Acer palmatum 'Chitose yama' (Japanese Version) Rare Japanese Maple Reticulated Buy Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' dancing

Buy Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' dancing peacock Japanese maple at Maple Ridge Nursery

'Wattez' holds color well in to the summer even in hotter climates before turning first bronze and then green

7 Gallons are 4 feet tall or less and rootballs will need to be broken up to fit in shipping boxes

'Tamukeyama' can be grown in growing zones 4-10 making it the perfect red dwarf Japanese maple for nearly any yard in America

Taking cuttings from the lateral branches produces a slow growing plant that will stay smaller about 3 to 4 feet in ten years or until the vertical growth appears

Acer palmatum 'Chitose yama' (Japanese Version) Rare Japanese Maple Reticulated Buy Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' dancingUnfortunately, there are two trees grown with the name 'Chitose yama'. One named in England, and selected from the Exbury gardens around 1990 and this one, the original Japanese clone, dating back to at least 1882 in Japan. Like the Exbury version, the name refers to the mountains near the town of Chitose on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The new leaves appear a soft brick red in early spring but become darker red in a sunny location. In summer