These Japanese maple varieties offer elegant forms and colorful foliage for yards large and small.
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The elegant form and colorful foliage ofJapanese maplescan make a stunning focal point in the landscape.
Here are some favorite varieties, including dwarf Japanese maple, that feature a spectacle of vibrant leaf color.
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Plus it has graceful, weeping branches.
Choose this variety if you’re looking for a small-size red cut-leaf variety of Japanese maple.
The pink blush fades in summer, but then in fall the leaves turn a brilliant shade of orange-red.
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If not staked, it forms a flowing mound of foliage.
In fall, its leaves turn shades of red and orange.
But on this variety, the leaves bear decidedly pink tones.
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In fall, the leaves put on a show in shades of red, orange, and yellow.
It has a sturdy trunk and branches, and tolerates heat better than many other varieties.
‘Hogyoku’ is a good choice if you live in a climate with hot summers.
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In winter, it really shines because of its bright red stems.
This Japanese maple looks stunning against a backdrop of snow, so plant this tree to provide eye-catchingwinter interest.
If you’re a fan of variegated foliage, this is the tree for you.
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This Japanese maple tree also offers brilliant scarlet-red fall color.
After the leaves drop, the tree’s bark takes center stage with its bright coral-red color.
This colorful maple tree is a sure way to add winter interest to your landscape.
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It offers deeply cut leaves and rich, purplish-red foliage that looks good all spring and summer.
In fall, the graceful leaves turn bright crimson.
In fall, the tree develops striking crimson-red color.
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This is the one for you if you’re on the hunt for a time-tested and hardy tree.
This Japanese maple variety’s foliage emerges pink in spring, then fades to bright green in summer.
In autumn, the leaves on this compact tree again change, this time to beautiful golden yellow.
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In autumn, the finely cut leaves turn bright crimson.
In fall, the leaves change to exciting shades of orange and gold.
It also tends to resistleaf scorchfrom hot, dry weather better than many other varieties.
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Then in fall, the green leaves turn a shade of warm, glowing gold.
This is aperfect tree for small spacesand containers.
It has deeply dissected leaves that remain a gorgeous burgundy color, even through the hot summer.
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Then, in the fall, it turns a vibrant red.
In autumn, it turns bright golden yellow and orange.
It also works well forcontainer planting.
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verify the mature size of the tree you choose will fit the space you want to plant it.
Like most trees, planting in early spring or early fall is ideal.
This usually takes 4-6 weeks.
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