Acer palmatum 'Tamukeyama' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Tamukeyama' Dwarf Japanese maple has been grown in Japan for around 300 years. Recently it has become accepted as one of the best lace leaf varieties in cultivation, and probably the best red lace leaf for hot climates. 'Tamukeyama' not only tolerates but actually thrives in our hot Georgia summers even in full sun.
'Tamukeyama' Dwarf Japanese Maple is one of the fastest growing weeping Japanese maples we grow, slightly more irregular and upright than other lace leaf varieties.
New growth is dark red in spring and holds very well especially in sunny locations. Fall color is a mix of fiery reds with a hint of orange undertone that predictably puts on one of the falls best shows.
10 Year Size: Height 6-8 Feet Width 8-10 Feet
Spring Color: Red
Summer Color: Red
Fall Color: Red
Sun Tolerance: Full
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
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Acer palmatum 'Sango kaku' Coral Bark Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Sango Kaku’ Coral Bark Japanese Maple has bright coral red colored bark in winter which gives this tree a fourth season of interest more than most other Japanese maples. The foliage is lime green in spring darkening as summer temperatures warm. The fall color is a stunning golden yellow with hints of orange later in the season. It is very important to site this tree properly, the more sun in winter the better the bark color. In hotter climates if you can give it some afternoon shade in summer so the foliage will remain pretty all summer long. 'Sango kaku' Coral Bark Japanese Maple is one of the fastest growing Japanese maples that we grow as it can grow multiple feet per year when young. 'Sango kaku' Coral Bark Japanese Maple is a must have tree for nearly any landscape that desires fall and winter interest.
10 Year Size: Height: 15-18 Feet Width: 8-10 Feet
Spring Color: Green
Summer Color: Green
Fall Color: Yellow
Sun Tolerance: Full
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
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Acer palmatum 'Inaba shidare' Weeping Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Inaba shidare’ weeping Japanese maple is one of the best lace leaf cultivars for hotter climates, it's name means "like the cascading leaves of the rice plant" and has been grown since at least the mid 1800s in Japan. The leaves in early spring are very dark purple and I have heard them described as almost black. As summer approaches they become more red, then turning bronze before being one of the last maples in our gardens to finally give in to the Georgia heat and turn green. Fall color is usually bright fiery red. Acer palmatum 'Inaba shidare' weeping Japanese maple is a great tree to add some color to a sunny garden.
10 Year Size: Height: 4-6 Feet Width: 7-9 Feet
Spring Color: Dark Purple
Summer Color: Bronze
Fall Color: Bright Red
Sun Tolerance: Full
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
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Acer palmatum 'Viridis' Green Lace Leaf Japanese Maple
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The name says it all, ‘Viridis’ means green in Latin and 'Viridis' is the standard by which all green dissectums are judged. Acer palmatum 'Viridis' is a green lace leaf Japanese maple with light green foliage in spring, that usually darkens in the summer. 'Viridis' turns to a bright yellow to gold color in the fall. 'Viridis is a green lace leaf japanese maple with cascading branches and foliage that make this a show stopper in any garden. Many of the oldest, most beautiful and stately Japanese maples in America are this cultivar.
10 year size: Height: 4-6 Feet Width: 6-8 Feet
Spring Color: Light Green
Summer Color: Green
Fall Color: Yellow
Sun Tolerance: Partial
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Red Dragon' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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'Red Dragon' will stay more red during summer than most varieties. The coarse leaves begin the spring dark purple and become more red as temperatures increase. By mid August in Georgia when summer temperatures reach their peak and most other red varieties have turned green 'Red Dragon' still has some bronze or slight bits of red left on it's leaves. Fall color is a dramatic crimson red. The growth habit of 'Red Dragon' is not as pendulous as other weeping cultivars, at times almost prostrate. While 'Red Dragon' will tolerate full sun in some climates, it would prefer a break from the sun at some point during the day in hotter areas. Although 'Red Dragon is reported to be a moderate grower in some climates, we find it to be very slow in the south. 10 Year Size Height: 3-5 Feet Width: 5-6 FeetSpring Color: RedSummer Color: RedFall Color: CrimsonSun Tolerance: PartialPlanting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Red Emperor' Red Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Red Emperor’ Japanese maple was originally introduced by Dick Wolff at Red Maple Nursery in Pennsylvania as Emperor 1 in 1976 and much later patented under that name by someone in Oregon. Many growers grow this plant as 'Red Emperor'. It does not matter what you call it, this is a great plant. It is one of many in a long line of trees to claim the title "Better Than Bloodgood" and in some ways it is. 'Red Emperor' Japanese maple does not burn in full sun in the Southeast, as to how well it holds it's color, we find that in some landscapes it does as well or better than other cultivars but in other situations it seems to turn green a little quicker. We have yet to determine what causes this. Either way, this tree will not disappoint you. Another advantage is that it usually leafs out a few days later than 'Bloodgood' in the spring lessening the chance of frost damage. The growth rate of 'Red Emperor' Japanese maple is very good, spring color is dark purple and fall color is bright red.
10 Year Size: Height: 15-18 Feet Width: 12-15 Feet
Spring Color: Burgundy
Summer Color: Burgundy
Fall Color: Red
Sun Tolerance: Full
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
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Acer palmatum 'Fireglow' Red Upright Japanese Maple
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'Fireglow' is the perfect name for this small upright Japanese maple introduced by Nurseries Gilardelli in Italy. The leaves emerge more dark red than purple in spring and are thinner than other cultivars making them somewhat translucent. If sited where it can be viewed with the rising or setting sun behind it the leaves will glow a bright red. If you are watching when the sun gets to the proper angle it looks like someone turned on an electrical switch and the tree was lit. Rather slow growing for an upright. Fall color is bright red. 10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 feet Width: 4-6 feetSpring Color: Dark RedSummer Color: RedFall Color: RedSun Tolerance: FullPlanting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' Red Japanese Maple Tree
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Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’ Japanese maple tree is probably the most popular Japanese maple in the world and for good reason! Bloodgood is an excellent growing upright Japanese maple with a rich purple, burgundy color in the spring. This color fades a little in the summer but then turns to a bright, fiery red in the fall. Bloodgood is one of the larger growing Japanese maples and forms a very nice rounded canopy at maturity. Bloodgood can handle full sun in even the hottest climates. Any yard with enough space needs a 'Bloodgood' Japanese maple tree.
10 Year Size: Height: 15-18 feet Width: 15-20 feet
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Acer palmatum 'Seiryu' Green Japanese Maple
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Its claim to fame is that Acer palmatum 'Seiryu' is considered the only upright dissectum. This is technically correct but the dissected leaf is the only similarity between 'Seiryu' and other dissectums. Actually the leaves are so much smaller, that even the leaves do not have the appearance of other dissectums. That being said, here at Maple Ridge Nurseries we love the plant we affectionately call the "weed" because it is so easy to grow. Seiryu is a fast growing small tree that is mostly vase shaped when young growing wider and much rounder with age. The foliage appears green in spring with a slight red or pink tinge to the margins of each leaf. These margins quickly fade away leaving a very attractive medium green leaf for summer. Sometimes in late summer the colorful margins reappear, but this time a little more orange. Most literature describes the fall color as gold or yellow but I have never seen this except in photos from other parts of the world. In our climate the first cold air may give the tree an orange or red appearance but the leaves will always end up burgundy before dropping.
10 Year Size: Height: 12-14 Feet Width: 12-14 Feet
Spring Color: Green
Summer Color: Green
Fall Color: Red
Sun Tolerance: Sun
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
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Cryptomeria japonica 'Rasen'
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$35.00
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Rasen’ is one of the coolest conifers that we grow. The needles on this fast growing Japanese cedar spiral around the branches giving the branches a twisted appearance. ‘Rasen’ has an open branching form that is quite attractive as it ages. 10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 feet Width: 3-6 feetColor: GreenSun Tolerance: Partial
Juniperus horizontalis 'Icee blue'
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Juniperus horizontalis ‘Icee blue’ is a perfect ground cover for small spaces, never getting more than a few inches tall and a few feet wide. The light blue color of this plant is what attracts us to it and gives it its name. ‘Icee blue’ is the the perfect plant for filling in spots throughout the garden while alsoroviding excellent color.10 Year Size: Height: 2-4 inches Width: 2-3 feetColor: BlueSun Tolerance: Full
Acer palmatum Seedling Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum is a Japanese maple grown from seed. These trees are not grafted and thus will not have a graft scar. Smaller Acer palmatum trees are often used as rootstock for grafting cultivars of Japanese maples. Seedling Acer palmatum Japanese maples are also great trees for bonsai.
Platycladus orientalis 'Morgan'
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In spring this great Chinese arborvitae has wonderful sprays of chartreuse new growth set atop the darker green older foliage. In winter it puts on a show that is even more dramatic when the entire outer edges of the plant turn a rusty bronze color.10 year size: Height: 2-4 Feet Width: 1-2 FeetColor: GreenSun Tolerance: Full
Acer palmatum 'Emerald Lace' Lace Leaf Japanese Maple
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'Emerald Lace' is one of the fastest growing dissectums. Shaping and pruning when young helps this cultivar live up to its potential as a wonderful garden specimen. Spring growth is lime green sometimes with orange margins when placed in more sun. Very heat tolerant, 'Emerald Lace' even tolerates full sun better than most green dissectums but preferring some shade in hot climates. Fall color is red which is quite rare for green dissectums which usually display yellow to orange fall color.10 Year Size: Height: 4-6 Feet Width: 7-9 FeetSpring Color: Lime GreenSummer Color: GreenFal Color: RedSun Tolerance: PartialPlanting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata'
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Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Prostrata’ is a spreading Japanese Plum Yew that grows very well in the hotter regions of the United States. ‘Prostrata’ is a versatile plant that can be planted by itself or in groupings to create a ground cover. ‘Prostrata’ can also be planted in many different soils and sun situations. ‘Prostrata’ will grow well in shade or partial sun in hotter climates, and can handle full sun in cooler regions.10 Year Size: Height: 1-3 feet Width:3-6 feet
Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans Nana'
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Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans nana’ is tightly compact and tends to grow with clumps of foliage. The small cones are abundant and very attractive. The cones first appear in fall as a very light almost lime green that contrast to the dark green foliage making 'Elegans Nana' one of the most interesting plants in the Autumn garden. During winter the cones turn first gold, then brown and during colder winters in the south, the foliage will bronze sometimes taking on an almost purple cast. Then in spring you get the same effect as fall when the new growth emerges lime green against the dark older foliage. It will grow equally well in the full sun of Georgia or in very dark shade and provide interest all year long, making this one of the most versatile conifers and one of my favorites.10 year size: Height: 2-3 Feet Width: 1-2 FeetColor: GreenSun Tolerance: Full