Garden Heights features Japanese Maples

'Crimson Queen'	'Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Crimson Queen' This Japanese maple cultivar is a dwarf, mounded, deciduous tree or multi-stemmed shrub with cascading branching and a weeping habit. It typically grows slowly to 6-10' tall. Features finely cut palmate (7-9 lobes), deeply cut and dissected leaves (2-4" long) which emerge red in spring, mature to dark purplish red in summer and turn crimson red in fall. 'Crimson Queen' is a popular cultivar noted for its excellent leaf color retention throughout the growing season. Small reddish flowers in spring give way to samaras which ripen in late summer to early fall. As with many maples, the flowers are rather attractive close up, but are not particularly showy from a distance.
*ACER palmatum 'Butterfly'* The Butterfly is a very dependable, easy to grow and beautiful tree. It has tiny leaves of soft blue-green with white edges that cover fine twiggy branches on an upright, narrow, slow-growing tree of small stature. White portions on the leaves are rosy pink in the spring and magenta in the fall. The Butterfly will grow 6-10 feet, and prefers shade.	*'Butterfly'*
*'Bloodgood'*	*Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'* The Bloodgood is one of the most heavily used landscape Japanese maples. The foliage is a deep purple that lasts throughout the summer. The fall color is a bright red. The Bloodgood is easy to grow in average, medium wet soil in full sun to part shade, but prefers lightly dappled shade in a location protected from strong winds. This Japanese maple cultivar (non-dissected type) is a small, rounded, deciduous tree which typically grows to 15-20' tall and features purplish-red flowers in spring, deep reddish-purple summer foliage, red samaras in late summer to early fall and good crimson-red fall color. As with many maples, the flowers are rather attractive close up, but are not particularly showy from a distance. Palmate leaves (5-7 lobes) are 2-5" long. May also be grown as a multi-stemmed shrub.
'Acer palmatum dissectum 'Waterfall' The Waterfall is one of the best green leaf dissectums. This maple has layers of cascading branches that form a beautiful waterfall effect. It will grow to 10' high and wide. The Waterfall has bright green leaves with deep dissected lobes that hold tight together. The fall color is a brilliant gold and crimson. The growth habit of this tree is weeping and graceful. The Waterfall prefers filtered to full sun and likes well-drained, humus rich soil.	*'Waterfall'*
*'Fullmoon'*	Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' This Fullmoon maple cultivar is a dwarf, mounded, deciduous multi-stemmed shrub or small tree which typically grows slowly to 8-10' tall. It features palmate, almost fern-like medium green leaves which are deeply divided into 9-11 toothed and cut lobes. The follieage turns crimson in fall. Small reddish flowers appear in spring before the leaves and give way to samaras which ripen in late summer to early fall. As with many maples, the flowers are rather attractive close up, but are not particularly showy from a distance. Cultivar name translates as "foliage of aconitum" in reference to the supposed resemblance of the divided leaves to those of monkshood. This cultivar is also sometimes called fernleaf fullmoon maple. It is easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in part shade, but prefers lightly dappled shade.
*Acer palmatum 'Sango kaku'* The Japanese name means ‘coral tower’. More commonly known as the Coral Bark Japanese Maple. The Coral Bark Japanese Maple is deserving of much wider use. It has year round appeal, highlighted in winter when the stems and branches turn fluorescent coral in color. The new growth leaf color is a bright green and the fall color is a yellow-gold tinged with red. This is an upright tree with a twiggy growth habit that prefers partial sun to shade. It will grow 15 - 18' tall and spread 6 - 8' wide. It has received the Award of Merit & Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society, and it is recommended by: the United States National Arboretum.	*'Coral Bark Maple'*
*'Fireglow'*	*Acer palmatum ‘Fireglow’* The Fireglow is a small tree with a graceful weeping habit. It is similar to the Bloodgood with a more vibrant color throughout the growing season. This maple does not revert to green foliage during the summer, but retains its awesome red coloration. The Fireglow has outstanding crimson fall color. The Fireglow is maybe the best upright red maple for hot, humid areas. It will take full sun to part shade. It will grow 8 to 10' high.