Acer palmatum 'Mikawa yatsabusa' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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One of the best dwarf maples, 'Mikawa yatsubusa' is very slow growing with closely arranged leaves that create a wonderful stubby upright tree. Short inter nodal lengths with leaves that layer over one another not only define this elegant small tree but make it difficult to propagate and quite rare in nurseries. Fall color can range from bright yellow to spectacular red. This great little plant was found in the 1970s in the Tōkai region of Japan and named after the old Mikawa province there.
10 year size: Height: 3-4 Feet Width: 2-3 Feet
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 Feet
Spring Color: Red
Summer Color: Red
Fall Color: Crimson
Sun Tolerance: Partial
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
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
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 '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 'Orangeola' Red Dwarf Japanese Maple
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'Orangeola' is one of the fastest growing dissectums but still does not attain height very quickly. This great plant changes personality all season long. It emerges with tones of green and orange in early spring and as the sun works it's magic on the foliage it quickly turns purple. Next as spring turns into summer the older leaves start to slowly turn green, this process happens over a number of weeks during which the leaves appear molted with infused colors of green and purple washed across each leaf. About the time the entire plant becomes green in mid to late summer 'Orangeola' decides it is time to grow again, putting out red new growth that lays over the older foliage. Then in fall it really puts on a show with traffic stopping bright orange-red leaves. This plant does extremely well in hotter climates.
10 Year Size Height: 3-5 Feet Width: 6-8 Feet
Spring Color: Red
Summer Color: Green
Fall Color: Orange,Red
Sun Tolerance: Full
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Kurenai jishi' Red Lion's head Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Kurenai Jishi’ is often referred to as the red lion’s head maple. ‘Kurenai jishi’ leafs out bright red in the spring with some of the most unique foliage you will ever see on a Japanese maple. The leaves are curled up, crinkled, and close to the branch similar to ‘Shishigashira’. The foliage on ‘Kurenai jishi’ turns from bright red to burgundy to green from spring to summer. The leaves then turn orange-red in fall. ‘Kurenai jishi’ is a dwarf Japanese maple that will only reach about 4 feet tall at maturity.
10 Year Size: Height: 3-5 feet Width: 1-3 feet
Acer palmatum 'Nishiki gawa' Rough Bark Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Nishiki gawa’ is an upright growing Japanese maple with green leaves. The most remarkable thing about ‘Nishiki gawa’ is the rough, pine bark the tree develops with age. This is a very unique look compared to the majority of Japanese maples that have smooth bark. ‘Nishiki gawa’ has a vibrant orange fall color.10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 feet Width: 6-8 feet
Acer palmatum 'Glowing Embers' Heat Tolerant Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Glowing Embers’ is a fast and large growing Japanese maple known for its fall color. The leaves of ‘Glowing Embers’ emerge light green in spring before maturing to a darker green for most of the summer. Fall is when this tree really puts on a show. ‘Glowing Embers’ boasts an array of yellows, oranges, and reds all over the foliage. This combination of colors gives this tree the appearance that the canopy is ablaze. ‘Glowing Embers’ truly is a remarkable tree and a must have for the fall color.10 Year Size: Height: 16-20 feet Width: 14-16 feet
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 'Orange Dream' Yellow Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ is one of the first trees to announce that spring is here and does so with eye popping color. The yellow, orange and red of early spring turns first more yellow then to a subtle green for summer. In hotter climates this cultivar should be sited in partial shade, In cooler climates the orange lasts much longer into the summer. Fall color is bright orange or sometimes red. This cultivar was first selected at Fratelli Gilardelli Nursery in Italy in the late 1980s.
10 Year size: Height: 10-12 Feet Width: 6-8 Feet
Spring Color: Yellow
Summer Color: Green
Fall Color: Orange
Sun Tolerance: Partial
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Kiyo hime' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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‘Kiyo hime’ is a fantastic small maple that will grow much wider than tall, 'Kiyo hime' emerges in spring with red tips to the leaves before turning green for the summer. Fall color ranges from bronze to orange. For a plant that never gets much more than 2 feet tall 'Kiyo hime' is relatively fast growing and will become a specimen in the garden after just a few years.
10 year size: Height: 2-4 Feet Width: 4-5 Feet
Spring Color: Green
Summer Color: Green
Fall Color: Orange
Sun Tolerance: Full
Planting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Kamagata' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Kamagata’ is dwarf form of palmatum introduced by J.D. Vertrees himself. The small delicate looking leaves first appear in spring edged in purple. By summer they become a nice bright green. Fall color is usually yellow to orange.10 year size: Height: 3-5 Feet Width: 2-4 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Otome zakura' Corallinum Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Otome zakura’ is a member of the Corallinum group of Japanese maples and is one of our favorites. All of these Corallinum type Japanese maples leaf out very early in the spring, and when they do, ‘Otome zakura’ has some of the brightest red foliage you can imagine. This incredible red color typically holds through April. The colors then transition to orange and then eventually green by the end of May. Much like other Corallinum type Japanese maples and maybe more than the others, ‘Otome zakura’ will usually push new growth in the summer which resembles the bright red foliage of spring. This red new growth on top of the olive green foliage is extremely attractive. Fall color is then orange to red. ‘Otome zakura’ also grows with a very attractive, open form. 10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 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 'Miss Piggy' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Miss Piggy’ is one of the most unusual Japanese maples that we grow at Maple Ridge Nursery. ‘Miss Piggy’ is a dwarf tree with sturdy branching and bunched up leaves that are caused by fasciations at the tips of the branches. These fasciations usually 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’ has green foliage most of the year until fall when the leaves turn an attractive orange. 10 Year Size: Height: 4-6 feet Width: 2-4 feet
Acer palmatum 'Pink Lace' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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This little dissectum emerges in spring with pink edges to its chartreuse leaves. In summer it turns a nice medium green. Fall color is generally gold. 'Pink Lace' prefers partial shade.10 Year Size: Height: 3-5 Feet Width: 6-8 Feet