Acer palmatum 'Black Lace' Dark Red Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Black Lace' is a Japanese maple with dark red leaves that are so dark they almost appear black. These dark red leaves have deeply divided lobes and serrated edges. 'Black Lace' has dark red leaves in the spring that will fade to a lighter burgundy in the summer. 'Black Lace' will then turn a bright red in the fall. 'Black Lace' is very similar to 'Burgundy Lace' but with even darker leaves.
10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Blackbeard's Gold' Rare Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Blackbeard’s gold’ is a great red upright Japanese maple that emerges bright red in the spring before turning quite dark. As summer arrives, the foliage turns dark, olive green. ‘Blackbeard’s gold’ really shows out in the fall when the leaves turn a bright golden yellow. ‘Blackbeard’s gold’ is a strong, vigorous grower that handles the southern heat very well. 10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 feet Width: 6-8 feet
Acer palmatum 'Burgundy Lace' Japanese Maple
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This Japanese maple with deeply divided leaves, Introduced by Vermeulen & Son Nursery in New Jersey, in 1958 has very dark purple foliage in spring and holds its color well into the summer even in hotter climates. But like most cultivars the heat will eventually turn the leaves first bronze and then to dark green. Some shading is recommended in hot climates. Probably the most outstanding feature of 'Burgundy Lace' is its mature shape, which will be much wider than tall. Also very attractive is the way in which the red petioles contrast with the purple foliage in spring. Fall color is bright red.
10 Year Size: Height: 8-12 feet Width: 12-14 feet
Acer palmatum 'Chitose yama' (Ex bury) Rare Japanese Maple
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Unfortunately, there are two trees grown with the name 'Chitose yama'. The original, a red clone from Japan dating back to the list of 1882 and this one, a green clone, named at Ex bury gardens in England around 1990. The name refers to the mountains near the town of Chitose on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Since this tree has no legitimate claim to the name being second, we refer to it as Chitose yama "Ex bury form". All that aside, this is a wonderful tree. Good enough to win the Royal Horticulture Society Award of Garden Merritt in 1993. In early spring the leaves emerge a distinctive pale green with red tips covered with a white pubescence. If this weren't striking enough the entire tree is usually covered with an abundance of beautiful little red blooms. As temperatures warm and summer approaches the heavily textured leaves turn olive green complimented by the now ripe red samaras adorning the tree. As if all this were not enough, the real show starts in fall when this form of Chitose yama turns a traffic stopping bright red that literally glows. Usually as wide as tall, mature specimens of this clone become exceptionally graceful.10 Year size: Height: 5-6 Feet Width: 6-8 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Chitose yama' (Japanese Version) Rare Japanese Maple
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Unfortunately, there are two trees grown with the name 'Chitose yama'. One named in England, and selected from the Exbury gardens around 1990 and this one, the original Japanese clone, dating back to at least 1882 in Japan. Like the Exbury version, the name refers to the mountains near the town of Chitose on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The new leaves appear a soft brick red in early spring but become darker red in a sunny location. In summer leaves first go bronze and then olive green. this happens more quickly in hot climates. 'Chitose yama' becomes a large almost prostrate or even gently cascading shrub usually wider than tall. Fall color is a predictable bright red and a great edition to any landscape.10 Year Size: Height 6-8 Feet Width 8-10 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Crimson Carole' Red Japanese Maple
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This vigorous tree has bright red leaves that are heavily serrated on a graceful bushy frame creating a heavily textured statement in the garden. Fall color is bright orange and wonderful. 'Crimson Carole' was introduced by Bucholz and Bucholz Nursery in Gaston Oregon.
10 Year Size: Height 10-12 Feet Width 7-9 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Dixie Rain' Rare Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Dixie Rain’ is one of our newest introductions at Maple Ridge Nursery. ‘Dixie Rain’ has an interesting leaf shape for a broad leaf variety. The leaves are deeply divided making it almost appear as a cross between a broad leaf and a lace leaf. The growth habit is also unusual for most broad leaf varieties. While most broad leaves grow upright, with some exceptions, ‘Dixie Rain’ appears to spread rather than grow vertical. This variety is still in its infancy stage so we are still monitoring its growth. ‘Dixie Rain’ also has rather unique colors. ‘Dixie Rain’ will first emerge in early spring with orange-red leaves that quickly change to green. This green then remains through the rest of the spring and summer. The new growth that appears is also that orange-red color which gives the tree a striking contrast. Fall color is then yellow to orange, making ‘Dixie Rain’ a beautiful tree in the landscape.10 Year Size: Height: 5-7 feet Width: 5-7 feet
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 'Fascination' Green Japanese Maple
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Deeply divided leaves appear light green in spring. Foliage turns slightly darker for summer. In fall the real show starts with orange, red and even yellow making an appearance. White striations appear on the bark and become quite prominent when older. 'Fascination' is fast growing, forming a large round topped tree with age. Young branches appear to be slightly pendulous on the ends giving the overall tree a mounding effect.
10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 Feet Width: 6-8 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Fountain of Youth' Weeping Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Fountain of Youth' is a Japanese maple with a dramatic weeping habit. 'Fountain of Youth' has a matsumurae type leaf with deeply divided lobes. These leaves emerge in spring with a light green color and a pinkish hue. These leaves then change to a medium green for most of the summer. 'Fountain of Youth' then turns to a bright, fiery orange in the fall.
10 Year Size: Height: 3-4 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Inazuma' Red Japanese Maple
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A very vigorous grower this maple has been around in Japan at least since 1882. With a name that means thunder 'Inazuma' really makes a statement in the garden as older trees can reach 25 feet or more in height and usually as wide or wider than tall. Spring color is purple and then it bronzes as summer approaches showing off the attractive green veining. Fall color varies between crimson red and a fiery orange red but is always spectacular. 10 Year Size: Height 12-14 Feet Width 8-10 Feet
Acer palmatum 'JJ Fire Red' Red Japanese Maple
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‘JJ Fire Red ’ has deeply divided red leaves that appear in early spring with a beautiful red with white pubescence, first bronzing and then turning more green by summer in hot climates. A small spreading tree with great fall color that ranges from yellow to orange to red. This plant is sometimes listed in the trade as 'JJ'.
10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 Feet Width: 4-6 Feet
Spring Color: Red
Summer Color: Green
Fall Color: Orange
Sun Tolerance: Full
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Our 1 Gallon and 3 Gallon sizes are available for shipping and in store pickup. Our larger sizes (7 Gallon and bigger) are only available for in store pickup.
Acer palmatum 'Kaga kujaku' Rare Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Kaga kujaku’ is an upright growing Japanese maple with deeply divided leaves. The leaves emerge a bright pinkish red early in spring. These leaves then quickly transition to an attractive green that maintains throughout the summer. ‘Kaga kujaku’ then changes to orange-red in the fall. ‘Kaga kujaku’ is a fairly fast growing tree that will reach about 10 feet tall at maturity.10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Lightning' Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Lightning' is a red Japanese maple with deeply divided leaves. The leaves of 'Lightning' are red to purple in the spring and turn to a greenish color in the summer. The leaves then turn bright yellow in the fall which is where it gets its name! 'Lightning' has a somewhat dense and shrubby habit. The leaf shape and structure of 'Lightning' give it contrast and differentiation from other red Japanese maple varieties. 'Lightning' is a moderately growing upright Japanese maple that should mature into a very attractive small to medium sized tree with a dense and shrubby look.
10 Year Size: Height: 6-8 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Matsukaze' Rare Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Matsukaze’ is an excellent Japanese maple with wonderful spring color. The highly deeply divided leaves emerge light red to bronze in the spring. These leaves fade to an attractive green for the rest of the summer. Fall color is then a brilliant red. 10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 feet Width: 6-8 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