Red lace leaf japanese maple, acer palmatum atropurpureum dissectum. Hardy, adaptable, easy to grow, bonsai, brilliant fall colors, cold tolerant. Is a small deciduous tree of rounded or pyramidal habit p. Rized for its fall colors. At maturity it can reach 15 to 25 feet, growing faster when young, slowing as it gets older. Japanese maples are easy to care for and are very popular for bonsai. They perform well in containers and in the landscape. They are hardy, but grow best when planted in well-drained soil in a location protected from drying winds and where they will receive morning sun and afternoon shade. Native to japan, china and korea, japanese maple can be trained as a multi-stemmed shrub or single-stemmed tree. General plant form is rounded to broad-rounded, often with low-branching. The canopy is wispy and delicate and in some cultivars, weeping. It has slender, glabrous twigs and smooth gray bark.
Branches tend to grow in horizontal layers and often are contorted and twisted. Long and wide and deeply dissected with 5 to 11 lobes. The lobes are lance shaped, sharply pointed at the tips and doubly toothed on the edges. Small reddish-purple flowers in umbels bloom in mid spring. As with many maples, the flowers are rather attractive close up, but are not particularly showy from a distance. Flowers are followed by samaras (to 3/4 long) that ripen in september-october. Fall color includes shades of yellow, orange, red-purple or bronze. This is one of the most beautiful small trees for the ornamental landscape. It is perfectly suited as a specimen tree, an accent in a mixed border or in a container on the patio. It anchors the japanese style garden.
Many of the cultivars remain quite small and are especially useful in small gardens, even rock gardens, and for bonsai. The brilliant fall foliage lights up the garden, and the slender twigs and contorted branches provide winter interest. Red lace leaf japanese maple, (acer palmatum atropurpureum dissectum). Is a purple-leaved japanese maple with dissected leaves and contorted branching.
It typically matures in a broad-mounded form to 6 to 8 feet tall. It is noted for its ferny, lace-like foliage that emerges purple red in spring, matures to green with purple tints in summer and finally turns a showy orange-red in fall. Palmate, 7 to 11-lobed leaves to 6 inches long are deeply cut to the point of attachment and are deeply dissected. Small reddish flowers in spring are somewhat attractive on close inspection, but are not showy from a distance. Seed from this cultivar will produce new maples, but the new trees will vary somewhat in both leaf color and in the amount of leaf dissection.
Full sun to part shade. Yellow, orange, red or purple.
May be grown in full sun in the northern parts of its growing range, but prefers some part afternoon shade in the southern parts of its growing range. New foliage may scorch in full sun locations in hot summers areas, particularly if soils are not kept consistently moist. Mulch helps retain soil moisture and keeps roots cool. Avoid hot and dry sites. Site in locations protected from strong winds. Can be grown as single or multi-stemmed small tree.
Pruning is best kept to a minimum, but if needed should be done in late fall to mid winter. Spring or summer pruning often results in significant bleeding. Japanese maples are generally grown for their attractive foliage and shape.
Specimen/accent or group around the home or yard or periphery of the border or rock garden. Multi-stemmed shrub form is effective in small groupings in shrub borders.
Good sun-dappled small understory tree or shrub. Broad-rounded form can be showcased by planting this cultivar near a pond or water garden. Can be effective in large containers. Japanese maple seeds possess a thick, impermeable seed-coat which prevents or significantly retards germination.
For best results, please follow the instructions in the order provided. Pour hot water over seed. Soak in water for 24 hours. Cold 90-120 days, 40 degrees f in a moist medium. For more information about seed pretreatment and growing trees and shrubs from seed, please try the following link. Seeds packets are labeled with seed name and sowing details. Seeds have not been pretreated unless specified in the listing. Seed is not a specific cultivar (variety) unless specified in the listing. I have provided what i believe to be a good overview on this page (which you are free to print for further reference), however, it is still recommended to check specialist literature for more details and practices specific to your climate and soil conditions to avoid mistakes in the germination and growing process. If you feel the total is incorrect, please request an invoice before paying. Please check your invoice before paying.
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The item “Red Lace Leaf Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum atropurpureum dissectum, Tree Seeds” is in sale since Sunday, March 16, 2014. This item is in the category “Home & Garden\Yard, Garden & Outdoor Living\Flowers, Trees & Plants\Bonsai\Seeds”. The seller is “treeseedsplus” and is located in Elko, Nevada. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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