By J. D. Vertrees
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The bushes Press Pocket consultant to jap Maples describes and illustrates three hundred of the main largely on hand jap maples in North the US and Europe. besides uncomplicated details on cultivation and upkeep, it presents lists of timber for particular panorama makes use of, permitting gardeners to choose the easiest timber for varied backyard stipulations. Fifty more moderen cultivars are awarded, together with 4 notable timber which are anticipated to develop into extremely popular within the close to destiny. The consultant is a important supplement to the third variation of J. D. Vertrees' Japanese Maples (updated in 2001 by way of Peter Gregory). Its convenient layout makes it an amazing reference for taking to the nursery or backyard middle.
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This cultivar forms a low, dense, broad bush with outwardly spreading pendulous branches. It reaches up to 8 ft. 5 m) tall but spreads even wider. It has one of the smallest and finest cut leaves of any dissectum, and is ideal for the small garden, rock garden, patio, or container culture. ” ‘Beni maiko’ Palmatum Group—red. The fire-red or scarlet leaves of spring become greenish red in the summer, with the main veins and leafstalks remaining red. Fall color is a fiery red. The small leaves are 02_Maples_(028-075)3rd_op 2007/2/8 4:22 PM Page 47 – ACER PALMATUM ‘BENI OTAKE’ Acer palmatum ‘Beni kumo-no-su’.
The lobes are ovate-triangular with pointed tips and clearly toothed margins. The short, slender leafstalks are red. Slow growing, this delightful compact semidwarf tree is unlikely to exceed 10 ft. (3 m) at maturity, with a spread of about 5 ft. 5 m). The name means “glowing evening sky,” which describes perfectly the spring color of the leaves. ‘Akegarasu’ Amoenum Group—red. The large leaves are very deeply divided into five to seven broadly ovateelliptic lobes, with very sharp tips and toothed margins.
Dissectum Nigrum’ is vigorous growing, reaching 13–16 ft. (4–5 m) high and at least as wide. ” It can also be found under the name ‘Ever Red’. ‘Eddisbury’ Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum Nigrum’. Photo by J. D. Vertrees. Palmatum Group—green. A reliable and desirable coral-bark maple with leaves similar to those of the popular ‘Sango kaku’, ‘Eddisbury’ does not grow as tall and its deeper bright red shoots and leafstalks contrast with the green leaves throughout the growing season. The medium-sized leaves are mainly seven-lobed, the lobes ovateacuminate, fine-tipped with evenly toothed margins.