JAPANESE MAPLES
Acer Palmatum (unnamed): @ £5.00, 7.50, 15.00, 20.00 & 25.00.
Larger Acers available, up to 1.5 metres height, including some of the species below, individually priced according to size & variety.
Named varieties below available @ £20.00 each: approximately 12 - 18 inches (3 year grafts).
Please check availability of specific varieties as quantities vary considerably from year to year.
| Asahi zuru: Palmatum - variegated |
| Attractive medium bush. Spring growth pink/white/green. Summer foliage medium green with strong irregular markings. |
| Beni maiko: Palmatum - red |
| Small irregular leaves. Brilliant scarlet-red in spring, turning pinkish-red to red-green in summer. |
| Butterfly: Matsumurae - variegated |
| Attractive small leafed medium bush, with cream on pale green variegation. |
| Deshojo: Palmatum - red |
| New leaves brilliant carmine red for short time. Lighter green often reddish bronze edges. Upright form to 4m (& unusually as wide as tall). |
| Higasa yama: Palmatum - variegated |
| Unusual leaf form:crinkly, turned up others twisted downwards - unique appearance. Colours very changeable. |
| Moonfire: Palmatum - red - atropurpureum |
| Excellent purple-red (almost black-red iridescent). Deep colour through summer. Crimson in autumn. Upright form: max. ht 7m. |
| Osakazuki: Amoenum - green |
| Famous for intense crimson autumn colour. Green in spring. Hardy, sturdy, grows fast early hears then slows. Max height 8m. |
| Senkaki: Sango kaku: Palmatum - green |
| Outstanding feature Coral colour bark. Green foliage in summer - showy yellow-golden tones in autumn - brilliant coral bark in winter. |
| Versicolor: Palmatum variegated |
| Hardy upright, 7m in 25-40years. Bright green bark on young wood. Green leaves with white streaks, flecks, and blotches. |
| Wakehurst Pink: Matsumurae - variegated |
| Large greenish leaves pink flushed in spring becoming greenish bronzed with pink dots.Upright habit to 4m x almost 4m over 15 years. |
| Dissectums: |
| Dissectum Nigrum: also known as 'Ever Red' |
| New shoots & leaves covered by fine silver hairs. Rich deep red colour held longer than many other cultivars. Late summer bronze, green. |
| Rich, bright red tones prominent in autumn. |
| Ornatum: red |
| Bronze red in spring, brilliant tone. Greenish late summer - prominent crimson red in autumn. |