Cultivars Acer palmatum

example of leaf variation among various cultivars of acer palmatum

in japan, iromomiji used accent tree in japanese gardens, providing gentle shade next house in summer , beautiful colors in autumn. many cultivars have characteristics come prominence during different seasons, including color of new or mature leaves, extraordinary autumn color, color , shape of samaras, or bark becomes more brightly colored during winter. cultivars can scarcely distinguished others unless labeled. in cases, identical cultivars go different names, while in other cases, different cultivars may given same name.

example cultivars

a selection of notable or popular cultivars, brief notes characteristics apply during @ least 1 season, includes following. agm indicates cultivar has gained royal horticultural society s award of garden merit.

112+ year old bonsai example, brooklyn botanic garden.



aka shigitatsu sawa ; pinkish-white leaves green veins
ao ba jo ; dwarf bronze-green summer foliage
atropurpureum; wine-red, including new branches
bloodgood agm; improved cultivar of atropurpureum


red-foliaged plants such sold under names such atropurpureum , bloodgood .



burgundy lace agm
butterfly ; small leaves white borders
chitose-yama agm
crimson queen (see under dissectum )
dissectum ; lace-like leaves, drooping habit
dissectum atropurpureum
var. dissectum garnet agm
var. dissectum inaba-shidare agm
var. dissectum crimson queen agm
var. dissectum seiryu ;agm green, tree-like shrub finely dissected leaves
emperor 1
garnet (see under dissectum atropurpureum )
golden pond ; greenish-yellow summer foliage
goshiki koto hime ; delicate, variegated dwarf
higasa yama ; crinkled leaves variegated yellow
hogyuko ; rich green leaves, turning orange in autumn
hupp s dwarf ; small, dense shrub miniature leaves
inaba-shidare (see under dissectum atropurpureum )
issai nishiki kawazu ; rough, rigid bark
jerre schwartz ; dwarf variety, toothed, lobed, mid-dark green leaves, flushed pink , bronze-green in spring, turning red in autumn.
kagiri nishiki ; similar butterfly more pinkish tones
karasu gawa ; slow-growing variegate brilliant pink , white
katsura agm; yellow-green leaves tipped orange
koto no ito ; light green, thread-like leaves
little princess ; sparsely branched dwarf irregular habit
mama ; bushy dwarf extremely variable foliage
masu murasaki ; shrubby tree purple leaves
mizu kuguri ; orange-tinted new growth , wide habit
nigrum ;agm deep purple leaves turning crimson
nishiki gawa ; pinetree-like bark desirable bonsai
nomura nishiki ; dark purple, lace-like leaves
ojishi ; tiny dwarf, grows few centimetres per year
orange dream ;agm leaves yellow in spring, greenish in summer, orange-yellow in autumn. bark bright green.
osakazuki ;agm tree-like shrub spectacular autumn colour
peaches , cream ; similar aka shigitatsu sawa
pink filigree ; finely dissected, brownish-pink leaves
red filigree lace ; delicate, finely dissected, dark purple
red pygmy agm
sango kaku ;agm coral-bark maple (formerly senkaki ); pinkish-red bark
seiryu (see under dissectum atropurpureum )
shaina ; dwarf sport bloodgood
shindeshojo
shikage ori nishiki ; vase-shaped shrub dull purple foliage
shishigashira
skeeter s broom ; derived bloodgood witch s broom
tamukeyama ; finely dissected, dark purple, cascading habit
trompenburg ;agm slender, upright grower, convex lobes, purple leaves
tsuma gaki ; yellow leaves reddish-purple borders
yuba e ; upright tree scarlet variegation

in addition cultivars described above, number of cultivar groups have been naturally selected on time such extent seedlings resemble parent. many of these sold under same name cultivars, or propagated grafting, there ambiguity in distinguishing them. in particular, number of dark-red acer palmatum sold names atropurpureum , bloodgood. many different cultivars delicate lace-like foliage sold under names such dissectum , filigree , laceleaf. .