Japanese Maple Varieties
Japanese Maple Varieties & Growing Information
There are many Japanese maple varieties that do well in the California climate. A dwarf Japanese maple such as the Crimson Queen or Tatoo Japanese maple is ideal for patios or areas where space is limited, while larger varieties such as the Bloodgood maple create an elegant focal point for any yard. Japanese maple varieties also come in a range of colors. The Coral Bark Japanese maple boasts a coral red bark with golden yellow leaves while the Red Dragon Japanese maple produces deep purple leaves.
With our selection of Japanese Maples from Kelley Green and Monrovia, you are sure to find one to enhance your garden. Please note that not all varieties may be available at all locations.
Companion Plants for Japanese Maples
Kelley Green Varieties:
Japanese Maples (Acer palmatum) are renowned for their diverse foliage, stunning colors, and elegant shapes, making them a favorite in gardens worldwide.
- Hubbs Red Willow - Known for its narrow, elongated leaves resembling a willow. It has a distinctive red color that intensifies in the fall.
- Sango Kaku (Coral Bark Maple) - Famous for its bright coral-red bark, especially visible in winter. It has pale green leaves that turn golden-yellow or red in autumn.
- Pixie - A dwarf variety that resembles the 'Bloodgood' but is smaller. It has deep red foliage that turns crimson in fall.
- Shirazz - Offers variegated foliage of pink, green, and white. It is a vigorous grower with leaves that become more green in the summer.
- Hefner's Red - Known for its deep red leaves that maintain their color well throughout the season, turning even more vibrant in fall.
- Beni O'Take - This variety features long, bamboo-like leaves, with a striking red color that fades to green in summer and then turns bright red again in fall.
- Pung Kil - A unique variety with finely dissected leaves, showing a blend of green and red, becoming more vibrant in autumn.
- Red Dragon - Characterized by its lace-leaf foliage, deep purple-red color that holds well through summer, and brilliant crimson in fall.
- Emperor One - Known for its excellent deep red foliage that emerges a bit later in spring, reducing the risk of frost damage. It retains its color well into the summer.
- Seiryu - A rare upright variety among the usually weeping lace-leaf maples. It has finely dissected green leaves that turn gold, orange, and red in fall.
- Crimson Princess - A dwarf lace-leaf variety with deeply dissected, reddish-purple leaves that turn bright red in fall.
- Lima Gold - A less common variety featuring bright yellow-green foliage that can turn golden in the fall, offering a striking contrast to the more common red varieties.
- Oshio Beni - Displays vibrant orange-red leaves in spring, turning to a rich red in summer and scarlet in fall.
- Spring Delight - Offers finely dissected leaves that are bright green in spring with red edges, turning to a mix of red, orange, and yellow in fall.
- Aureum - Known for its stunning golden-yellow leaves that become brighter in the sun. It is a slow grower with a delicate structure.
- Baby Lace - A miniature variety with very finely dissected leaves, pinkish-red in spring, turning to deep red in summer and crimson in fall.
- Bloodgood - One of the most popular varieties, with large, deep purple leaves that turn brilliant red in fall. It is known for its vigor and reliability.
- Coralinium - An attractive variety with coral-red young foliage that turns green as it matures, with a second flush of coral leaves in mid-summer.
- Kamagata - A dwarf variety with small, delicate green leaves edged in red, turning to stunning shades of yellow, orange, and red in fall.
- Del's Dwarf - A compact variety with dense foliage, showing off colors ranging from green to bronze, and then to red in the fall.
- Kiyohime Yatsubusa - A low, spreading variety with small, bright green leaves that turn yellow and then red as the season progresses.
- Orangeola - Known for its cascading habit and deeply dissected leaves, it displays a stunning range of colors from orange-red in spring to dark purple in summer and fiery red in fall.
- Akita Yatsubusa
- Rhode Island Red
- Vitifolium
- Aconitifolium (Dancing Peacock)
- Beni Kawa
- Butterfly
- Coral Magic
- Crimson Carole
- Izo No Odoriko
- Japanese Sunrise
- Jerry Schwartz
- Ji Jiao
- Jiro Shidare
- Pacific Fire
- Radiant
- Summer Gold
- Tattoo
- Tsuru Nomai
- Winter Gold
Monrovia Varieties:
BloodGood Japanese Maple:
The blood good maple is a very hardy Japanese maple. Bright red foliage in the spring turns to a deep scarlet in the fall.
- Botanical: Acer palmatum var. atropurpureum ‘Bloodgood’
- Size: 15 – 20 ft. tall and wide
- Sun-Shade: Filtered sun to full sun
- Garden Uses: Small lawn tree, patios, entryways
Crimson Queen Japanese Maple:
This dwarf Japanese maple has weeping branches that are a deep crimson in the summer which change to scarlet in the fall.
- Botanical: Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’
- Size: 10 ft tall and wide
- Sun-Shade: Morning sun, afternoon shade
- Garden Uses: Fire wise, poolside, woodland garden, specimen garden accent.
Shaina Japanese Maple
This dwarf Japanese maple is a compact, slow growing tree with bright red clusters of leaves.
- Botanical: Acer palmatum ‘Shaina’
- Size: 6ft – 8ft tall, 8ft – 10ft wide
- Sun-Shade: Morning sun, afternoon shade
- Garden Uses: small lawn tree, patios, entryways
Waterfall Japanese Maple:
Golden foliage in the fall, cascading branches and large green leaves. This smaller tree is ideal for containers, patios or other places with limited space.
- Botanical: Acer palmatum ‘Waterfall’
- Size: 8ft – 10ft tall, 10ft – 12ft wide
- Sun-Shade: Morning sun, afternoon shade
- Garden Uses: poolside, woodland or wild life gardens, containers
Coral Bark Maple, Sangokaku:
The coral bark Japanese maple has a beautiful reddish, coral bark. Light green leaves with a dark red border that turn a golden yellow in the fall.
- Botanical: Acer palmatum ‘Sango Kaku’
- Size: 15 - 20 ft. tall and wide
- Sun-Shade: Bright dappled shade in warmer regions, full sun in cooler areas
- Garden Uses: poolside, urban garden and woodland garden areas
Orangeola Japanese Maple
Foliage changes from green to purple and then a brilliant shade of orange-red in the fall. Graceful, arching deciduous tree displaying deeply-lobed, finely-serrated leaves, giving an artistic lacy effect.
- Botanical: Acer palmatum ‘Orangeola’
- Size: 4 ft. tall and 3 ft. wide in 10 years; up to 8 ft. tall at maturity.
- Sun-Shade: Full to partial sun
- Garden Uses: container, firescaping/firewise, specimen, woodland garden, urban garden
Purple Ghost Japanese Maple
Deep purple-red spring foliage has prominent black veins. Iridescent summer foliage turns green while maintaining purple undertones. Fall foliage is a vibrant garnet-red.
- Botanical: Acer palmatum ‘Purple Ghost’
- Size: Slowly reaches 15 ft. tall, 8 ft. wide.
- Sun-Shade: Full to partial sun
- Garden Uses: container, firescaping/firewise, specimen, woodland garden, urban garden
Shin Deshojo Japanese Maple
Salmon-red leaves in the spring moves to a green in summer and a screaming orange-scarlet in the fall. This small tree produces intense color year round.
- Botanical: Acer palmatum ‘Shin Deshojo’
- Size: 7 – 9 ft. tall and wide
- Sun-Shade: Partial to full sun
- Garden Uses: container, fire wise, specimen, urban garden, woodland garden
Shishigashira Japanese Maple
Heavily curled green leaves give an interesting texture to this compact, shrubby tree. Foliage becomes purple-red with orange-red patterns in fall, is most intense in full sun, and is less likely to sunburn than other varieties. Monrovia photo credit: Doreen Wynja
- Botanical: Acer palmatum ‘Shishigashira’
- Size: Slowly reaches 12 to 15 ft. tall, 8 to 10 ft. wide.
- Sun-Shade: Partial to full sun
- Garden Uses: container, fire wise, specimen, urban garden, woodland garden
Emperor I® Japanese Maple
A graceful form with black-red bark veiled in dark red foliage that turns a brilliant scarlet in fall
- Botanical: Acer palmatum 'Wolff'
- Size: Moderate growing; reaches 15 ft. tall and wide.
- Partial to full sunMorning sun, Afternoon shade
- Garden Uses: Container, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Specimen, Urban Garden, Woodland Garden
Trompenburg Japanese Maple
New leaves are a fiery red in spring, mature to a deep burgundy, then turns to a crimson-red in the fall
- Botanical: Acer palmatum 'Trompenburg'
- Size: 16 to 18 ft. tall and wide
- Sun-Shade: Partial to full sun
- Garden Uses: Container, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Specimen, Urban Garden, Woodland Garden
Autumn Moon Fullmoon Maple
An outstanding small tree for city gardens with limited space. New growth unfurls yellow to burnt orange, with underlying tones ranging from orange, salmon and chartreuse for the remainder of the season
- Botanical: Acer shirasawanum 'Autumn Moon'
- Size: Slowly reaches 8 to 12 ft. tall, 6 to 8 ft. wide
- Sun-Shade: Partial to full sun
- Garden Uses: Container, Privacy Screen, Specimen, Urban Garden, Woodland Garden
Viridis Japanese Maple
Vivid green, finely cut leaves change to beautiful shades of gold and crimson in the fall. Small tree with graceful weeping habit and excellent branching architecture. An excellent accent under larger trees, near a water garden or in container. Thrives in dappled sun.
- Botanical: Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Viridis'
- Size: Slowly reaches 8 to 10 ft. tall, 8 ft. wide.
- Sun-Shade: Filtered sun, Partial shade, Partial sun
- Garden Uses: container, specimen, woodland garden
Japanese Maple - Gardening Essentials
SummerWind Potting Soil
Our SummerWinds Potting Soil has received the CDFA (California Department of Food and Agriculture) seal of approval. Comprised of the very best Natural and Organic ingredients to give your trees, shrubs, perennials, edibles, and more an incredible start in your garden landscape and containers.
- 1.5 cu ft. Bag
Azalea, Camellia & Gardenia Planting Mix
This is a versatile mix that can be used as both a soil amendment or as a ready to use potting soil. Their Planting Mix is a special blend of organic ingredients designed to meet the unique growing needs of most acid-loving plants.
Contains: Aged Fir Bark, Aged Redwood, Sphagnum Peat Moss, Volcanic Pumice, Feather Meal, Gypsum, Bat Guano, Kelp Meal.
- E.B. Stone Organics
- 1.5 cu ft. Bag
E.B. Stone Organics Sure Start
E.B. Stone Organics Sure Start 4-6-2 is ideal for newly transplanted Japanese Maples. It encourages the development of strong roots. Registered cdfa.
Redi-Gro Bark Mulch
A natural forest product for colorful decorative landscaping to spread around your newly planted Japanese Maple tree. Saves water! | 2 cuft. Bag
Happy Frog Japanese Maple Fertilizer
We recommend Happy Frog® Japanese Maple Fertilizer. It is formulated specifically for Japanese Maple Trees, it contains premium ingredients like bat guano, bone meal, feather meal, and other beneficial microbes to help convert fertilizers into vital plant food.
How to use: for every two feet of plant height use 1/2 cup, and feed monthly throughout the growing season.
Wilt Stop RTU
Protects plants from drying out, drought, wind burn, sunscald, winter kill, transplant shock and salt damage. Wilt Stop™ also extends life of cut flowers. Great for use year round on deciduous trees, evergreens, shrubs, roses, transplants, vegetables, fruits. Made with natural ingredients.
Outdoor Pottery
We have a beautiful selection of outdoor pottery to contain your Japanese Maple Trees. Perfect for patios, balcony, pool-side.
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