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 'Red Pygmy' Thread Leaf Japanese Maple
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'Red Pygmy' may not be the best named linearilobum but it is one of the best all around Japanese Maples. Although slower growing than some of the vigorous forms of linearilobum, 'Red Pygmy' can attain heights of more than 15 feet with age. While it comes out red in spring and may hold color into the summer in some areas, 'Red Pygmy' quickly turns green as temperatures begin to rise in hot climates. The green is a dark rich green throughout the summer then as a startling contrast this plant will turn bright yellow or gold in fall. 'Red Pygmy ' leaves have some of the narrowest lobes of the red linearilobums often having an interesting twist in the lobe. 'Red Pygmy' tolerates sun well. The changes in color and the very graceful shape make this a must have plant for collectors and occasional gardeners alike.10 year size: Height: 5-7 Feet Width: 3-5 FeetSpring Color: RedSummer Color: GreenFall Color: YellowSun Tolerance: PartialPlanting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
Acer palmatum 'Red Saber' Red Japanese Maple
$49.00
Acer palmatum 'Red Saber' is a red Japanese Maple with deeply divided leaves and jagged edges. 'Red Saber' has bright new growth in the spring but matures to a dark red later in the year. Fall color is also a bright red. 'Red Saber' is a small to medium size upright Japanese maple with a slender shape.
10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 feet Width: 4-5 feet
Acer palmatum 'Red Select' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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‘Red Select’ is a very pendulous lace leaf with foliage that emerges purple and becomes redder as it progresses through the spring. When summer arrives 'Red Select' molts from red to green before adding long branches of bright red in late summer. One of the smaller dissectums, ‘Red Select’ left unattended will become a beautiful low sprawling mound. Some growers stake this maple when young to show off its wonderful cascading habit. Fall color is a glorious bright red.10 years Size: Height 3-4 feet Width 6-8 Feet Spring Color: BurgundySummer Color: GreenFall Color: RedSun Tolerance: FullPlanting: Elevated, Well Drained Soil
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 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 Wood' Coral Bark Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Red Wood’ is an excellent growing, medium size coral bark Japanese maple. ‘Red Wood’ will only reach about 8 feet tall in ten years making it a nice smaller alternative to Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’. Acer palmatum ‘Red Wood’ emerges with bright green leaves in the spring that darken in the summer. Fall color is known for bright yellow to golden leaves. ‘Red Wood’ displays bright red bark in the winter that will rival any coral bark Japanese Maple. Acer palmatum ‘Red Wood’ can handle some sun, but it should be protected from the hot afternoon sun in hotter climates.10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Rhode Island Red' Dwarf Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Rhode Island Red' is a dwarf Japanese maple with much larger leaves than is typical of a dwarf Japanese maple. The leaves of 'Rhode Island Red' are very similar to popular varieties such as 'Bloodgood' and 'Red Emperor'. 'Rhode Island Red' has broad leaves that emerge bright red in spring before darkening to a burgundy color for most of the spring. The color of 'Rhode Island Red' will fade slightly in the summer as most red Japanese maples do. The leaves then turn bright red in the fall. 'Rhode Island Red' has a short, compact habit that is very unique compared to most Japanese maples.
10 Year Size: Height: 4-6 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Rikuzen shidare' Weeping Japanese Maple
$39.00
'Rikuzen shidare' has a weeping habit and grows similarly to Ryu sei. It will only grow as tall as it is staked and will weep down to the ground from there. Where it differs from Ryusei is in it's stunning large leaves. The leaves on Rikuzen shidare have a similar shape to an upright grower called 'Osakazuki'. Fall color on Rikuzen shidare is also different from Ryusei as it goes yellow in the fall verses red.
Spring & Summer Color: Green
Fall Color: Yellow
Height: As high as you stake it, but naturally quite short
Acer palmatum 'Riley' Red Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Riley’ is a great red upright with dark burgundy foliage that holds well through the summer even in hotter climates. ‘Riley’ isn’t a large growing Japanese maple and handles the sun very well. 10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 feet Width: 6-8 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 'Rock Star' Dwarf Japanese Maple
$39.00
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 'Ruby de Sofia' Reticulated Japanese Maple
$39.00
'Ruby de Sofia' is a beautiful reticulated variety that has fantastic colorations of pink and white in the spring. Those colors then turn to green for the summer, still maintaining the reticulated style. 'Ruby de sofia' earned it's name by putting on a brilliant showing of ruby red leaves in fall. This tree was introduced by Angel Mendoza and named after his daughter Sofia. We are also quite partial to this tree; in addition to it's amazing colors and growing habits, we also have a daughter Sophia who's birthstone is Ruby!