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    ACER
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    ACER

    Commonly known as Snake-bark maple

    SPECIMEN SIZED VARIETIES OF ACER PALMATUM ARE IN 7.5 OR 10 LITRE POTS AND ARE ALL APPROXIMATELY 4-6 FEET IN HEIGHT.

    SPECIMEN SIZED VARIETIES OF ACER PALMATUM DISSECTUM ARE SMALLER GROWING AND THEREFORE CONSIDERABLY SMALLER IN SIZE ALTHOUGH OF A SIMILAR AGE.

     Genus of 120 species of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs, from woodlands mainly, in Europe, northern Africa, Asia and North and Central America.

    Some form large trees and others are understorey plants. The most popular decorative forms are from the palmatum group, Japanese maples which have been cultivated in Japan for centuries and is a well-known temple tree and bonsai subject . They have appeared in art forms for centuries.

    Palmatum (hand-like) was the name given by Swedish doctor-botanist Carl Peter Thunberg late in the 18th century, following the ancient Japanese where they were likened to hands of frogs or hands of babies.

    The UK representative is the field maple, A. campestre, a medium-sized tree favouring chalk soils but widely planted. It is a wildlife plant attractive to aphids which are preyed on by ladybirds, hoverflies and birds. Caterpillars eat the leaves and the nectar and pollen in the flowers attract insects as well.

    The wood has the highest density of all the European maples and is used for veneers and harps.

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    Varieties

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  • ACER palmatum 'Atropurpureum'
    Purple Japanese maple, brilliant red in autumn
     
    Small
    £35.00
    Large
    £70.00
    ACER palmatum 'Beni-otake'
    Japanese maple
    Dwarfish maple with deeply dissected foliage of deep reddish purple
     
    Specimen
    £100.00
    Available again FEB 2025
    fresh stock in late winter
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    ACER palmatum 'Beni-schichihenge'
    Japanese maple
    Leaves marginated pinkish white or almost entirely orange pink
     
    Specimen
    £100.00
    Available again FEB 2025
    fresh stock in late winter
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    ACER palmatum 'Crippsii'
    Japanese maple
    Elegant slow growing form with finely cut bronze-red leaves
     
    Specimen
    £100.00
    Available again FEB 2025
    fresh stock in late winter
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    ACER palmatum dissectum 'Flavescens'
    Japanese maple
    Green-yellow divided leaves with orange-yellow autumn colour
     
    Specimen
    £100.00
    Available again FEB 2025
    fresh stock in late winter
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    ACER palmatum dissectum 'Seiryu'
    Japanese maple
    Weeping lace leafed maple with upright growth to 10ft and arching branches. Bright green foliage in spring colouring golden yellow in autumn
     
    Small
    £35.00
    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Large
    £70.00
    ACER palmatum dissectum 'Viridis'
    Green cut-leaf maple
    Light green, ragged foliage turning crimson in autumn
     
    Small
    £35.00
    Large
    £70.00
    Specimen
    £100.00
    Available again FEB 2025
    fresh stock in late winter
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    ACER palmatum 'Fireglow'
    Japanese maple
    Deep purple-red foliage similar to 'Bloodgood' but considered to be an improved form
     
    Specimen
    £100.00
    Available again FEB 2025
    fresh stock in late winter
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