Japanese Maple Red
We would select the red maple if shade was a primary factor for our discussion.
Japanese maple red. Japanese red maple in the cultivar group atropurpureum is a versatile ornamental hardy small tree or multi stemmed shrub. The deeply lobed 5 7 9 leaves are red or reddish purple in spring and again in fall. Red or japanese maple for your yard. Acer palmatum commonly known as japanese maple palmate maple or smooth japanese maple japanese.
In between color varies from remaining red all summer to sometimes fading slightly with maturity or summer heat and even turning green. Many different cultivars of this maple have been selected and they are grown worldwide for their large variety of attractive forms leaf shapes. The japanese maple acer palmatum is a fabulous addition to any garden and will grow from 0 5m to 25m offering a splendour of colour with its distinctive shaped leaves originally cultivated in japan hence the name the striking japanese maple with its gnarly trunk and pretty leaves called momiji meaning baby hands have been popular garden additions since the 1800s. There are hundreds of japanese maple varieties that come in various sizes with a large assortment of leaf shapes and colors that range from shades of green to orange red purple and variegated.
Well suited for use as a small lawn tree. A classic japanese maple dissectum atropurpureum bears deeply cut feathery red purple leaves that turn crimson in fall plus it has graceful weeping branches. Irohamomiji イロハモミジ or momiji 紅葉 is a species of woody plant native to japan korea china eastern mongolia and southeast russia. It certainly will make a statement with its beauty in whatever space will allow it the.
Choose this variety if you re looking for a small size red cut leaf variety of japanese maple. The stunning foliage holds its color well throughout summer then turns a brilliant red in fall. A delightful small tree with gracefully branched stems that hold beautiful palmate red purple leaves.