ACER PALMATUM (JAPANESE MAPLES)
RED UPRIGHT MAPLES: These maples are widely used as a centerpiece for the yard or speciman plant for a focus area. Within the red upright group there are several variations for leaf and color from bright orange to deep purple. Most of the reds become large, but like most maples can be managed with prunning. A red upright is a good choice for any yard for the color is bold and on a maple, demands attention.
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RED UPRIGHT MAPLES
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Atrolineare: This maple has unique stringlike foliage. Spring color is a dark red becoming reddish green and bronzing out. Forms a small tree for the landscape up to 13ft.
Small 7-13ft
Full Sun
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1gallon
12.00
Beni Otake: This maple has unique bamboo-like foliage. An outstanding purple red in the spring which holds through the summer. The fall color is a crimson. Grows up to 26ft. The name means, "big red bamboo".
Large 13-26ft
Full Sun
Spring Color
Bonsia
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1gallon
Available
2013
Bloodgood: This is one of the most popular upright red maples next to Emperor I. The dark red color holds well into the late summer. The fruits (seeds) are a bright red, which add to the quality of this tree. Bloodgood will grow up to 30ft.
Very Large 20ft+
Full Sun
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1gallon
3gallon
7gallon
10.00
22.00
45.00
Burgundy lace: This maple has ribbonlike leaves with the color of burgundy wine. The burgundy color begins in the spring and into early summer. The color fades to bronze-green into late summer. Needs more protection from sun than other red maples. This is a smaller tree than Bloodgood up to 20ft.
Large 13-26ft
Some Protection
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1gallon
Available Fall 2012
Emperor 1(Red emperor): Emperor I has surpassed Bloodgood in popularity. It leafs out later in the spring and grows very fast with the same intense red color. The color supposedly holds better in the shade than other reds. The leaf of Emperor I is more narrow than bloodgood. Emperor will reach 25-30ft.
Very Large 20ft+
Full Sun
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1gallon
3gallon
10.00
22.00
Fireglow: This maple forms an upright small tree with orange-red color. The color last well into summer but not as long as Bloodgood or Emperor. The foliage becomes a purple red in the fall. Grows up to 15ft.
Medium 10-15ft
Full Sun
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1gallon
3gallon
10.00
22.00
Kinran: The leaves of this maple are a bronze-red in the spring with yellow green veins. The color become a deep green in the summer and a beautiful gold/crimson in the fall. Grows up to 10ft. The name means "woven with golden strings".
Small 7-13ft
Full Sun
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1gallon
Available 2013
Moonfire: A maple with purple red color, almost a black red that does not bronze out in late summer. A slightly smaller tree than Bloodgood or Emperor and with less of a broad canapy. Grows up to 21ft
Large 13-26ft
Full Sun
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1gallon
3gallon
7gallon
10.00
22.00
45.00
Okagami: This maple has purple red new growth and shiny blackish red color as it matures. The color last well into the summer until becoming green-red. The color brightens in the fall to scarlet. Growing up to 15ft.
Medium 10-15ft
Full Sun
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1gallon
12.00
Oshio beni: A very orange red maple in the spring. As the season progresses the color turns to a bronze and reddish green. Oshio beni is a popular maple with a unique color for the spring. Would benefit with some afternoon shade as it burns more easily than most other reds. Grows up to 24ft.
Very Large 20ft+
Some Protection
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1gallon
Available 2013
Red Dawn: A slow growing narrow leaf maple. The leaf is much like Atrolineare with a smaller growth habit. Reaches up to 9ft.
Small 7-13ft
Some Protection
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1gallon
15.00
Red Pygmy: This maple has bright red-maroon leaves with very long thin lobes. Very similar to Atrolineare but with better color retention and less sun burn risk. Grows smaller than others of this type up to 8ft.
Small 7-13ft
Full Sun
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1gallon
Available 2013
Trompenburg: This maple has a very unusual leaf. Has a deep color of purple on leaves that roll to the side. The color last well into the summer until finally becoming reddish green and then bronze. The fall color is a crimson. Can grow up to 24ft.
Very Large 20ft+
Full Sun
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1gallon
3gallon
12.00
24.00
Yasmin: This maple has deep red foliage. The leaf is like Acontifolium. The red color hold well into the summer until bronzing out into a bronze green. Grows up to 33ft.
Very Large 20ft+
Full Sun
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1gallon
Available 2013
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