Japanese Maple Inaba Shidare
The larger more intricate leaves develop a deep tone of purple red as they grow in the spring and retain this brilliant color all season.
Japanese maple inaba shidare. Inaba shidare japanese maple acer palmatum var. Japanese maple inaba shidare is one of my long time favorites. Wet soggy soil around the roots is a killer. Vertrees the aristocrat japanese maples calls inaba shidare an outstanding dissectum that differs from others in its leaf shape and deep color.
Dissectum inaba shidare sku 40037. Japanese maples do not like to be dry or waterlogged they thrive best when the soil around is kept moist. It s from the family of lace leaf japanese maples with a weeping habit and cascading branches. Japanese maple trees acer palmatum are desirable for their vibrant fall colors and delicately cut foliage.
Japanese maples will grow in sun or shade but in the deep south or other areas that experience very hot summers. Inaba shidare is a slow growing variety notable for its weeping habit. It is noted for its lace like foliage that emerges deep purple in spring matures to purple red by summer and finally turns bright red in fall. An excellent accent under larger trees near a water.
Acer palmatum dissectum inaba shidare weeping standard this is a vigorous and sturdy upright growing japanese maple with a cascading form. Acer palmatum inaba shidare j d. Fall color tends to be a brighter red than other selections. Cascading but slightly more upright than other dissected leaf form varieties with outstanding reddish purple color that holds well all season.
In spring leaves emerge a deep purple. Inaba shidare is a dissected cultivar that typically grows in an upright rounded but cascading form to 4 6 tall over the first ten years eventually maturing to 10 tall and to 12 or more wide. Plant the the inaba shidare japanese maple in sites that provide most any type of well drained soil. As spring becomes summer reds begin to shine through turning the lacy delicate leaves crimson.
Inaba shidare can grow in a wide range of soil ph preferring a slightly acidic soil. Bright red colored leaves in the spring turn a dark crimson red in the summer. The inaba shidare is a unique beautiful japanese maple with its upright growth cascading form and stunning color. Acer palmatum dissectum inaba shidare grows well in partial shade or full sun.
It retains its larger intricate crimson burgundy foliage well throughout the season. Inaba shidare holds it s summer in the heat better than a lot of other japanese maples.