moonfire' was discovered by Dick Wolff in 1974.
10 Year Size: Height: 12-14 feet Width: 10-12 feet
Spring Color: Burgundy
Summer Color: Burgundy
Fall Color: Red
Sun Tolerance: Full
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 'Hubb's Red Willow' Thread Leaf Japanese Maple
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‘Hubb's Red Willow’ is a rich dark burgundy upright maple with long narrow lobes that are slightly incised, giving this small tree a willowy delicate appearance. Looks can be deceiving. This maple is as tough as they come, 'Hubb's Red Willow' is one of the more heat tolerant maples of the linearilobum group even tolerating full sun in all but the hottest climates. Very vigorous and vase shaped when young it slows down with age forming a beautiful round topped small tree. Fall color comes with an onslaught of fiery oranges and reds.10 year size: Height: 6-8 Feet Width: 5-6 FeetSpring Color: BurgundySummer Color: BurgundyFall Color: RedSun tolerance: FullPlanting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer japonicum 'Green Cascade' Full Moon Japanese Maple
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‘Green Cascade’ is a cascading or weeping form of Acer japonicum. The leaves on mature plants can be quite large. These leaves are deeply dissected and in spring are a brilliant bright green. The overall shape of Green Cascade is quite different than most weeping Acer palmatums in that it looks more like a sprawling octopus, when young, than a tight bush. It does, however become much more dense with age. Like other japonicums it is in fall that ‘Green Cascade’ really shines. Fall color is awesomely brilliant with red, yellow and orange all on the same leaves.10 Year Size: Height: 4-5 Feet Width: 5-8 FeetSpring Color: Bright GreenSummer Color: GreenFall Color: Yellow, Red, and OrangeSun Tolerance: Partial ShadePlanting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Hime Shojo' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Hime Shojo’ is an awesome little Japanese maple discovered in Japan before 1994 that is a really exciting addition to the U.S. market. While the new growth is a very bright almost cherry red the small deeply divided leaves soon harden off to the classic dark maroon that the Japanese refer to as shojo. This continues much of the summer, although a relatively small plant, 'Hime shojo' seems to put on bright red new growth much of the year. This dense little shrubby tree holds its color very well long into the summer and even all summer long in cooler parts of its range. Although the best colors are achieved in full sun, and it will tolerate full sun in most areas, a little shade at some part of the day is appreciated in hotter climates. Fall color is a bright cherry red and better than many small cultivars. Its small size and attractive foliage makes it a wonderful addition to any garden and even does well in containers.10 Year Size: Height: 3-5 Feet Width: 3-6 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