Japanese Maples

JAPANESE MAPLES

Japanese maples are prized for their incredible assortment of leaf shapes and colors.
The varieties listed below are some of our favorites we regularly produce and have available most years.

Acer sieboldianum ‘Kumoi nishiki’

Kumoi nishiki Siebold Maple

Description:
Each light-green leaf is dusted with a creamy-white variegation, giving this upright tree a mottled appearance. An excellent combination of colors that is truly spectacular.

Hardiness	Growth Rate	Esposure	HxW@10yrs
Zones 5-9	Intermediate	Sun/Part Shade	10 x 5

Acer shirasawanum ‘Sensu’

Sensu Full Moon Maple

Description:
Simply stunning, the fall foliage of this Full Moon maple suggests a flaming sun with golden rays edged in bright scarlet. The pointed leaves emerge light-green with orange-red highlights in spring, and the accents persist in full sun. The name, which means moving fan, hints at the way the deeply divided leaves move in a breeze.

Hardiness	Growth Rate	Esposure	HxW@10yrs
Zones 5-9	Large	Sun/Part Shade	7 x 4

Acer shirasawanum ‘Moonrise’

Moonrise Full Moon Maple

Description:
A fairly new variety that has a coloration similar to ‘Autumn Moon’, bright red growth in spring, more orange-yellow for summer, but can withstand full sun quite well.

Hardiness	Growth Rate	Esposure	HxW@10yrs
Zones 5-9	Intermediate	Sun/Part Shade	7 x 4

Acer shirasawanum ‘Jordan’

Jordan Full Moon Maple

Description:
Spring leaves are bright yellow with pink-orange margins and pink petioles. Summer color is yellow which does not burn in full sun. In shade leaves are yellow-green.

Hardiness	Growth Rate	Esposure	HxW@10yrs
Zones 5-9	Large	Sun/Part Shade	8 x 4

Acer shirasawanum ‘Johin’

Johin Full Moon Maple

Description:
True to its name that means “elegant,” this great new variety of Full Moon maple has burgundy leaves with yellow-green lobe mid-veins that produce a crisp contrast. Think Granny Smith veins with Red Delicious lobes! Beautiful chartreuse and magenta seeds add to the tree’s appeal. Absolutely wonderful!

Hardiness	Growth Rate	Esposure	HxW@10yrs
Zones 5-9	Large	Sun/Part Shade	9 x 6

Acer shirasawanum ‘Autumn Moon’

Autumn Moon Full Moon Maple

Description:
Vigorous, versatile and unbelievably easy to grow, this small, dramatic Full Moon maple boasts orange-red highlights on yellow leaves. The unusual coloring, strongest in full sun, lasts from when leaves emerge in spring until they go rich orange-red in fall. In shade, leaves start out with orange-red highlights, and settle on yellow in early summer.

Hardiness	Growth Rate	Esposure	HxW@10yrs
Zones 5-9	Intermediate	Sun/Part Shade	7 x 4

Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’

Golden Full Moon Maple

Description:
The foliage of this prized Full Moon maple virtually glows throughout the season. Especially in a site with filted light, the fan-shaped leaves emerge bright yellow in spring, then gradually soften to yellow-green, a color that holds all summer. In fall, bright yellow, orange and scarlet, might all appear on a single leaf. Colors are more subdued in a shady spot. Attractive branching is striking in winter.

Hardiness	Growth Rate	Esposure	HxW@10yrs
Zones 5-9	Intermediate	Part Shade	6 x 4

Acer pictum ssp. mono ‘Usugumo’

Fleecy Cloud Painted Maple

Description:
Thin, lightly-colored leaves on this fascinating maple are distinctively beautiful. The leaf surface appears to be stretched across the ribs of the leaf–a bat-wing maple. Like us, you’ve probably wanted one of these since you saw the awesome photos in Vertrees! An awesome variety with variegated bat-wing curled leaves. Incredibly difficult to propagate, therefore seldom seen.

Hardiness	Growth Rate	Esposure	HxW@10yrs
Zones 6-9	Dwarf	Sun/Part Shade	8 x 5

Acer pictum ssp. mono ‘Hoshi yadori’

Variegated Painted Maple

Description:
Broad leaves on this upright maple are splashed with a gorgeous creamy-yellow variegation. A rare maple that really makes a statement in the landscape!

Hardiness	Growth Rate	Esposure	HxW@10yrs
Zones 6-9	Intermediate	Sun/Part Shade	7 x 5.5

Acer palmatum ‘Yama nishiki’

Snow Peak Japanese Maple

Description:
An upright form with whitish variegation on leaf margins. The variegation is quite distinct from other varieties, giving this new cultivar an impressive appearance.

Hardiness	Growth Rate	Esposure	HxW@10yrs
Zones 5-9	Dwarf	Sun/Part Shade	2 x 4