Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Dwarf Japanese Maples - Great for Containers and Small Areas

Acer palmatum Ogi Tsuma gaki is wonderful smaller version of Tsuma gaki that also has slightly rounder leaves, explaining ogi in the name, which is Japanese for fan. In spring the leaves display the attractive yellow-green leaf lobes which are tipped in red. Summer some of the red fades from tips and in Fall the leaves turn from yellow to orange to fiery red. Ogi Tsuma gaki is an upright Japanese maple tree that will become 6' tall x 4' wide in 10 years. Hardy to -10 degrees.

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Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Ogon sarasa

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Ogon sarasa

Ogon sarasa is a medium sized Japanese maple, in spring the leaves are brick-red color blended over a deep green base. Mid-summer leaves turn a bronze orange. Fall colors turn shades of orange and crimson red. Very nice plant! Upright form to 12' in 10 years. Sun / part shade.

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Acer shirasawanum

Ogurayama

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Ogurayama

Acer shirasawanum Ogurayama has light green leaves in spring change which change to a dark green but with a silvery sheen caused by the fine pubescence on the leaf surface. Leaves slightly cup inward to give an unique look. Very nice plant. RARE. Autumn color is brilliant organges and reds. Sun/ part shade.

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Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Okagami

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Okagami

Okagami has large deep red to purple leaves create a showy display. Green undertones appear midsummer. Nice bronzing. Grows to 15 feet. Full sun, partial shade

Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Okukuji nishiki

Okukuji nishiki

Okukuji nishiki is a highly desireable semidwarf palmatum that has variegated leaves resembling a smaller, more compact version of 'Butterfly'. Okukuji nishiki has new leaves that emerge pink and green, then matures to white and green. Fall color is rose-pink. Holds up well in summer heat and humidity. Growth to about 8 feet.

Easy to Grow Japanese Maples

Okushimo

Okushimo

Okushimo is a very classy cultivar that has numerous outstanding characteristics. Okushimo has an unusual rolling of the leaves, sweeping upright growth and rich golden Fall color. Summer foliage is deep green with red petioles. Okushimo is hardy and will reach a height of 12'

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Olsens Frosted Strawberry

Olsens Frosted Strawberry

Acer palmatum Olsens Frosted Strawberry is a great Acer palmatum cultivar discovered as a seedling from a Aka shigitatsu sawa plant by Harry Olsen. This exciting cultivar is sure to attract attention in your landscape. Leaves emerge with strawberry cream colors and then change into a lovely variegate. Growth habits appear to be similar to Aka shigitatsu saw - that is - Semi slow growing and weeping in habit. Will grow to about 6' in 10 years. Seems to hold the heat and tolerate sun well. The leaves are more narrow lobed than Aka shigitatsu sawa. Fall colors are a wonderful yellow - orange to red. Sun / part shade in extreme hot climates.

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Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Omure yama

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Omure yama

Omureyama has long and pendulous new growth giving this Acer palmatum a weeping willow appearance. Leaves are deeply divided and emerge with a light green color in spring. In summer the leaves of Omureyama darken slightly to a nice deep green. Very elegant and showy. Fall colors are a spectacular gold, orange to fiery scarlet color. Hardy. Growth to 15'

Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Orange Dream

Orange Dream

Orange Dream has beautiful spring colors of bright orange with prominent yellow midribs. Leaves later change to lime-yellow with orange margins. Fall color is bright yellow gold. Lights up the landscape brilliantly! Growth to 10 feet in 8 years. Morning Sun / afternoon shade.

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Orange Flame

Orange Flame

The Orange Flame Japanese maple is an upright, strong grower, with a deeply lobed leaf. In Spring new leaves emerge orange and then turn a pleasing light green in the summer. In summer the new second growth lights up like a flame - hence the name Orange Flame. Added bonus is that the winter bark color is also orange on newer growth! Orange Flame has great fall color which is bright red, along with oranges and yellows. Hardy. Grows 12' x 8' in ten years. Zone 5

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Orangeola

Orangeola

An attractive vigorous growing small-leaved dissectum. Spring leaf color is bright orange-red. Summer brings about leaves with a red with an orange-bronze overtone. Glowing red fall color. Sun /part shade

Easy to Grow Japanese Maples

Oridono nishiki

Oridono nishiki

Oridono nishiki spring color is a splash of bright pink, white, cream or any combination of these colors with various-sized areas of green. The new shoots are sometimes pink and the newer bark has stripes of pink throughout. This plant is sturdy and vigorous and will form an upright, round topped tree, growing to 12 ft. in 10 years. This tree will be a striking addition to your landscape.

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Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Orion

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Orion

Orion is a very nice dwarf Japanese maple with a round form. Orion has deeply-cut leaves that are reddish brown with prominent veins. Orion prefers sun/partial shade in well-drained soil. Hardy to -10 degrees. USDA zone 6.

Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Ornatum

Ornatum

Ornatum is one of my favorite lace leafs, this outstanding bronze-red spring foliage is different from all other dissectums. The orange-brick red contrasts very nicely with the lime green bark. Stays brick-orange in color throughout the summer. Like most dissectums it will grow into a mounded shaped tree. Mature height is about 8ft. tall by 8ft wide. Fall color is a bright crimson-red. Sun/ part shade

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Osakazuki

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Osakazuki

Osakazuki is a hardy Acer palmatum which is known for its brilliant fall colors. Osakazuki has large green palmate leaves which turn fiery crimson-red in autumn. Upright growing to 25 feet. Sun/ part shade

Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Oshio Beni

Oshio Beni

Oshio Beni is very nice palmatum, an old cultivar that has proven itself merit in the garden. Oshio Beni has spring leaf color that is orange-red, that becomes brick red in summer and orange to scarlet fall color. It is a hardy upright tree that is fairly fast growing. It will become a medium sized tree. Sun/ part shade.

Dwarf Japanese Maples - Great for Containers and Small Areas

Otaha

Otaha

Acer palmatum Otaha is a great new introduction that has tiny bright red leaves in Spring, similar to A. palmatum Beni hime. However, Otaha grows with greater vigor and is easier to grow than Beni hime. A lovely small tree that will grow to about 5'. Otaha has green leaves in the Summer, and back to scarlet red in the Fall. Otaha has very good heat tolerance, but protect from late Spring frost.

Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Otto’s Dissectum

Otto’s Dissectum

Very nice lacy green dissectum that bronzes in the sun giving the maple lovely orange hues over a green base. Fall color is strong orange in color. Sun /part shade.

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Acer shirasawanum

Palmatifolium

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Palmatifolium

Acer shirasawanum Palmatifolium is a very beautiful maple that has large bright green leaves which can take a fair amount of sun. Fall colors are spectacular with a great array of oranges, yellows, and crimson reds. Palmatifolium forms a sturdy upright tree with a rounded canopy to about 20 feet. Hardy.

Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Peaches and Cream

Peaches and Cream

A nice palmatum cultivar, Peaches and Cream has variegated creamy-white leaves and dark green veins. In spring, the tips of the leaves and edges are a delicate shade of rose-pink which fades in the summer leaving just a pink border. Peaches and Cream is a medium sized tree growing to about 10' H x 8' W. Fall color is yellow. Can handle some sun but likes mostly shade.

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Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Peve Multicolor

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Peve Multicolor

Peve Multicolor is a dwarf Acer palmatum with thin branches and a bushy upright form. Peve Multicolor has small thin leaves with five serrated and pointed lobes. This nice Japanese maple has summer green foliage which is frosted with pink and white. Peve Multicolor tends to prefer sun/partial shade in well-drained soil. 5' tall x 3' wide in 10 years. Hardy to -20 degrees. USDA zone 5.

Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Pine Bark Maple Nishiki gawa

Pine Bark Maple Nishiki gawa

The Japanese maple Nishiki gawa or more commonly known as the Pine Bark maple has very unique rough bark, unlike other types of maples. The pine bark has bark very similar to the Japanese black pine, hence the name. Nishiki gawa's rough bark forms sooner and becomes more pronounced than that of similar Arakawa. Leaves emerge green and stay green throughout the summer, turning organge and red in the fall. Popular for bonsai, will grow upright and up to 18 feet in the landscape. Hardy to - 10 F A very unsual and interesting maple.

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Pixie

Pixie

Pixie is like a miniature version of the maple Acer palmatum Bloodgood. Pixie is a nice red leaf dwarf maple that has leaves very similar to Bloodgood in that they are a bright red in spring gradually changing to deep red throughout the summer and bright scarlet in autumn. Pixie is one of Mendocino Maples favorite red leafed Japanese maples. Pixie will grow to about 6 -7' high and about 6-7' wide. Sun with afternoon shade in hot climates. Pixie is cold hardy and can handle down to zone 5, -15° F.

Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Purple Ghost

Purple Ghost

A very dark red reticulated cultivar. The deep, bright, purple-red leaves emerge in the spring which are then overlaid with black-red veins gradually fading in the summer as the whole leaf darkens. Abundance of sun creates a darker leaf. Medium sized tree to 10 feet. Good sun and heat tolerance. Once established this cultivar is hardy to -20 degrees

Easy to Grow Japanese Maples

Radiant

Radiant

adiant is a new Japanese maple introduction from Garden Designs Nursery in Georgia. Radiant has amazing variegation, with patches of pink and white along with touches of green thrown in. Bark is irregularly striped green and pink. With so much variegation in the leaf, it is best to plant Radiant in morning sun and afternoon shade in hot areas. Radiant will grow into an upright tree to about 10' Hardy to zone 6.

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Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Raraflora

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Raraflora

Acer palmatum Raraflora is a very nice dissectum or laceleaf maple that has an attractive light orange spring color. Summer color is a deep red to maroon color. Orange Fall color. Like most laceleaf maples it has a weeping growh habit. Landscape Height to about 6 ft. Sun/part shade in well-drained soil. Zone 5

Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Red Dawn

Red Dawn

Acer shirasawanum Red Dawn is a very nice medium sized maple has beautiful deeply palmate red leaves. Red Dawn has leaves that are among the largest sized red leaf palmate type maples. Fall color is crimson. Sturdy grower. Sun / part shade.

Easy to Grow Japanese Maples

Red Dragon

Red Dragon

Acer palmatum Red Dragon holds it's deep purple-red color in shade better than any other red dissectum. Habit and form is similar to other dissectum palmatums, perhaps slower growing than the most vigorous red dissectums. Red Dragon emerges in the spring bright scarlet in color, becoming rich burgundy in summer, turning to fiery red in the fall. Excellent small garden, rock garden or bonsai plant. Sun/part shade

Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Red Filigree Lace

Red Filigree Lace

Acer palmatum Red Filigree Lace is an outstanding red dissectum with extremely fine leaves! Red Filigree Lace is one of the most finely cut Japanese lace leaf maples. Color is a a deep red to almost maroon with bright crimson fall color. A delicate grower, Red Filigree requires morning sun and afternoon shade that is out of the wind placement. Slow growing and can be difficult to grow when young - but Red Filigree is worth it! Becomes hardier with age.

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Red Pygmy

Red Pygmy

Red Pygmy is an excellent semi dwarf ribbon-leaf palmatum with outstanding color. Leaves emerge vivid red and turn to dark red to purple in the summer. Hold color well and withstands sun and heat well. Grows to about 8 feet. Beautiful orange fall color!

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Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Red Rugose

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Red Rugose

Red Rugose is an unusual red leafed maple with roughly textured leaves which emerge deep red in spring, Later in the season Red Rugose leaves' transitions to a muted green for summer. Fall color is flaming orange red. Growth to 10 ft. Needs protection from hot afternoon sun.

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Easy to Grow Japanese Maples

Rhode Island Red

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Rhode Island Red

A wonderful new red dwarf Japanese maple - Acer palmatum Rhode Island Red is going to be the new contender for a favorite along with Pixie. Rhode Island Red is a more compact dense leafed Japanese dwarf form than Pixie. It holds its color very well in the heat and sun. Rhode Island Red has a bright red, spring flush that darkens to a gorgeous purple-red as the leaves mature. Fall foliage is an outstanding fiery orange to red. Rhode Island Red will grow 6 foot tall and 5 foot wide in 10 years. This tree is hardy to -20 degrees, USDA zone 5. This beautiful tree originated in Middletown, Rhode Island.

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Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Rilas Red

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Rilas Red

Rilas Red is a finely cut lace leaf which is similar to Red Filigree Lace. Rilas Red is fairly heat and sun tolerant...so it tends to hold it's color well into the summer. The purple-crimson lace leaves darken in summer, and turn a very nice orange red in the fall. A very delicate and slow grower, this maple does best with morning sun and afternoon shade that is out of the wind placement. This maple can be difficult to grow (but well worth the effort!).

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Acer palmatum

Royale

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Royale

Royale is a very desirable red Acer palmatum dwarf. It is hardy and vigorous. Royale will grow to about 5' tall. The leaves are five to seven lobed. Brilliant crimson fall color. Sun/part shade

Japanese Maple Tree Varieties

Ruby Lace

Ruby Lace

Ruby lace is a VERY RARE Dissectum not commonly found. The leaves are red on the top and green underneath holding color through the summer. Ruby Lace has a leaf shape like Ornatum with Spring color like Crimson Queen that will hold that color well in the heat. The second flush of new Spring growth and all successive new growth will be either red or orange-reds. This plant is different than Red Filigree Lace. Sun/part shade is best.

Acer shirasawanum

Ruby Red

Ruby Red

Ruby Red is a very nice cultivar that holds its' red very well. The leaf shape is similar to Aka Omote, but Ruby Red tends to have more pubescence on the tems and leaves. Stems tend to have a shiny sheen to them like Aka omote. For the time being I am placing it with shirasawanums until more evidence suggests otherwise. Growth to about 12'.

Acer palmatum

Ruby Stars

Ruby Stars

Acer palmatum Ruby Stars also known as Beni hoshi has bright red leaves in the Spring that change to green in the summer with the second flush opening deep red over a dark green background. The closely spaced, star-shaped leaves change to yellow and orange in the autumn. Very beautiful upright dwarf Acer palmatum. Fall color in brilliant yellows and reds. Maximum size 3-4 feet in 15 years. Hardy to -20 degrees. USDA zone 5.

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Russlyn in the Pink

Russlyn in the Pink

Russlyn in the Pink is a beautiful Japanese maple that has foliage that emerges light orange-pink and matures to a burgundy purple. Russlyn in the Pink has leaves in spring sparkle showing a fine pubescence that makes the leaves appear silvery. In fall, Russlyn in the Pink has leaves that turn bright red with orange-green veins. A small tree with a compact form to about 6' tall x 5' wide in 10 years. Hardy to -20 degrees.

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Ryugu

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Ryugu

Acer palmatum Ryugu is a beautiful variegated tree dwarf that has leaves that emerge pinkish-orange in the Spring with a nice splash of pink across each green leaf. Ryugu leaves change to cream and green in Summer. Fall brings about leaves with bright reds. Ryugu is an upright, dense, small tree. Fairly hardy.

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Ryusen (Ryusei)

Ryusen (Ryusei)

Ryusen Japanese maple is a unique weeping variety of Acer plamatum with green palmate leaves. Most other cascading Japanese maple varieties have lace leaves. In addition, Ryusen has the extreme habit of cascading, which makes it ideal for a tight spot in the landscape or as a focal point for an unusual specimen. Ryusen has fall colors that go through the wonderful color changes of yellow - orange - to scarlet red. Ryusen Japanese maple is also known as Ryusei.

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