| Description | Acer palmatum
With it’s brilliant Autumn colour this beautiful deciduous tree is attractive all year round. It has a strong tolerance to frost and makes a perfect bonsai specimen. | Acer rubrum
Common names: Red Maple, Canadian Maple, Swamp Maple, Scarlet Maple.
Acer rubrum is a tall straight trunked tree with beautiful lobed and veined matt green leaves. The bark is grey, thin and smooth. The foliage will turn fantastic to shades of scarlet and gold in autumn before shedding its leaves for winter. Prefers deep, organic materials rich soil though will grow in most soil conditions. | |
| Content | Acer palmatum is well known for it’s beautiful array of colours throughout the year, with it’s green foliage turning into a stunning crimson red in the Autumn before falling. Through the Winter it makes up for it’s lack in foliage with it’s greyish-purple bark that stands out.
It has a good tolerance to most soil types and conditions once established. Although it prefers a cooler position making it frost tolerant with moist, well-drained soils. It doesn’t do as well in a area of strong winds and hot sun. | | |
