Acer japonicum 'Itaya' Full Moon Japanese Maple
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This cultivar introduced by the late great plantsman Henry Hohman of Kingsville Nursery in Kingsville Maryland has large rounded leaves typical of other japonicums. This cultivar should be planted in partial shade especially in hot climates as it tends to burn in full sun. This vigorous grower forms a nice round topped tree. Older specimens can reach 20 to 25 feet. Fall color is red, and orange. 10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 Feet Width: 8-10 Feet
Acer japonicum 'Lovett' Full Moon Japanese Maple
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‘Lovett’ is an Acer japonicum that has a very nice growth habit forming a small round topped tree at maturity. 'Lovett' has slightly smaller leaves than many japonicums. While green in the spring and summer, the dense foliage turns gold with hints of orange and red in fall. 10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 Feet Width: 5-7 FeetSpring Color: GreenSummer Color: GreenFall Color: Gold, Orange, and Red Sun Exposure: Partial Shade
Acer japonicum 'Meigetsu' Full Moon Japanese Maple
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Acer japonicum ‘Meigetsu’ is a vigorous growing full moon Japanese maple with large, round leaves. ‘Meigetsu’ emerges in the spring with large, light green leaves. These leaves then darken to a dark green for most of the summer. Fall is when ‘Meigetsu’ puts on a show. Much like other full moon Japanese maple varieties, ‘Meigetsu’ has splashes of yellows, oranges, and reds across the foliage in the fall. The name ‘Meigetsu’ translates to “moon” in Japanese. 10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer japonicum 'Oregon Fern' Full Moon Japanese Maple
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This japonicum has a very attractive delicate looking deeply dissected leaf on a sturdy upright plant, growing almost as wide as tall. 'Oregon Fern' was selected by J.D. Vertrees at Maplewood Nursery for its outstanding ruby red fall color. 10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 Feet Width: 6-8 Feet
Acer japonicum 'Otaki' Full Moon Japanese Maple
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A small round topped tree usually broader than tall with age. The foliage of 'Otaki' is quite large, round and deeply divided providing a great texture for the garden. In early spring leaves emerge green with a red cast and a white pubescence creating a very unique look. Like many japonicums, 'Otaki' really shines in fall when it turns first yellow then adding tones of red, orange, peach and even pink. 10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 Feet Width: 5-7 Feet
Acer japonicum 'Rising Sun' Full Moon Japanese Maple
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Acer japonicum ‘Rising Sun’ has some of the largest leaves of any Japanese maple. As someone that loves the large leaves of ‘Otaki’ and ‘Emmett’s Pumpkin’, ‘Rising Sun’ is a very exciting cultivar. These massive leaves are green from spring through the summer. The leaves then become a kaleidoscope or reds, oranges, and yellows in the fall that will knock your socks off. 10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 feet Width: 6-8 feet
Acer japonicum 'Taki no gawa' Full Moon Japanese Maple
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Acer japonicum ‘Taki-no-gawa’ is a full moon Japanese maple with huge leaves. These leaves emerge lime green in the spring with small red flowers. The large leaves then turn a dark green for most of the summer. ‘Taki-no-gawa’ then puts on a show in the fall with orange to bright red fall color. ‘Taki-no-gawa’ is a smaller growing full moon Japanese maple that is quite unique with its huge leaves. 10 Year Size: Height: 6-8 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer japonicum 'Yama kagi' Full Moon Japanese Maple
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Acer japonicum ‘Yama Kagi’ is a large leaf Acer japonicum. Leaves emerge lime green in early spring before darkening for the rest of spring and summer. Leaves on ‘Yama Kagi’ are noticeably more jagged than most other Acer japonicum maples. These serrated leaves turn bright orange to red in fall. ‘Yama Kagi’ is a large growing Japanese maple tree that can reach up to 16 feet high at maturity.10 Year Size: Height: 14-16 feet Width: 6-8 feet
Acer palmatum 'Abigail Rose' Variegated Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Abigail Rose’ is a dwarf Japanese maple with variegated foliage similar to Higasayama. The variegation on ‘Abigail Rose’ is a little more red and hot pink than the lighter pinks of Higasayama. ‘Abigail Rose’ will grow into a short dense shrub that needs to be protected from the hot afternoon sun.
Acer palmatum 'Aka shigitatsu sawa' Reticulated Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Aka shigitatsu sawa’ has amazing early spring variegation. Almost the entire leaf will be cream with undertones of red and dark green veins. The leaves will turn green in the summer but the veins will be darker. 'Aka shigitatsu sawa' will not tolerate afternoon sun in hot climates but should be placed where it can get 3-4 hours of morning sun because light is required to get the red tones to show up. This plant is slow to mature but will turn into a small round topped tree that will be almost as wide as tall.
Synonymous with 'Beni shigitatsu sawa'
10 year size: Height: 7-9 Feet Width: 5-7 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Akaji nishiki' Corallinum Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Akaji nishiki' is a gorgeous Japanese maple with hot pink new growth in the spring. The foliage eventually fades to a green for the majority of the summer. The leaves then turn to a bright crimson red in the fall. 'Akaji nishiki' has a strong branching structure that develops into a compact, shrub-like tree.
10 Year Size: Height: 4-6 feet Width: 2-4 feet
Acer palmatum 'Amagi shigure' Reticulated Japanese Maple
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One of the most frustrating aspects of collecting Japanese Maples is nomenclature. This is compounded when different trees are introduced with the same name. There is a small green leafed dwarf with this name described by Vertrees before 1985. Since this tree was apparently introduced in 1987 according to Yano in his "Book for Maples", this name is illegitimate for this cultivar so we identify this plant as Amagi shigure "Japanese Selection"
All this is even more distressing because this is an outstanding cultivar. Starting in early spring with bright pink leaves the reticulation becomes more pronounced and the leaves become more red as spring progresses. In summer the leaves darken and become more purple while the prominent black veins remain. While more sun tolerant than other reticulated varieties this cultivar still appreciates some shade especially in hotter climates. Fall color is orange and spectacular.
10 Year Size: Height: 4-6 Feet Width: 3-4 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Amber Ghost' Reticulated Japanese Maple
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Another of the ghost series from Talon Buchholz, this is a fine example of a reticulated leaf form. 'Amber Ghost' requires afternoon shade in most climates and mostly shade in hotter areas. The spring color is predominately white with dark veins in shade but with a moderate amount of sun the entire leaf becomes washed with an amber hue.Fall color is orange with red and yellow.
10 Year Size: Height: 8-10 Feet Width: 6-8 Feet
Acer palmatum 'Anne Irene' Rare Yellow Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum ‘Anne Irene’ is a very unique variety of Japanese maple. ‘Anne Irene’ emerges in the spring with bright yellow leaves with a reddish border. These leaves are shaped different than just about any other Japanese maple. The lobes are deeply divided and each lobe is somewhat dissected but not enough to be classified as a dissectum. ‘Anne Irene’ also has a very upright habit unlike most dissectums. The red border of these strangely shaped leaves fades away by summer, but the yellow color persists all the way until fall. In the fall the leaves darken to a vibrant red.
10 Year Size: Height: 4-6 feet Width: 2-4 feet
Acer palmatum 'Ao kanzashi' Variegated Japanese Maple
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Acer palmatum 'Ao kanzashi' is a variegated Japanese maple with very small leaves. These small leaves have a light variegation along the edges of the leaves. At times in the spring these variegated edges can be a red color, but most of the year the edges are a creamy white or light green color. Fall color is an impressive orange and red.
10 Year Size: Height: 10-12 feet Width: 4-6 feet
Acer palmatum 'Ao Shidare' Green Lace Leaf Japanese Maple
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The name simply means green cascading which perfectly describes this great little tree. In spring the green color has a slightly blue tint that separates it from other green dissectums. At one time all green dissectums were probably called 'Ao shidare' but over time this cultivar became dominant and rightly so. Growth is very strong and pendulous. Ao shidare will tolerate full sun better than most green dissectum cultivars but could still benefit from some shade in hotter climates. Fall color is wonderful if not predictable, sometimes mostly yellow, other times mostly orange but usually a showy mix of both.10 Year Size: Height: 3-6 Feet Width: 4-8 Feet