Japanese Maple Varieties

Acer palmatum ‘Oshio Beni’ Oshio Beni is a considered a favorite upright tree among Japanese maple enthusiasts.  With a maximum height of 15′ or so it doesn’t grow quite as tall as other upright rights.   Spring color is red with a hint of orange but quickly deepen to a deep purple.  It holds it color pretty well through the season… Click here to read more…

Acer palmatum ‘Orido Nishiki’ Japanese Maple Breath taking.  That’s all, absolutely breath taking.   I am so seduced by this tree I don’t even know where to start.  This is an upright variety and considered one of the best variegated upright varieties and I have to agree.  Being among the upright varieties of Japanese maples it… Click here to read more…

Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Orangeola’ Japanese Maple Orangeloa is best known for it’s orange color but this magnificant tree is really a color wheel with roots!  The new foliage emerges in the spring with a red to orange cast to the leaves.  As summer moves in the leaves take on more of a green tint and… Click here to read more…

Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ Japanese Maple Color?  Would you like to add some distinctive color to your landscape?  Orange Dream will do that.  This tree comes alive in the spring with a burst of Orange leaves that have a hint of red, then as summer moves in the tree takes on more of a green color only to change to… Click here to read more…

Acer palmatum ‘Moonfire’ Japanese Maple Wanted!  People Who Would Like to Get Paid for Growing Small Plants at Home  Click here. This upright, deep red, almost purple, Japanese maple is an excellent choice when you are looking for an upright tree that can easily reach 12 to 15 feet tall.  The leaves emerge in the… Click here to read more…

A Small Japanese Maple Garden Wanted!  People Who Would Like to Get Paid for Growing Small Plants at Home  Click here. My fascination with Japanese maples goes way back and without even consciously knowing what I was doing I started collecting them.  One by one I add new ones to my landscape.  Not because I really… Click here to read more…

Acer palmatum ‘Shishigashira’  Lion’s Head Japanese Maple Wanted!  People Who Would Like to Get Paid for Growing Small Plants at Home  Click here. Lion’s Head Japanese maples are rare and usually difficult to find.  Often times carrying a price tag of $350 to $600 or more.  I got lucky!  Twice.  I have a friend that… Click here to read more…

Japanese Maple Lion Heart Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Lion Heart’ is a lace leaf weeping Japanese maple that comes out in the spring with brilliant red color.  I have a few of these, still quite small in my nursery and I was amazed at the fall color as I took these pictures.  I have these small plants growing… Click here to read more…

Japanese Maple Lemon Lime Lace Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Lemon Lime Lace’ is a rare, but interesting Japanese maple.  The bright green, delicately cut leaves and weeping habit make it the ideal plant for a patio or water garden setting.  Similar to Waterfall, this beautiful tree tops out at about 48″ but can get as wide as ten feet… Click here to read more…

Japanese Maple Kotohime Acer palmatum ‘Kotohime’ is a slow growing Japanese maples that stays small, seldom exceeding 48″ high.  The small multi-shaped leaves come out in the spring deep green in color.  By fall, the leaves start turning color, going through a range of burnt orange and bronze.  The dwarf nature of this tree makes it a… Click here to read more…