Common name Full Moon Maple this is a dwarf, mounded multi-stemmed spreading small tree or large shrub often growing in a multi-trunked form. Small purplish-red flowers in pendulous corymbs appear in early spring (April) before the leaves. It then features palmate, almost fern-like medium green leaves which are deeply divided into 9-11 toothed and cut lobes. Leaves turn yellow, orange, and red in fall. Each rounded leaf purportedly resembles a full moon, hence the common name: Full Moon.

Common Name: Full Moon maple Height: 10 to 12 feet Spread: 8 to 10 feet Bloom Time: April Bloom Description: Purplish/ Red Flowers – Insignificant Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium Maintenance: Low Seasonal Interest: Good Fall color – yellow, orange, red

With its semi pendulous habit Amber Ghost is one of the most magical maples of them all offering unique colors and leafing out in the early spring as a coral melon pink with green veining throughout the leaf. This plant is named for its mid-summer coloration. Mid-summer colors are a warm rich amber with a deep green reticulation throughout the leaf. Fall colors are bright oranges to fire-engine reds. A wide, upright tree, it is excellent for either container or landscape use.

Height: 10 to 15 feet Spread: 10 to 15 feet Bloom Time: Spring – April Bloom Description: Purplish/ Red Flowers – Insignificant Sun: Light sun to partial shade Water: Medium to Wet Maintenance: Moderate Seasonal Interest: Unique  colors – Showy Fall Foliage, Showy Foliage

Normally Acer Palmatum are known for their foliage. This unique, vigorous upright green Japanese maple however is valued for its prominent, deeply grooved , roughened, corky bark look, hence the plant’s alternative name of ‘Rough Bark Maple. The jagged roughness develops over 3 to 5 years as the juvenile growth matures. Slender, lobed leaves change to a dramatic bright and brilliant orange red in the Fall. With the added winter interest of the corky bark, Arakawa will provide  year-round interest to the garden and landscape. Prune to expose the trunk and main limbs as it grows, so that you emphasize the bark features all year round.

Height: 20 to 25 feet Spread: 18 to 20 feet Sun: Full sun to partial shade Water: Water regularly, especially during periods of drought Maintenance: Low. Seasonal Interest: Rich green, deeply divided leaves turn brilliant dramatic orange red in fall.

Great for small yards, entryways, accents or as property dividers the Bloodgood is one of the most popular large-leaved, upright rounded growing maples known for standing out with amazing richly hued color that it retains throughout the season – much more so than many other varieties – thus providing months of glorious visual interest. A deep shade of burgundy appears in the spring and lasts throughout summer. In the cool months of autumn, a bright vibrant scarlet takes over. Even the bark of a Bloodgood Japanese Maple is eye catching with its silver color.

Average Height: 15 to 25 feet

Average Spread: 15 to 20 feet

Sun: Partial to Full Sun

Water: Average

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Spring Color Burgundy, Fall Crimson

Fabulous, upright, hardy small maple widely grown for its form and colorful foliage of deep lobed leaves. Wonderful burgundy red foliage transforms to bright crimson in fall.

Common Name: Smooth Japanese Maple

Average Height: 15 feet

Average Spread: 12 feet

Sun: Partial Sun, Filtered afternoon sun

Water: Average

Maintenance: Low

Small tree with a rounded-spreading crown particularly noted for its green twigs and attractive burgundy-red leaves. Leaves usually retain excellent burgundy color well into summer before turning bronze to green. Bright red fall color. Each palmate leaf has seven narrow, serrated, deeply-cut lobes

Average Height: 8 to 12 feet

Average Spread: 10 to 15 feet

Sun: Full sun to Part Shade in the afternoon

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Summer Color Burgundy, Fall Bright Red

The tight yet vigorous growing narrow upright habit of this maple makes it stand stand out as something unique. Bright green spring foliage is lightly edged with pink, giving way to a deep green summer foliage, turning to a brilliant vibrant orange red in the fall. A lovely option for smaller areas.

Average Height: 15 feet in 10 years

Average Spread: 4 to 5 feet

Sun: Full sun – heat tolerant

Water: Average Moisture: Medium

Maintenance: Low

Dense, upright , well branched Japanese Maple featuring fantastic dark purple foliage that emerges on almost black twigs and retains its color throughout much of the summer. That high pigmentation shows up in the new deeply colored branches, too. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. Tiny green flowers are barely noticeable other than to beneficial pollinators. It is a great medium-sized accent tree for the smaller home landscape.

Average Height: 15 feet in 10 years

Average Spread: 4 to 5 feet

Sun: Full sun to partial shade

Water: Average

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Dazzling crimson Fall color

The persistence of the deep purple of the foliage carried throughout the entire growing season is an outstanding feature of this Maple.  The multi-stemmed Crimson Queen is primarily valued in the landscape for its rounded and highly ornamental and graceful weeping form and recommended for use as an  accent, in rock and alpine Gardens or in general garden use. The purple foliage emerges crimson in spring turning outstanding shades of scarlet and orange in the fall.

Average Height: 8 feet at maturity

Average Spread: 10 feet

Sun: Full sun to partial shade

Water: Average

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Spectacular fall color in various shades of red and orange

A useful and excellent, upright slow growing dwarf tree for tight spaces or smaller landscapes that has a more defined narrow small tree like shape, smaller foliage, and does not share the same compact, shrubby habit of other dwarfs. Deep dark red leaves emerge in the spring retaining  their color very well into the summer. Fall color is a bright red. Excellent for containers, small space gardens and patios

Average Height: 4 to 6 feet in 10 years

Average Spread: 3to 4 feet

Sun: Full sun to partial shade

Water: Prefers consistent moisture

Maintenance: Low – Minimal pruning

Seasonal Interest: Dark red in the spring , bright scarlet red in the fall

A choice outstanding easy to grow, and vigorous dwarf form of Acer palmatum forming a dense, compact, upright specimen with stout branches arranged almost sculpturally making  it a perfect choice for bonsai. In spring, small peach-colored tiny dime sized new leaves are neatly stacked close to one another creating wonderful texture. The majority of the foliage changes to a green color by mid-summer with only the branch tips remaining quite colorful. An exceedingly difficult specimen to propagate due to the short distance between nodes.

Average Height: 2 to 3 feet in 10 years

Average Spread: 3 to 4 feet

Sun: Full sun to partial shade

Water: Prefers consistent moisture

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Fabulous fall color is a fiery orange- red.

Average Spread: 4 to 5 feet

Sun: Full sun to partial shade

Water: Average

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Dazzling crimson Fall color

Small maple (Red Lion Japanese Maple), often referred to as “the red Shishigashira”, that leaf’s out in the early spring as a deep full red with brighter colored new growth on a mid-sized twisted leaf adding a unique texture to the landscape, container, or rock garden. During the summer, the leaves may be green-red to dark green. The leaves on this maple are tightly compact and dense around a thick stem and a large trunk giving this dwarf a supremely dignified appearance.

Average Height: 4.5 to 5 feet in 10 years

Average Spread: 3 to 4 feet

Sun: Sun to part sun

Water: Prefers consistent moisture

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Extraordinary new red and purple growth in the spring.  Fall color is shades of yellows and oranges.

A magnificent dwarf Japanese maple with dense, compact branching on an upright habit and a rounded, ovate crown. The stunning palmate large-leafed foliage emerges with a bright  red flush in spring and deepens as it ages to a maroon. Outstanding fall color in bright fiery orange to red  – and red stems add color to the bare winter silhouette. Holding its color well in the heat and sun ‘Rhode Island Red’ is perfect for containers, conifer beds, small gardens, or to simply beautify and make a statement in the landscape with something uniquely different.

Average Height: 5 to 6 feet in 10 years

Average Spread: 6 to 7 feet

Sun: Full sun, partial shade

Bloom Description: Inconspicuous; prized for foliage.

Water: Prefers consistent moisture but not soggy

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Outstanding fall color in bright fiery orange to red.

Sharp’s Pygmy Japanese Maple is widely recognized as the one of the best, if not the best,  and smallest dwarf Japanese maples available.  It is fabulous for container growing, makes a perfect bonsai and also grows well in a raised bed or in a small garden, where its miniature qualities can be fully appreciated.

Each spring the emerging miniature leaves will be charmingly tipped in red, and each fall the tree will explode into a riot of orange and red. The best colors develop with some sun, so a location that is sunny in the morning, especially in spring and fall, is ideal.

Average Height: 2 to 4 feet in 10 years

Average Spread: 2 to 4

Sun: Full Sun to Partial Sun  – protect from the hot afternoon sun

Water: Moderate

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Beautiful fall colors of orange and red

One of the smallest growing dwarf Japanese maples it features a tightly layering habit which makes it an ideal choice for bonsai. The leaves are chartreuse yellow-green turning to a darker green in the summer, and yellow to orange in the fall. Tattoos are an excellent choice for containers, small spaces, or fairy gardens.

Average Height: 2 feet in 10 years

Average Spread: 2 to 3 feet  in 10 years

Sun: Partial shade

Water: Moderate

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Chartreuse yellow-green turning to a darker green in the summer, and yellow to orange in the fall.

Seasonal Interest: Dazzling crimson Fall color

A hardy, vigorous and fast growing green dissectum with finely dissected leaves that forms an irregular semi upright but spreading bush with elongated pendulous branches. Leaves emerge bright green in spring with red petioles which remain red throughout the season. Summer color lightens to light green with red highlights. Showy Emerald lace has great fall colors that run yellow to orange and finish with fiery scarlet red. Standing out in the landscape it makes a wonderful specimen plant, is great for shrub borders and its compact form makes it suitable as a container plant.

Average Height: 10 to 13 feet

Average Spread: 10 to13 feet

Sun: Sun to dappled shade in the afternoon

Water: Average, low

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Green foliage turning to lovely fall colors that run yellow to orange and finish with fiery scarlet red

‘Emperor 1’ also known as ‘Red Emperor’ is a vigorous growing hardy red Japanese maple with a graceful form with black-red bark. In later spring it’s veiled in dark red or deep maroon foliage with a brilliant translucent sheen that gives the leaves a nice shiny look as the sunlight hits them.  The tree holds its rich, dark red foliage well throughout the summer months, and has a brilliant scarlet fall display. The underside of the leaf is a rich olive green. Since its leaves bud out later the tree manages cold conditions extremely well and is also very heat tolerant in the late summer. Ideal as a colorful specimen in smaller landscapes.

Average Height: 15 feet

Average Spread: 15 feet

Sun: Full sun to partial sun

Blooms:  Inconspicuous; prized for foliage.

Water: Average, low

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Brilliant scarlet fall display.

Aptly named for its red foliage Fireglow is one of the most desired maples. Vigorous and quite sun-tolerant it has a slow growing, upright bushy habit. ‘Fireglow’ leaf’s out as a bright red, before maturing to a deep maroon for the summer and avoiding the dark purples and dingy greens of many other ‘red-leaf’ maples. It will get an orange-red glow to the back side of the leaf when grown in the sun, giving the tree a brighter appearance, and making it glow, when looking up from below. It turns from a luminescent purple-scarlet to fiery crimson red in the fall.

Being a smaller mid-sized tree, it provides color in the landscape while easily keeping a smaller stature than other comparable red upright Japanese maples trees. Outstanding garden or container accent specimen.

Average Height: 12 to 15 feet

Average Spread: 10 to 12 feet

Sun: Filtered sun to partial sun

Blooms:  Inconspicuous; prized for foliage.

Water: Keep soil consistently moist but not soggy

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Brilliant luminescent purple-scarlet to fiery crimson red in the fall.

Geisha Gone Wild is a strong, unique, upright, and vigorous maple with branches that rise at a sharp angle from the trunk, keeping it slender, and therefore making it a great choice for a narrower spot in your garden. Lobed leaves are twisted and curled. Bringing vibrant color into the landscape the new spring foliage is brilliant pink and purple. Mature leaves show irregular green and white variegation, splashed with pink, and in fall they turn powerful shades of orange and purple. Wonderful option grown as a specimen in a smaller garden, used to liven up beds of evergreens, or planted in a container on the terrace, patio, or balcony.

Average Height: 3 to 5 feet in 10 years

Average Spread: 5 to 8 feet

Sun: Full sun to partial sun in a.m. and early p.m. (shade during hottest part of the day)

Water: Average

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Spring foliage of pinks and purples, White, green, & pink variegation in summer, dramatic purple, and orange colors in fall

Acer palmatum is the original species, the very first Japanese Maple ever collected in the wild and propagated from seed for use in the landscape.  The leaves of this lovely fast growing and sun tolerant  maple stay green through the warm seasons, and then with the onset of cooler temperatures in fall they turn to shades of gold, orange and/or red. Though naturally lower-branched, as the tree grows lower branches can be removed to expose more trunk.

Average Height: 20 feet

Average Spread: 20 feet

Sun: Full to Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade

Flower: Insignificant

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Light green to medium green to gold, orange and/or red in the fall.

Hefner’s Red is a red upright dense Japanese maple similar to the Bloodgood Japanese maple in habit and form. This maple has proven its exceptional heat tolerance by holding its color from the spring through the summer and into the early fall. Leaves emerge deep burgundy-red in spring turning to burgundy in summer and finally a bright glowing fiery red in the late fall. An excellent choice to provide color in the garden as an accent or focal point.

Average Height: 15 – 20 feet

Average Spread: 10-15 feet

Sun: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade

Flower: Insignificant

Water: Not drought resistant so water Average

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Spring Burgundy-red, summer a dark  Burgundy and fall a bright red.

A most attractive and vigorous option ‘Hubb’s Red Willow’ is a rich dark burgundy upright ornamental maple with long narrow lobes that are slightly incised, giving  this small tree a willow or bamboo like texture and delicate appearance. Very heat tolerant this is a tough maple. Vase shaped when young it slows down with age forming a beautiful round topped small tree. Fall color comes with an onslaught of fiery oranges and reds.  Its upright form and size make this  beautiful tree a perfect fit and eye-catching focal point specimen for smaller garden spaces, in mass plantings or in pots and other assorted containers.

Average Height: 6 to 8 feet at 10 years

Average Spread: 5 to 6 feet

Sun: Mostly Full Sun

Water: Average

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Spring bright red leaves, summer Burgundy, and fiery red and oranges in the fall.

An outstanding weeping Japanese maple and one of the best and resilient lace leaf cultivars for hotter climates. Its name  means ” cascading ricelike leaf” and it differs from others of its type in its deep color and individual large leaf shape.  Developing a deep tone of purple red or burgundy as they grow in the spring the leaves retain the deep color through the season. Fall color is magical as it turns from purple red to a bright fiery red . Although Inaba shidare does cascade it features a rather upright erect growing form and is vigorous and sturdy.

Average Height: 4 to 6 feet at 10 years

Average Spread: 7 to 9 feet

Sun: Mostly Full Sun

Water: Average

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Spring dark purple red, fiery red and oranges in the fall.

The name ‘Katsura’ means wig and standing out boldly in the landscape it is a compact, dense, small-leafed cultivar with a graceful vase-shaped habit and lovely foliage color , season after season. Spring growth is striking developing to a pale-yellow orange with the margins shading into a brighter orange. As the season progresses they turn to a light, bright yellow green before turning brilliant shades of bright yellow and orange in the fall.

Average Height: 5 to 9 feet

Average Spread: 5 to 9 feet

Sun: Mostly Full, Partial Sun

Water: Average

Maintenance: Low – minimal pruning

Seasonal Interest: Spring pale- yellow orange, to yellow green to bright yellow and orange in the fall.

One of the best dwarf maples, it is hardy and slow growing with closely arranged overlapping leaves (like shingles on a roof) that create a wonderful stubby dense upright tree. Leaves are a light yellow-green color after first  emerging with a red sheath to the petiole, becoming a medium green as they mature. Fall color can range from bright yellow to spectacular red. Great option for container plants and small areas in the garden.

Average Height: 4 to 5 feet in 10 years

Average Spread: 2 to 3 feet

Sun: Full Sun, Partial Sun – extremely heat tolerant

Water: Regular especially during first few years

Maintenance: Low

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Described by connoisseurs and enthusiasts as perhaps  one of the most beautiful of the Japanese Maples, Omato is a bright chartreuse green maple  prized for its graceful round habit and fabulous fall color.  This strong-growing maple has distinct, large leaves with 5 to 7 sharply pointed, double-toothed lobes. Omato is a sight in spring when the leaves emerge tinted and highlighted orange-red before turning a rich green with red petioles. Fall colors are brilliant again with vibrant bright reds and yellows. Tolerant of sunny as well as shady growing environments, it needs consistent moisture throughout the growing season in well drained soils. A lovely addition to the landscape as a specimen plant, shade tree and understory.

Average Height: 15 to 25 feet in 25 years

Average Spread: 10 to 15 feet

Bloom Time: May, June

Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade

Water: Consistent moisture throughout the growing season

Maintenance: Low

A beautiful upright strong grower, with a seven deeply lobed dissectum leaf form and orange winter bark color on newer growth. Leafing out in the spring with foliage of rich chartreuse green and bronze overtones it matures to a solid green color with orange petioles later in the spring and throughout the summer. In the Fall, Orange Flame brightens the landscape when it turns a mirage of bright fiery orange with yellow highlights literally lighting up the landscape like a flame –  hence the name Orange Flame. This maple is considered one of the best Japanese maples for fall color.

Average Height: 14 to 16 feet in 10 years

Average Spread: 8 to 10 feet

Sun: Sun to Part Shade

Water: Average

Maintenance: Low

An incredibly old cultivar, and one of the fastest  growing of the variegated leaved Japanese Maples,  which puts on a show throughout the season, spring summer and fall with its variegated leaves that can at times  twist and turn in different directions. Its  name is interpreted from the Japanese phrase “the rich colored fabric of the master” Leaves emerge painted pink, white and green in spring maturing to green and white or green for summer, then turning brilliant shades of pinkish-red to maroon in the fall. This beautiful tree is best used in the landscape as a focal point specimen to draw attention to a specific area of the home or landscape. Alternatively plant it in groupings of three or plant one on both sides of an entryway to accentuate the entrance. Grows well in containers too and would make a nice bonsai with the colorful bark.

Average Height: 15 to 18 feet

Average Spread: 10 to 12  feet

Sun: Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun

Water: Average, moderately drought tolerant when established

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Spring foliage is Pink, White, Green – Summer  White & Green and the Fall  shades of Pinkish-Red to Maroon

A fabulous small, dense many-branched rounded formed specimen tree with gracefully branched stems and lovely, deeply lobed, bright green leaves that emerge olive-orange in spring and turn a brilliant and intense crimson red in the fall, holding the color for several weeks. This maple  was named after the shape of its cupped leaves. ‘Osakazuki’ means “a leaf like a wine cup” in Japanese or is termed a “saki-cup-like-leaf. Use this tree as a specimen or in a foundation planting. It also does well as an understory tree in the dappled shade of a woodland garden.

Average Height: 20 to 25 feet

Average Spread: 20 feet

Sun: Full sun, Partial Sun

Blooms: Inconspicuous; prized for foliage.

Water: Keep soil consistently moist but not soggy.

Maintenance: Low

A handsome tree with superior branch structure, upright and uniform shape, outstanding  performance, speedy growth, and eye-appeal are among attributes of this cultivar that will lend interest to the landscape any time of the year. Cinnamon bark coloration and its exfoliating character as it peels away from the trunk  are outstanding, as is the quality of dark bluesish-green foliage that turns to bronze and brilliant red in the fall.  Staying  relatively small in size makes this tree perfect for small landscapes, as a specimen tree or woodland understory accent.

Average Height: 20 to 25 feet mature

Average Spread: 15 to 20 feet

Sun: Full sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, and Partial Shade

Blooms: Inconspicuous; prized for foliage.

Water: Keep soil consistently moist but not soggy.

Maintenance: Low

A very striking densely branched upright tree branching in semi-pendulous habit that adds a blast of dynamic color and interest with its magnificent, ruffled foliage. The leaves have deep lavender and purple spring colors divided by dark maroon to black prominent reticulated veins.  Iridescent summer foliage turns green while maintaining purple undertones and fall sees the emergence of vibrant garnet-red foliage. A beautiful small tree ideal for smaller gardens, wooded areas, and courtyards. It also makes the perfect container tree for a deck or patio too, or an ideal bonsai tree.

Average Height: 15 feet

Average Spread: 8 feet

Sun: Full sun, Partial Sun

Blooms: Inconspicuous

Water: Keep soil consistently moist but not soggy.

Maintenance: Low

This graceful small maple holds its deep purple-red color in shade better than any other red dissectum. Its growth habit is like a more dwarfed form of Crimson Queen and is a compact, well-branched cascading mound, reaching around 8 foot. The deep dissection of the beautiful leaves produces an attractive lacy appearance. Red Dragon emerges in the spring bright scarlet in color, becoming a rich dark burgundy as they develop in summer, transitioning to an outstanding bright fiery apple red/scarlet in the fall. The tree creates a stunning focal point or accent for lightly shaded gardens, patios, entryways, and rock gardens, and is ideal for containers or as a bonsai plant.

Average Height: 7 to 8 feet

Average Spread: 5 feet

Sun: Full sun, Partial Sun

Blooms: Inconspicuous

Water: Keep soil consistently moist but not soggy.

Maintenance: Low

Fairly newly introduced this small, graceful, elegant pendulous tree has a perfect weeping habit and makes a remarkable addition to any garden with its unique form and exotic appeal. Originally named ‘Ryu sei’, which translates as “dragon spirit” this tree, since it is very sun resistant and can be grown in full sun, is a wonderful addition to a Southern landscape especially those that don’t have the shade that many Japanese maples need . In early spring bright shades of beautiful chartreuse green are displayed on new growth. This new growth accents older growth with smooth dark green foliage throughout the summer months. In the fall a  spectacular flowing display of fall color of deep orange and bright red emerges. A wonderful option planted at the top of a wall, on a bank, in a tall container, trained upright to produce a dramatic column of cascading leaves that will make a real statement in any garden, or even as bonsai. To gain height Ryusen often needs to be staked.

Average Height: 10 to 20 feet

Average Spread: 5 feet

Sun: Full Sun, Partial Sun

Water: Keep moist but in well-drained soil.

Maintenance: Very adaptable and easy to grow

The Lace Leaf shape and deep green color set this dwarf Japanese Maple apart. It is known as much for the faint whitish dusting and attractive and distinct white striations on its delightful green bark as it is for its graceful perfectly structured growth habit. Unlike many dissectums, it is slightly more prostrate than pendulous. The fall to winter color is usually a lovely bright yellow-gold but in more sun may have orange tones mixed through the leaves. Some believe this tree features one of the best yellow to golden fall color bursts of any dissectum. Excellent option for sheltered courtyard’s, small gardens, and containers.

Average Height: 6 feet

Average Spread: 6 feet

Sun: Full sun to Partial Sun

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Green to yellow gold

Displaying finely dissected lacy green foliage ‘Seiryu’ (meaning ‘blue-green dragon’) or Lace-leaf Japanese maple is the only dissected form of Japanese maple that has an upright habit and vase shaped form offering a  pleasing contrast when planted in the company of other, more conventional dissectum. It is very  ornamental with deeply cut and dissected leaves that  are smaller than the leaves on most other dissectum cultivars. Leaves emerge a pleasing bright green and red-tipped in spring maturing  to light medium green in summer and,  then transforming to gold with orange and red hues in the fall. Sieryu is an excellent accent and wonderful focal point for the patio area and other small spaces.

Average Height: 10 to 15 feet

Average Spread: 6 to 8 feet

Sun: Full sun to Partial Shade

Blooms: Showy

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Colorful Fall interest

The name ‘Shaina’ is Hebrew for “beautiful”, which is quite fitting for such a handsome dwarf Japanese upright round- leaved maple with a compact form.  The freely branching growth eventually becomes dense with maturity forming a globe shaped tree.  New spring foliage emerges bright red, maturing to a deep maroon- purple -red for the summer turning bright crimson in the fall. A slow grower it is well-suited for use and adds a unique aesthetic appeal as a small lawn tree or located on patios and entryways. An ideal size for a container specimen and rock garden.

Average Height: 5 to 6 feet

Average Spread: 3 to 5 feet

Sun: Full sun to Partial Shade, Filtered Sun

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Medium

Seasonal Interest: Wonderful and vibrant, ever-changing foliage

Also known as “Chishio Improved” this delightful, graceful maple is a vigorous, multi-branched small-leaved cultivar maturing over time in an upright, rounded vase shaped form. It has brilliant spring foliage color with leaves emerging in a bright and showy bright, pink-toned crimson red. As the season progresses the leaves shift to being redder, then eventually, by mid-summer, turn to a quality bright green. Fall color consists of interesting shades of pink and red turning to vibrant shades of red and orange. Bark on new young stems is red on top. Small reddish flowers in spring are somewhat attractive up close but are not showy from a distance. To highlight its magnificence and beauty, Shishio Improved is best used in the landscape as a focal point specimen and also  adapts well to container growing and bonsai culture.

Average Height: 8 to 10 feet

Average Spread: 6 to 9 feet

Sun: Full sun to Part Shade, Filtered light

Blooms: Insignificant

Water: Average, moderately drought tolerant when established

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Brilliant three-season foliage

Derived from the popular, hardy, and dependable Bloodgood Skeeter’s Broom is an attractive and unique Japanese Maple with a statuesque, narrow, upright growth habit that holds its color very well. The leaves are a stunning rich bright red when first emerging in spring maturing to a rich deep purple red  in summer and finally a bright brilliant scarlet in the fall. Red winter twigs add to its appeal making it a four-season colorful tree. Durable, hardy, and vigorous it can make a prefect accent specimen, is ideal for beds or in semi-shaded woodland areas and its narrow upright form makes this maple a perfect selection for smaller garden spaces and in containers. With its strong foliage color and a distinct dwarf form, this maple is among the best upright varieties available.

Average Height: 8 feet

Average Spread: 3 to 4 feet

Sun: Mostly or Full Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade

Blooms: Insignificant

Water: Average

Maintenance: Low, easily grown

Considered by many to be one of the absolute best Japanese Maples, the stunning Tamukeyama red dissected Lace Leaf is a compact and hardy variety that grows in a mound or dome, is extremely low maintenance and noted for maintaining excellent and brilliant color throughout the summer, thriving in our hot Georgia sun. The weeping shape, cascading branches, and lacy, petite leaves of this lovely maple  are a sight to behold. In spring the new growth is dark deep crimson red but soon emerges a dark purple red. As summer unfolds the reds dominate leading to fall color which is  is a mix of fiery scarlet reds with a hint of orange undertone. The bark of the twigs and young branches is a deep maroon – red, overcast with a whitish tone. This ancient variety maple is a perfect compact accent or focal tree for a multitude of landscape spaces and is great for containers.

Average Height: 6 to 8 feet

Average Spread: 8 to 12 feet

Sun: Mostly Full sun to Part Shade

Flower: Insignificant

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Low, easily grown

Small classic dwarf tree with graceful laceleaf weeping cascading habit and excellent branching architecture. Viridis finely cut leaves emerge as a bright chartreuse green that holds color until the leaves mature to a rich green by mid-summer. In the fall , delightful shades of gold dominate with occasional splashes of crimson and orange. This is an excellent option as a background plant,  as a focal point planting, as an accent under larger trees, for small spaces in the landscape or for uses in containers.

Average Height: 8 to 10 feet in 10 to 15 years

Average Spread: 6 -8 feet

Sun: Filtered Sun, Partial Shade, Partial Sun

Flower: Insignificant – prized for foliage

Water: Medium – keep soil moist but not soggy

Maintenance: Low, easily grown

Seasonal Interest: Green to Gold with shades of red and orange.

A hardy and lovely laceleaf cultivar displaying beautifully cascading strong and sturdy branches with large, finely cut leaves that are slightly larger than many other green dissectums.. Branches on top of the tree slowly add height as the plant matures. Spring foliage is a bright green and is retained well before transforming in the fall to brilliant gold tones suffused with blends of crimson   A choice small specimen tree for garden accents and containers

Average Height: 8 to 10 feet

Average Spread: 10 -12 feet in natural form

Sun: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Dappled or Afternoon Shade

Water: Medium – keep soil moist but not soggy

Maintenance: Low, easily grown

Seasonal Interest: Green to Gold with blends of crimson.

Yama Kagi Fullmoon Maple is a shapely large open multi-stemmed tree with a tall and wide ornamental globe-shaped form – a vigorous grower and striking figure in the garden landscape. Stunningly large, deeply lobed, and serrated leaves are lime-green in spring, darkening to a rich forest green in summer, and give a spectacular display of burnt orange-red in the fall. This maple is recommended for accent, mass plantings and general garden use landscape applications. Growing at a slow rate, under ideal conditions it can be expected to live to a ripe old age of 100 years or more.

Average Height: 14 to 16 feet in 10 years

Average Spread: 6 -8 feet

Sun: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Dappled or Afternoon Shade

Water: Average – keep soil moist but not soggy

Maintenance: Low

Seasonal Interest: Green to burnt orange-red in the fall.