Japanese Maple Varieties
This type of maple grows smaller than other types and has more delicate lacy foliage in a wide array of colors.
Japanese maple varieties. Del s dwarf is a very colorful circinatum that emerges bronze and orange in the spring. Leaves are smaller than the species and perhaps thicker. The dwarf varieties are cultivars created from the standard japanese maple trees. Hardiness location sun or shade mature size type lace leaf or palmatum and preferred leaf color.
When compared to the japanese maple in size form leaf shape and color few other plants present so many options. The major types of japanese maples. Japanese maples grow from usda zones 5 to 8 or 9. The complete guide to selection and cultivation by j d.
The trees have deeply lobed dark green leaves that turn crimson in autumn. Acer circinatum dels dwarf. Just one look at the elegant form and foliage of japanese maples will have you hooked. Selecting the proper japanese maple tree for your garden or landscape depends on 5 factors.
Acer palmatum acer japonicum native to japan korea and china and acer shirasawanum native to japan. These rugged small trees can tolerate cold temperatures. Japanese maple varieties growing information. Dwarf japanese maples are an understory tree that will thrive in the filtered shade of taller deciduous landscape trees.
A dwarf japanese maple such as the crimson queen or tatoo japanese maple is ideal for patios or areas where space is limited while larger varieties such as the bloodgood maple create an elegant focal point for any yard. The staggering diversity of japanese maple varieties has been remarkably generated primarily from just three species. Here are some favorite varieties including dwarf japanese maple that feature a spectacle of vibrant leaf color. If you love japanese maple varieties but live in a region where they won t survive the winter try korean maple.
Vertrees peter gregory published in 1978 japanese maples is the most comprehensive collection of information regarding the many varieties of japanese maples out there. Dwarf japanese maple trees reach mature heights of as little as 6 feet tall. After thousands of years of collecting and breeding there are at least a thousand different varieties of japanese maples. Japanese maple handbook japanese maples.
These japanese maples can all grow in full sun or part shade but we do recommend some shade for most of these varieties when grown in southern and other warm climates particularly zones 8 and 9. Acer circinatum dels dwarf. Brilliant orange and red fall color. Tip 1 choose a variety that is rated to be cold hardy in your zone.
This type of maple tree loves full sun and partial shade. Some are quite similar to each other and only of interest to collectors but there are many unique and special forms of outstanding beauty which are very popular with all gardeners. There are many japanese maple varieties that do well in the california climate. There are over 150 000 copies in print and it has been printed in three editions.
Plant dwarf japanese maples in the spring as soon as the ground.
