What: Acer palmatum, also known as shaina dwarf red Japanese maple, is a low dense and compact globe of small red foliage. In spring, the leaves emerge a bright red, deepening to a dark maroon in ...

Acer palmatum, a.k.a. ‘Baby Ghost’, is unique, with deep-amber to red spring foliage with green veins.It’s the shortest of the Ghost series of Japanese maples. Fall colors are bright orange ...

Acer platanoides, more commonly known as Norway maple, is an exotic alien species of gargantuan proportions, one that our ancestors planted ad nauseam a century ago. Most plantoholics are not fans ...

Acer p. “Skeeter’s Broom” has bright red leaves from spring through fall. A dwarf, columnar variety that grows to approximately 5 feet tall. Rebecca Jepsen is a Santa Clara County Master ...

“Acer palmatumitis: A somewhat contagious mental condition of a gardener who shows extreme addiction to Japanese maples of any kind. Symptoms include having multiple specimens in a landscape ...

A slow-growing, dwarf Japanese maple, it features rich, red, heavily dissected leaves that turn more vibrant tones of red in fall. It only gets 2-3 feet tall, and 6-8 feet wide. Zones 4-9 ...

Plant the tree and backfill with the excavated soil, then top with 1 to 2 inches of compost. Tamp the ground to remove air pockets and water well. Japanese maple trees can also be planted in a ...