Description
Japanese Acer palmatum ‘Tsuma-gaki’
In the spring, a fresh batch of attractively lobed chartreuse green leaves emerge, each with distinctive red tips and a slender red margin. As it matures, the foliage turns fresh green, while still retaining the red leaf tips, but then the red colour becomes more and more prominent in autumn before the leaves are shed. A compact and shrubby Japanese maple,
height when fully grown 150-180cm
Position: partial shade
Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained neutral to acid soil
Rate of growth: slow-growing
Flowering period: April to May
Hardiness: fully hardy
