Acer palmatum 'Rock Star' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Rock Star’ was discovered as a chance seedling from Acer palmatum ‘Ornatum’ by Frank Brannon in Atlanta, GA and has been cultivated here at Maple Ridge Nursery. ‘Rock Star’ emerges with stunningly bright red leaves in early spring which darken to a dark maroon color later in spring. The leaves fade to a green in summer before turning to a vibrant array of reds, yellows, and oranges in the fall. ‘Rock Star’ is a strong grower here in the south, but should still be shielded from the hot afternoon sun. 10 Year Size: Height: 4-6 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Rite of Spring' Red Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Rite of Spring' has a thinner deeply divided leaf than the majority of broad leaf Japanese maples. These leaves emerge in the spring with a bright red color. The color of the leaves darkens to a deeper burgundy red in the summer. The leaves change back to a bright red in the fall. 'Rite of Spring' is a shorter growing tree for an upright Japanese maple and has a real full habit. The picture is green because of heavy shade.
10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Red Spider' Thread Leaf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Red Spider' is a linearlobum Japanese maple with long thin lobes to the skinny leaves. These thin leaves have very good red color in the spring. It is a much lighter red than the majority of red Japanese maples. These leaves then fade to a burgundy or green color in the summer. Fall color is a bright crimson red. 'Red Spider' like many linearlobum Japanese maples has a bad habit of reverting meaning that the thin leaves will revert back to a more traditional broad leaf. Branches with reverted broad leaves should be pruned out to prevent this issue from taking over the majority of the tree. 'Red Spider' grows into a beautiful, round topped tree with a very nice, full canopy.
10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 feet Width: 8-10 feet
Acer palmatum 'Red Spider Web' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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The small deeply dissected leaves of this slow growing plant are as delicate as any other variety. Displaying bright red in spring, the color becomes darker in summer before turning green. Fall color is a very attractive deep red. Plant in full sun for best colors. 'Red Spider Web' is amazingly sun and heat tolerant even in hotter climates but does benefit from some shade in extreme environments.10 years Size: Height: 2-4 feet Width: 3-5 feet
Acer palmatum 'Red Flash' Red Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Red Flash' is an upright Japanese maple with fantastic red color especially in the spring. The red color darkens during the summer months. The fall color of 'Red Flash' is a bright, fiery red. The picture is green due to heavy shade.
10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Oridino nishiki' Variegated Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Oridino nishiki’ is a medium size upright growing Japanese maple with incredible variegated color. Some leaves on ‘Oridino nishiki’ may have green, white or pink, or sometimes all three. Under perfect conditions, this can be one of the most incredible Japanese maples in cultivation. Unfortunately, these perfect conditions don’t often exist and this variegation is often lost. In our experience, ‘Oridino nishiki’ is usually a green tree with about 1-5% of the leaves displaying variegation. ‘Oridino nishki’ is of course still a tree worth having as the variegation that it does have is almost unmatched. Another unique characteristic of ‘Oridino nishiki’ is that the bark often has long stripes of reds and oranges, adding even more interest to this great tree.
10 Year Size: Height: 12-14 feet Width: 6-8 feet
Acer palmatum 'Okken's Red Mini' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Okken’s Red Mini’ is an extremely small growing Japanese maple with very nice red color in the spring. The red color darkens in the summer, then turns back to a bright red in the fall. ‘Okken’s Red Mini’ stays so small, it can basically be used for any space in the landscape. 10 Year Size: Height: 2-3 feet Width: 2-3 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 'Mama' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Mama' is a small, upright Japanese maple with very irregular leaves. The leaves of 'Mama' are cut and dissected in a multitude of ways giving the overall texture of the tree a very different look. 'Mama' will be green in the spring and summer. 'Mama' looks great in the fall too with yellow to red fall color.
10 Year Size: Height: 4-6 feet Width: 3-5 feet
Acer palmatum 'Kinky Krinkle' Crinkle Leaf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Kinky Krinkle' is an unusual Japanese maple with "krinkled" leaves similar to the famous lion's head Japanese maple, 'Shishigashira'. However, 'Kinky Krinkle' does not have quite the same curl to the leaves that 'Shishigashira' has. 'Kinky Krinkle' leafs out in spring with bright green leaves. These green leaves darken in the summer. The fall color is a bright orange-red. 'Kinky Krinkle' is a fast growing tree that has much more flexible branching than the lion's head Japanese maple and is decidedly upright.
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 'Johnnie's Pink' Rare Japanese Maple
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Introduced by the great Harold Johnson of Tallassee, Alabama who truly helped spread the love of maples throughout the Southeastern U.S. and named for the love of his life, his wife Johnnie. 'Johnnie's Pink' emerges light pink in spring before bronzing and then turning green for summer.10 Year Size: Height: 6-8 Feet Width: 3-5 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Jet Black' Dark Red Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Jet Black’ is a dark red Japanese maple with large, broad leaves. This Japanese maple is named for the dark, jet black foliage that this tree has throughout the spring and summer. ‘Jet Black’ has some of the darkest leaves of any Japanese maple. The fall color is a bright red. ‘Jet Black’ is a strong and fast grower that does well in the sun and the heat. 10 Year Size: Height: 12-14 feet Width: 6-8 feet
Acer palmatum 'Jeannie's Dream' Red Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Jeannie’s Dream’ is an upright growing Japanese maple with a wide, spreading habit. ‘Jeannie’s Dream’ is bright red early in spring before becoming more burgundy for the rest of the spring. The colors fade to a bronze or green for most of the summer. The leaves change to bright red again in the fall. The leaves of ‘Jeannie’s Dream’ have deeply divided lobes. 10 Year Size: Height: 6-8 feet Width: 6-8 feet
Acer palmatum 'Itame nibluki' Variegated Japanese Maple
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'Itame nibluki' is a wonderful variegated maple with deeply divided leaves. The variegation is cream and green with each lobe appearing to be dipped in or streaked with lipstick red paint creating a fantastic display for the garden. While some variegated maples seem to be slow or delicate 'Itame nibluki' is quite vigorous. 10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 Feet Width: 5-6 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Iro Iro' Variegated Japanese Maple
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With a name that means beautiful color this introduction from Talon Buchholz can not help but be a hit. The new foliage on this little bushy cultivar emerges chartreuse edged in red. As the leaves harden off they develop a cream an pink variegation reminiscent of 'Higasa yama'. The variegation fades as summers thermometer rises leaving an attractive medium green little dwarf for the rest of summer. This little guy is most happy in morning sun and afternoon shade. 10 year size: Height: 4-6 Feet Width: 2-3 Feet