{"title":"Japanese Maples","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirty two listings, thirty one of them Acer palmatum. The odd one out is \u003ca href=\"\/products\/acer-japonicum-vitifolium-full-moon-maple\"\u003eAcer japonicum Vitifolium\u003c\/a\u003e: a broad, circular leaf closer to a grapevine than to the pointed hand people picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNamed clone, seedling line or colour class\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive listings say on their own pages that the plants vary one to the next. The plain \u003ca href=\"\/products\/acer-palmatum-japanese-maple\"\u003eAcer palmatum\u003c\/a\u003e is seedling grown. Both Atropurpureum Purple Maple listings are a seedling group, not one clone. Nishiki Fountain sits under a name the trade uses loosely. On \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-bronze\"\u003edissectum Bronze\u003c\/a\u003e, bronze is a colour class, not a registered cultivar. Ask for photographs of the actual plant, and do not count on two matching. For a formal pair, the grafted Atropurpureum Purple Maple Standards are sold for that job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed cultivars behave predictably, which matters most in the reds. Bloodgood holds deep purple red through summer where seedling Atropurpureum goes a muddy bronze green by January. Red Pygmy does not hold: its strap like lobes run to bronze and olive in the heat before turning gold. Emperor 1 leafs out later, which ducks the late frosts that catch earlier reds in cold districts. Shaina is a compact sport of Bloodgood, congested and tight headed, for a bed that cannot carry one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUprights, mounds and the seven standards\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraft height decides where a dissectum mound sits. Viridis is usually worked at about waist height and the Atropurpureum weeper at a set height, even in their non-standard listings. Two cultivars do not mound at all. Seiryu carries threadlike foliage on an upright leader and builds a small tree with a rounded head. Omurayama cascades at the tips but keeps gaining height instead of settling into a dome, on broader leaves that hold up better in wind. Inaba Shidare is the purple red mound that keeps its depth furthest into summer. Among the uprights, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-palmatum-okushimo\"\u003eOkushimo\u003c\/a\u003e is the one that stays genuinely narrow: a side garden or a bed against a fence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven listings are grafted standards on a clear stem: dissectum Viridis, Orangeola, Ornatum Bronze, Emerald Lace, dissectum Green, the dissectum Atropurpureum weeper and Atropurpureum Purple Maple. Five also appear under a second, non-standard listing, so you are choosing a form, not a plant. The standard buys clearance underneath and stops a wide mound swallowing a small bed. It also fixes a height, so read the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing guide\u003c\/a\u003e first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich grade to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e400mm, near enough to 35 litres of rootball, is offered by 23 of the 32 listings, the sensible default. Ten floor at 250mm, near nine litres. The seedling Acer palmatum and the Atropurpureum weeper drop to 200mm, about four and a half litres; Emperor 1 alone offers a 150mm pot under two litres. Four carry no pot grade at all. Red Globe at 90L and Emerald Lace Standards at 100L are two person loads. dissectum Green Standards at 300L and dissectum Green from 500L up are crane jobs. Settle access and viewing angle first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight listings offer bare root, under four labels that do not line up between farms: Bare Root Small, Regular, Advanced, and plain Bare root. It moves in the dormant season only, into prepared ground. Growth across the range is slow to moderate, so a bigger grade is the only shortcut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe doubled listings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeiryu is here twice, and not as the same purchase. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-seiryu\"\u003eAcer palmatum dissectum Seiryu\u003c\/a\u003e runs from 250mm to large bagged stock and includes bare root. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-palmatum-seiryu\"\u003eAcer palmatum Seiryu\u003c\/a\u003e is a shorter run in the middle grades. Sango Kaku and Senkaki Coral Bark Maple are one coral barked maple under both its names, with different grade runs. That colour comes up strongest where winters are cold, so the tablelands and the Adelaide Hills get more from them than the coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing here is a nature strip or open lawn tree. For full sun with wind, the trident and other sun hardy maples sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/maples\"\u003emaples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"acer-palmatum-atropurpureum-purple-maple-standards","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum Atropurpureum Purple Maple Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you have only seen Atropurpureum as a low branched shrub, the standard form reads quite differently. It is worked onto a clear straight stem so the purple head sits at eye level, which suits a matched pair either side of a doorway, a repeated row in a formal courtyard, or a large pot where a bushy maple would look shapeless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtropurpureum is a seedling raised group rather than a single clone, so expect some variation in how dark the spring foliage runs. The palmate leaves emerge deep purple-red, usually take on bronze and green tones as summer heat builds, then finish scarlet in autumn before the tree drops its leaves for winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExposure is the weak point. Hot dry westerly wind crisps the leaf margins by late summer, so give it morning sun with afternoon shelter, mulch to keep the roots cool and water through heatwaves. Rub off any shoots that appear on the stem below the graft union.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 2 sizes, from 300mm up to 400mm, priced from $299.00 to $439.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64308209156465,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64308209189233,"sku":null,"price":439.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/HQC7UBVONQtDd8f0ogPrk_S8j9rMq0.jpg?v=1787627027"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-omurayama","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Omurayama","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot the low mushroom shaped weeper most people picture when they hear laceleaf maple. Omurayama carries its deeply cut leaves on branches that arch outward and then cascade at the tips, building a layered, tiered canopy that keeps gaining height for years rather than settling into a dome. The leaves are broader and less filigree than the most finely cut dissectums, which means they hold up a little better in wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer foliage is a clean mid green; autumn brings gold through orange to crimson, and the display lasts longest where the tree gets morning sun and shelter from hot afternoon westerlies. That shelter is the whole game with this one. Leaf edges brown and crisp quickly in dry inland wind, and once scorched they stay that way until leaf fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMulch well, keep the water up through summer, and prune only to take out crossing or dead wood in winter. Available here as an advanced 100L specimen or a smaller 330mm pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 330mm, at $159.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64308215644529,"sku":null,"price":159.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64446144676209,"sku":null,"price":719.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/a5dTwgmHbiMrQP202jets_IkzfUYye.jpg?v=1787627028"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-orangeola-standards","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Orangeola Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew of the laceleaf maples hold their colour through a hot Australian summer as well as Orangeola. The finely cut, almost thread like leaflets open orange-red in spring, settle to a bronzed red-green through the warm months, then flush orange again with each new growth wave before finishing bright in autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrown as a standard, the naturally cascading habit is lifted onto a clear stem so the branches spill outward and down into a broad weeping dome. That makes it a specimen rather than a background plant: over a low wall, beside steps, at the corner of a courtyard, or in a large glazed pot where the drape can be seen properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDissectums are thin leaved and burn readily. Morning sun with shelter from hot afternoon wind is the safe recipe, along with a cool root run under mulch and consistent summer water. Prune only to remove dead or crossing twigs, in winter, and keep the cuts small. Advanced 50L stock is available alongside the smaller pots, with flat rate $99 delivery to QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT and WA on orders over $399.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 2 sizes, from 300mm Squat up to 400mm, priced from $189.00 to $299.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"300mm Squat","offer_id":64308215808369,"sku":null,"price":189.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311659659633,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"50L","offer_id":64446144708977,"sku":null,"price":779.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/JUQW-94fG-2e8rNH9mt2P_X6w7dYaB.jpg?v=1787627028"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-ornatum-bronze-standards","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Ornatum Bronze Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrnatum is one of the older dissectum selections still in commercial production, which by itself says something about how it performs. The deeply cut leaves open bronze-red, hold a bronzed green through summer rather than fading to plain green, and turn orange-red before leaf fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard form matters here. On its own roots a dissectum builds slowly into a low mound, but grafted onto a clear stem it forms a weeping head with the branches arching out and hanging. Use one as a full stop at the end of a path, or in a raised planter where the fall of the foliage is visible from below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTreat it as a sheltered courtyard plant. Filtered light or morning sun suits the fine foliage best, full afternoon sun in a hot dry inland garden will scorch the leaf tips, and the root zone wants mulch and steady moisture through summer. Do not let it dry out in a pot, since dissectums show stress quickly and recover slowly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 400mm, at $279.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64308215873905,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/IPAfQNba9DL379O-P6cSU_oPtbNRfk.jpg?v=1787627028"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-viridis-standards","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Viridis Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong the laceleaf maples, Viridis is the green one, and it earns its place by contrast rather than by shouting. The finely dissected leaves are a clean fresh green through spring and summer, which reads as cool and quiet next to darker foliage, then the whole head lights up in golds, oranges and reds through autumn before dropping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorked as a standard, the weeping habit hangs from a clear stem into a rounded cascade instead of mounding at ground level. It is a good choice where a purple maple would sit too heavily, for example against a dark wall or a clipped hedge, or in a Japanese influenced garden alongside moss, gravel and stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCare is straightforward but unforgiving of neglect. Fine leaves scorch in hot dry wind, so shelter it, mulch the root zone and water deeply in summer. Prune lightly in winter to open the head and take out the dead interior twiggery that builds up on dissectums as they age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 400mm, at $279.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64308216856945,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/S4h7xeEBydH-iN32ZYyEc_sYe2I1j8.jpg?v=1787627027"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-red-globe","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum Red Globe","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt 90L this is already a substantial tree rather than something to grow on, which changes how you use it: instant height in a courtyard, a semi mature specimen in a new build where everything else is small, or a like for like replacement for a maple lost from an established planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed Globe is a red leaved Acer palmatum selection with palmate rather than dissected foliage, grown for the full rounded crown its name suggests. Colour follows the usual pattern for red palmatums, strongest in the spring flush, deepening and bronzing as summer heat comes on, then a final run of scarlet to crimson in autumn before the leaves fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHandle a tree this size carefully. Plant it at the depth it sat in the pot, stake low and loose for the first season only, and water deeply and regularly through the first two summers while roots push out into surrounding soil. Shelter from hot dry wind keeps the foliage clean.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"90L","offer_id":64308220985713,"sku":null,"price":609.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/l1zsu4zjBxajzyxNYZukY_0FlTOd9f.jpg?v=1787627028"},{"product_id":"acer-palmatum-atropurpureum-purple-maple","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum Atropurpureum Purple Maple","description":"\u003cp\u003eSiting decides whether this maple looks good or looks burnt. It wants shelter from hot dry wind and from harsh afternoon sun in warmer inland gardens, with morning sun or high filtered shade, free draining soil and a decent mulch layer. Get that right and it asks for little beyond regular water through summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpring growth opens a deep purple red, settles to bronze or bronze green through the heat, then fires up into crimson and scarlet in autumn before the tree goes bare. These are seedling grown, so expect some variation in leaf colour and depth between individual plants, which matters if you are matching a pair either side of an entry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe habit is an upright, vase shaped small tree with a layered branch structure that stays worth looking at in winter. It suits courtyards, entries, planting beneath an existing high canopy, and large pots. Growth is slow to moderate, so buying a larger plant is the only real shortcut to size.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 12 sizes, from 250mm up to 500L, priced from $95.95 to $14309.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400L","offer_id":64310046359921,"sku":null,"price":14309.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64310046425457,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"285L","offer_id":64310046458225,"sku":null,"price":2199.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64310046490993,"sku":null,"price":329.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75L","offer_id":64310046523761,"sku":null,"price":529.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64310046589297,"sku":null,"price":159.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":64310046622065,"sku":null,"price":1529.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64310046654833,"sku":null,"price":679.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500L","offer_id":64310046687601,"sku":null,"price":4499.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64310046720369,"sku":null,"price":159.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250mm","offer_id":64310046785905,"sku":null,"price":95.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150L","offer_id":64310046851441,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30L","offer_id":64446151983473,"sku":null,"price":389.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/QGhkYL4ezQVKR8Tk-pF5X_92LZNu4s.jpg?v=1787629019"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-bloodgood","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum Bloodgood","description":"\u003cp\u003eAsk for a red Japanese maple in Australia and this is usually what arrives, for good reason. Bloodgood holds a deep purple red through summer where seedling Atropurpureum reds commonly fade to a muddy bronze green by January, then it turns hard scarlet before leaf fall. The young bark is dark, almost blackish, which shows well against a rendered wall once the tree is bare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt builds an upright, rounded small tree rather than a cascading mound, so it suits a canopy over a courtyard seat or a single specimen closing a sightline. Growth is slow to moderate, and part shade through to full sun both work, with one caveat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe caveat is scorch. Hot dry afternoon sun plus wind will crisp the leaf margins by February in Perth, Adelaide and inland districts, and the tree stays burnt looking for the rest of the season. Morning sun, afternoon shelter, thick mulch, and genuine watering through summer. Never let a potted one dry out at the root.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 9 sizes, from 250mm up to 750L, priced from $109.00 to $7709.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"200L","offer_id":64310046982513,"sku":null,"price":1879.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64310047048049,"sku":null,"price":159.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400L","offer_id":64310047080817,"sku":null,"price":4399.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250mm","offer_id":64310047113585,"sku":null,"price":109.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"750L","offer_id":64310047146353,"sku":null,"price":7709.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64310047179121,"sku":null,"price":239.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64310047211889,"sku":null,"price":269.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64310047244657,"sku":null,"price":159.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64310047277425,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64446152049009,"sku":null,"price":719.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/5xemWygD1CdtsYhhABnbt_9zJIbpoj.jpg?v=1787629102"},{"product_id":"acer-palmatum-dissectum-atropurpureum-weeping-maple","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Atropurpureum Weeping Maple","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrafted at a set height and left to cascade, a weeping dissectum builds a mound of overlapping layers that spreads well wider than it stands tall. The leaves are cut so finely into threadlike segments that the canopy reads as texture rather than foliage, deep purple red as it opens and turning through crimson in autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose fine leaves lose moisture faster than the broader palmate types, so afternoon shade, wind shelter and consistent summer water matter more here than they do with an upright Japanese maple. In a hot exposed courtyard the margins will crisp by midsummer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is slow growing and deciduous, and the bare winter framework of arching branches is worth having in its own right. Use it over a low wall, beside water, in a raised planter, or as a single specimen in a small enclosed garden. Very large specimens are available where a mature form is needed straight away, and delivery is a flat $99 across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT and WA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 12 sizes, from 200mm up to Bare Root Regular, priced from $93.95 to $26409.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. The smaller pots hold younger plants that cost less each and establish quickly, which suits hedges, screens and mass planting where the plant count adds up. The larger sizes carry several more years of growth on the farm and give height and presence straight away, which is what you want for a single feature position or a screen that cannot wait. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400L","offer_id":64310047506801,"sku":null,"price":18699.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64310047539569,"sku":null,"price":93.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64310047572337,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64310047605105,"sku":null,"price":209.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64310047637873,"sku":null,"price":549.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64310047670641,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":64310047703409,"sku":null,"price":1879.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64310047736177,"sku":null,"price":889.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500L","offer_id":64310047768945,"sku":null,"price":20899.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2000L","offer_id":64310047867249,"sku":null,"price":26409.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90L","offer_id":64310047900017,"sku":null,"price":1099.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bare Root Regular","offer_id":64311638065521,"sku":null,"price":179.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64446152114545,"sku":null,"price":389.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/1kGwoUOMr79gcOtkEgXoI_70OOxWQq.jpg?v=1787629018"},{"product_id":"acer-palmatum-dissectum-atropurpureum-weeping-maple-standards","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Atropurpureum Weeping Maple Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eA grafted standard will not grow taller than the graft, so the height you buy is close to the height you keep. Everything after that happens sideways and downwards: the purple, deeply dissected foliage builds into a mushroom shaped head that keeps widening and cascading year after year until the skirt reaches the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat makes it a very different design object from an upright maple. It works as a piece of sculpture, best placed where the curtain of foliage can spill over a low wall, a pond edge or the rim of a large pot, and where the trunk and branch structure stay visible in winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical notes. Keep the stake until the head is heavy enough to hold itself steady, and rub off any shoots appearing below the graft union, because rootstock growth is vigorous and will take over the plant. Thin the interior in winter rather than shearing the outline. Bare root stock moves in the dormant season only and needs prepared ground waiting for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 400mm up to Bare Root Small, priced from $149.00 to $2639.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64310048194929,"sku":null,"price":439.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300L","offer_id":64310048227697,"sku":null,"price":2639.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bare Root Small","offer_id":64311665721713,"sku":null,"price":149.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/d-A1pHYQW2WIp5GtuKOKQ_fjawhvw0.jpg?v=1787629102"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-bronze","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Bronze","description":"\u003cp\u003eBronze here describes a colour class, not a registered cultivar name. Australian growers apply it to red and purple leaved lace-leaf maples that are not being sold under a specific clone name, so individual plants can differ a little in the exact tone and in how well that colour holds through a hot summer. Buy on photographs of the actual specimen rather than on the label.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is consistent is the form: finely cut, thread like leaflets on a low, weeping, mounded frame that finishes wider than it is tall, and a warm orange to red turn in autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one is listed in a single 500L, which means a mature mound built over decades rather than a young plant. Check crane access and finished ground levels before ordering, because there is no manoeuvring a pot that size across a lawn by hand. Delivery is a flat $99 to QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT and WA on orders over $399.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 2 sizes, from 500mm up to 500L, priced from $449.00 to $14309.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"500L","offer_id":64310048326001,"sku":null,"price":14309.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64310048358769,"sku":null,"price":449.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/Ad5hqBjkeFwvj52R4H6kH_23R22BY0.jpg?v=1787629018"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-emerald-lace-standards","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Emerald Lace Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost lace-leaf maples take a long time to build a head worth looking at. Emerald Lace is one of the more vigorous green forms, so the cascading skirt fills out sooner and finishes larger than the average dissectum. That matters when you are buying a standard and want it to read as a finished object rather than a stick with a tuft on top.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe foliage is bright green and very finely cut, close to fern like at a distance, and it takes on gold and orange tones before dropping. Green lace-leafs generally cope with sun a little better than the red ones, but the leaflets are thin and will still burn in hot dry wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eListed in 100L, grafted at standard height, which suits a formal pair either side of steps or an entry, or a single plant in a raised courtyard bed where the foliage can hang over the edge. Underplant with something low. Anything tall competes with the shape you are paying for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 100L, at $1099.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":64310048784753,"sku":null,"price":1099.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/V3rp59jyphi7z8lKtpLtP_S6hB53DP.jpg?v=1787629019"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-green","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Green","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnly very large specimens are listed here, from 500L up to 1000L, and that changes what you are buying. A green lace-leaf at that size is a low, broad, layered mound of finely divided foliage, often considerably wider than it is tall, with a gnarled trunk structure underneath that is worth exposing by thinning the interior in winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlants like this get craned into position and set once. Sort out access, final levels and the viewing angle before delivery, because the shape has a front and a back and you cannot spin a pot of that weight afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the ground it reads as fine textured green through spring and summer, then gold to orange in autumn. Part shade to full sun, sheltered from hot westerly wind, and watered properly for its first summers here. A canopy this dense sheds rain off the outside like a thatch, so water to the root zone rather than over the top of the foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 500L up to 1000L, priced from $13759.00 to $19799.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"750L","offer_id":64310049079665,"sku":null,"price":19799.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000L","offer_id":64310049112433,"sku":null,"price":17599.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500L","offer_id":64310049145201,"sku":null,"price":13759.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/1aFldyAwy5bPEfmPwAFE__vV8dxgpA.jpg?v=1787629103"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-green-standards","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Green Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does the standard form actually buy you over the ground level lace-leaf? Clearance. The graft sits at trunk height, so the cascade of finely cut green foliage begins up off the soil and you keep usable space underneath for a groundcover, gravel, or the edge of a path running past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also lets the plant work in a courtyard where a wide ground level mound would swallow the entire bed. The head still broadens with age, but it hangs rather than sprawls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCare is straightforward if you do two things. Remove suckers from below the graft as soon as they appear, since rootstock shoots are stronger than the top and will disfigure the plant inside a season. And thin, do not shear. Clipping the outline destroys the layered fall of the foliage and it takes years to recover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eListed in a single 300L, which is a substantial established plant rather than a nursery starter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 300L, at $5499.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"300L","offer_id":64310049243505,"sku":null,"price":5499.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/CyHQMIeExcvgm4aiDz0-r_XT54V6sY.jpg?v=1787629102"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-orangeola","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Orangeola","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrangeola pushes a second flush of growth in midsummer, and that new growth comes through bright orange red over the older purple foliage. It is unusual in a lace-leaf, and it is the main reason people go looking for this one by name. Colour holding is better than average through heat too, where many red dissectums have gone bronzed and tired by February.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe habit is cascading rather than the flat mushroom of some weeping maples, with longer arching shoots that spill and layer over one another. Autumn turns the whole plant orange to scarlet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSizes run from 400mm pots up to 150L, so you can either establish a young plant in a container and grow it on, or place a substantial specimen straight away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSite it out of hot afternoon wind. Thin cut leaflets like these lose water fast, and once the margins crisp they stay crisp until the tree drops its leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 7 sizes, from 250mm up to 150L, priced from $159.00 to $1879.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"600mm","offer_id":64310049735025,"sku":null,"price":779.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90L","offer_id":64310049767793,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150L","offer_id":64310049800561,"sku":null,"price":1879.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64310049833329,"sku":null,"price":549.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"110L","offer_id":64310049866097,"sku":null,"price":1209.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64310049898865,"sku":null,"price":329.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250mm","offer_id":64310049931633,"sku":null,"price":159.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/ARFz5gQ-1fU9EBa0us7sN_qmfwyEFK.jpg?v=1787629019"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-emperor-1","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum Emperor 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat sets 'Emperor 1' apart is timing. It leafs out noticeably later than most red-leaved Japanese maples, which lets it dodge the late frosts that scorch early cultivars in cold districts, and it carries its dark red-purple summer colour further into the heat than the older red forms manage. Autumn finishes bright scarlet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe habit is upright and reasonably tidy for a palmatum, building a rounded head over the years rather than weeping, so it works as a courtyard specimen, a small lawn feature or a large pot plant on a sheltered terrace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFailures here are almost always about water and wind rather than cold. Leaf margins crisp brown when hot dry wind hits a plant with a dry root zone, and containers suffer first because they dry from every side. Give it morning sun with afternoon shelter in warm inland gardens, mulch generously while keeping the mulch off the trunk, and water deeply rather than often. Thin crossing branches in winter and otherwise leave the shape alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 5 sizes, from 150mm up to 500mm, priced from $159.00 to $1259.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. The smaller pots hold younger plants that cost less each and establish quickly, which suits hedges, screens and mass planting where the plant count adds up. The larger sizes carry several more years of growth on the farm and give height and presence straight away, which is what you want for a single feature position or a screen that cannot wait. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"150mm","offer_id":64310050455921,"sku":null,"price":1259.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64310050488689,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64310050521457,"sku":null,"price":169.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64310050554225,"sku":null,"price":379.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64310050586993,"sku":null,"price":159.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/7DBfsvBCCFS3I2oX6u14j_4uymQAn0.jpg?v=1787629019"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-herbstfeuer","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum Herbstfeuer","description":"\u003cp\u003eDo not buy this one for summer colour. The name is German for autumn fire, and through the warm months Herbstfeuer is a plain green leaved palmatum, upright and open, quietly getting on with growing. The payoff comes late, when the canopy runs through orange to a strong red that holds better than many of the seedling greens sold alongside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat makes it useful where you want green shade over a courtyard for most of the year and one dramatic month at the end of it. It is also less demanding through summer than the red leaved forms, which have to work harder to keep pigment under Australian light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAutumn colour on any Japanese maple depends on the season. Cool nights and a gradual finish give the best display, while a hot dry March followed by wind will strip leaves before they colour properly. Consistent soil moisture right through to leaf drop is the one factor most within your control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 2 sizes, from 400mm up to 750L, priced from $289.00 to $5169.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"750L","offer_id":64310050750833,"sku":null,"price":5169.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64310050783601,"sku":null,"price":289.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75L","offer_id":64446152180081,"sku":null,"price":549.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/Rt0mP0psJDGaA7wAdLggV_jc8kzlxr.jpg?v=1787629019"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-koto-ito-komanchi","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum Koto ito komanchi","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe leaves look more like pine needles than maple leaves. This is one of the thread-leaf palmatums, with the lobes reduced to narrow strap like filaments that give the whole plant a fine, almost hazy texture, and new growth that comes through with pink and cream tints before settling to green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is small and slow even by Japanese maple standards, which makes it a container and courtyard plant rather than a shade tree. It is a long standing favourite for bonsai, and for raised beds where the fine foliage can be seen close up against a plain wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe honest about the trade off. Foliage this thin carries very little reserve, so hot wind and a dry root zone show up as burnt tips within days rather than weeks. Filtered light, a sheltered corner, a pot that does not cook in afternoon sun, and water that never stops entirely. Listed here in one 150L, which for a cultivar this slow means a genuinely old plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 2 sizes, from 250mm up to 150L, priced from $109.00 to $1259.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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Ask us for photographs of the plant in the size you want before you commit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat the fountain name signals is the form: arching shoots that rise and then fall away, giving a looser, more open cascade than the tight mushroom head of a grafted weeper. That habit suits a position where the plant is seen from the side or from below, such as above a retaining wall or beside a flight of steps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCulture is standard palmatum. Part shade to full sun, shelter from hot dry wind, moisture through summer, and no digging around the base, because the roots sit shallow. Sizes here run from 300mm up to 100L across three farms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 5 sizes, from 300mm up to 100L, priced from $179.00 to $1439.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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The lobes roll upward at the edges instead of lying flat, so each leaf finishes crimped and quill like, and the canopy carries a visible texture you can read from several metres away. It is deliberate, and it is the whole point of the cultivar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe habit is the second reason to choose it. Where most Japanese maples spread into a broad dome, Okushimo stays narrow and upright, vase shaped when young and keeping that shape with age, which makes it one of the few in the group that will genuinely fit a tight side garden, a light well, or a narrow bed between a fence and a path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAutumn colour is clear gold, sometimes with orange, and it arrives late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOtherwise treat it like the rest of the family: shelter from hot dry wind, real watering through summer, and mulch rather than cultivation over the shallow roots. 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Red Pygmy carries long, narrow, ribbon like lobes on a small, densely twiggy frame, and the effect from a few paces back is a soft red haze rather than the solid block of colour you get from a broad leaved red such as Bloodgood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpect the colour to shift through the year. Deep maroon red in spring, a good deal of bronze and olive through the heat of summer, then gold and orange before leaf drop. Anyone told it stays scarlet all season has been sold a story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScale is the selling point. It stays genuinely small and slow, so it belongs in a courtyard, a large pot, a rockery edge, or a Japanese style planting where proportion matters more than shade. Morning sun with afternoon protection gives the best colour without burning those fine leaves. Full exposure to hot westerlies will not work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 5 sizes, from 250mm up to 300L, priced from $91.95 to $2269.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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Shaina arose as a compact sport of Bloodgood and behaves accordingly: very short spaces between the buds, dense congested growth, and a tight rounded head that fills in solidly rather than opening into branches you can see through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaf colour holds through summer better than many red Japanese maples, a deep maroon red that is slower to wash out towards green, then brightening again in autumn. The leaves themselves are small and neatly lobed, in scale with the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of that makes it a plant for tight spots: a courtyard bed, a glazed pot at an entry, a low feature beside a path where a full sized maple would eventually have to come out. Give it part shade to full sun with shelter from hot wind, moderate water and more of it through summer, and free draining soil. It is slow, so buy close to the size you want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 6 sizes, from 250mm up to 150L, priced from $129.00 to $1259.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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The branching is fine, layered and horizontal, built up in tiers, and a well grown specimen has as much presence bare as it does in full leaf. That is why these end up in courtyards, entry gardens and beside water features where they are looked at from close range all year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are seedling grown palmatum rather than a named clone, so expect variation between individual plants in leaf shape, habit and the exact autumn tone, which runs through yellow, orange and red. Choose on the form of the trunk and the branch structure and you will be happy with the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSite it out of hot dry wind and away from a reflective western wall, because the leaf margins brown off quickly under stress. Filtered light beneath a high open canopy suits it. Keep it mulched, water through summer, and do not cultivate the soil over the shallow roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 20 sizes, from 200mm up to Bare Root Regular, priced from $36.95 to $4759.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. The smaller pots hold younger plants that cost less each and establish quickly, which suits hedges, screens and mass planting where the plant count adds up. The larger sizes carry several more years of growth on the farm and give height and presence straight away, which is what you want for a single feature position or a screen that cannot wait. Not sure which to choose? 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Seiryu does not, and that single fact is why it keeps getting specified. It carries the same finely cut, almost fern-like dissectum foliage but on an upright vase-shaped frame, so you get the texture of a weeper on something that will eventually stand over a bench or a courtyard table rather than mound on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer foliage is a fresh green, often with reddish tones on new growth, colouring through gold and orange with red flushes before it drops for winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShelter it from hot afternoon wind. Finely cut leaves crisp at the margins far faster than broad-leaved maples, and scorched foliage will not recover that season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep the water up over summer, especially in a pot, where the root ball heats quickly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrune in winter only, and only to open the structure. It does not need shaping to look right.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSizes run from small pots through to 200L specimens if you want presence straight away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 5 sizes, from 300mm up to 200L, priced from $139.00 to $1879.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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Once the leaves are off, the young stems show coral red to salmon, brightest on wood grown the previous season and strongest in cold districts. A light annual thin of the older wood keeps new stems coming and keeps that colour up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn leaf it is a fine textured Japanese maple, small palmate leaves opening pale green with a reddish edge, then turning soft yellow with apricot tones through autumn. The habit is upright and vase shaped when young, spreading slowly with age, and it stays small enough for courtyards, entries and large pots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe usual maple caution applies. Hot dry wind and afternoon sun on a scorching day will brown the leaf margins, so give it shelter, morning sun or dappled light, and keep the water up through summer. Cool climate gardens can push it into more sun than that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMulch well and avoid digging over the shallow root system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 13 sizes, from 250mm up to Bare root, priced from $99.95 to $3839.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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Viridis is the green form of the lace leaf maples, and it stays wider than it is tall, which makes it a courtyard, entry or large pot subject rather than a shade tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFoliage runs light green through spring and summer, then moves through gold and orange before dropping. The bare winter frame is part of the appeal, so put it where the branching is worth looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHot dry wind is what ruins these maples. Leaf edges crisp and brown by late summer in an exposed position, particularly inland. Give it shelter and afternoon shade in warmer districts, keep the root zone mulched and never let it dry out through the hot months. Bare root stock is available in the dormant season alongside the potted and bagged grades, and both establish well if you get them in before bud movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 10 sizes, from 330mm up to Bare Root Regular, priced from $149.00 to $3969.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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The deep purple red holds its depth much further into the season before turning scarlet in autumn. Leaves are cut almost to the midrib into fine threads, and the plant cascades from the graft into a mounded, layered dome. It is also stronger growing than most weeping dissectums. Courtyards, a position over water, and large glazed pots where the weeping habit can hang clear all suit it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGetting the position right for a laceleaf\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt belongs in cool and temperate gardens, through inland Victoria, the Adelaide Hills, the Southern Highlands and the tablelands, and in cooler sheltered pockets of Perth and Sydney. Part shade to full sun is the range, but full sun only works where summers stay mild. Give it deep, free draining soil with plenty of organic matter and a slightly acidic to neutral pH, moderate water year round and a genuine soak through summer heat. Deep mulch to keep the root zone cool matters more here than most people realise. Winter cold is no risk, since the plant is bare when it arrives, and cold winters sharpen the autumn colour. The failure mode is leaf scorch, and on a laceleaf it is unforgiving. Hot dry wind and afternoon western sun burn the fine leaf margins brown, and once a dissectum is burnt it stays burnt until the next season's flush, because the threadlike lobes have nowhere to hide the damage. Morning sun with shade through the hottest part of the day is the position to aim for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWeeping laceleaf or an upright palmatum\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the one that cascades. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-palmatum-elegans\"\u003eAcer palmatum Elegans\u003c\/a\u003e builds an upright vase over years and carries broad seven lobed leaves rather than threads, so it suits a bed where you want height and a canopy to sit under. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-palmatum-sango-kaku\"\u003eSango Kaku\u003c\/a\u003e goes taller again and earns its keep in winter through coral red stems, with gold autumn colour rather than red. Choose Inaba Shidare when you want a low mounded shape at eye level or below, spilling over a pot rim, a rock or the edge of a pond, and when you want purple red foliage right through the growing season. All three are grafted, so rub off any shoots that appear from below the union. Compare the range in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-maple\"\u003eJapanese maple\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePruning a dissectum, and what to feed it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrune in late autumn or winter while the plant is dormant and the branch structure is visible, and avoid cutting in late winter or early spring, when maples bleed sap heavily from fresh wounds. The work on a weeping laceleaf is thinning rather than shortening. Take out dead and crossing wood and open the layers so light reaches inside the mound, and resist shearing the outline, which destroys the cascading form. Feed in early spring with a slow release fertiliser formulated for acid loving plants, at label rate and no more, since heavy nitrogen produces soft growth that scorches. Top up mulch each spring, keeping it clear of the graft union.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 12 sizes, from 300mm up to 300L, priced from $179.00 to $5499.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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Rather than a small hand with pointed fingers, Vitifolium carries a broad, almost circular fan with many shallow lobes, closer in outline to a grapevine leaf, which is where the name comes from. The texture is coarser and the canopy reads as layered plates instead of fine lace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAutumn is when it pays for itself, turning through gold and orange to deep scarlet, often with two or three of those colours running across a single leaf. The frame underneath is upright and spreading, a small tree for a lawn corner or the sheltered side of a courtyard rather than a shrub.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a cool climate plant at heart and it colours hardest in districts that genuinely get cold, the tablelands, the hills country and the ranges. In hot dry inland positions the leaf margins scorch, so give it afternoon shade, shelter from wind and water through summer. Bare root stock is available alongside potted sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 13 sizes, from 250mm up to Bare Root Regular, priced from $71.95 to $4499.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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Osakazuki is a palmatum of the upright, broad leaved kind: seven lobed leaves the size of your palm, plain green all summer, on a vase shaped frame that opens out with age rather than mounding over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason people grow it is autumn. Colour arrives late and turns a clean scarlet rather than the muddy orange a seedling maple often gives you, and it holds for a decent stretch if the weather stays still.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeciduous, so plan the winter view. Give it shelter from hot westerly wind and from afternoon summer sun in any inland or western suburb position, otherwise the leaf margins crisp brown by January and the autumn show is ruined before it starts. Moist, free draining soil and a thick organic mulch do more for it than fertiliser. Courtyards, entries and sheltered eastern aspects suit it best. Bare root stock lifts in winter and establishes quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 5 sizes, from 300mm up to Bare root, priced from $109.00 to $549.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64311443882353,"sku":null,"price":169.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70L","offer_id":64311443915121,"sku":null,"price":549.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311443947889,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64311443980657,"sku":null,"price":149.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bare root","offer_id":64311444013425,"sku":null,"price":109.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64446166040945,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/jCjO6lLwOPPjW3zrG2Xho_YasWVGq8.jpg?v=1787629641"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-sango-kaku","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum Sango Kaku","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe reason to plant Sango Kaku shows itself after the leaves fall. Young stems colour coral red through winter and hold it until the tree leafs out again, so a bare plant against a rendered wall, or lit from below, does real work in the months when the rest of the garden is not. Spring foliage is light green with reddish edges, and autumn moves to gold and yellow rather than the deep reds of purple leaved forms. The habit is upright and vase shaped, taller than most Japanese maples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCold winters make the colour\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart shade to full sun is the range, and full sun works in a cool district, but the coral colour comes up stronger where winters are properly cold, which puts the tablelands, the Southern Highlands, inland Victoria and the Adelaide Hills ahead of warm coastal gardens. It is fully deciduous and cold hardy, so winter itself carries no risk and the whole question sits in summer exposure. Give it deep, free draining, slightly acidic soil with organic matter, moderate water year round and reliable water through summer, and mulch deeply. The failure mode is hot dry wind. In inland or hot gardens the leaf edges crisp by late summer without afternoon shelter and a genuine soak during heatwaves, and a scorched tree carries brown margins into autumn instead of clean gold. The second thing to understand is that the coral sits in the current season's wood, so a tree left entirely unpruned slowly loses its winter effect as older branches fade to grey brown. Position it where you will actually see it in winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCoral stems, or foliage colour all summer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe three Japanese maples in this range solve different problems. Sango Kaku is the winter plant and the tallest of the three, and its autumn is gold rather than crimson. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-inaba-shidare\"\u003eInaba Shidare\u003c\/a\u003e is the opposite, a low weeping mound holding deep purple red foliage right through summer and finishing scarlet, with nothing to show once it is bare. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-palmatum-elegans\"\u003eElegans\u003c\/a\u003e sits between them, upright with large deeply cut green leaves turning orange to red. Choose Sango Kaku for a courtyard or entry you look at through winter, and one of the others if the display only needs to run from spring to autumn. None of the three will take a hot dry western aspect, so shelter is the shared requirement whichever you pick. See the whole \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-maple\"\u003eJapanese maple\u003c\/a\u003e group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCutting for coral, and feeding\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrune in late autumn or early winter while the plant is dormant, and avoid late winter and early spring cuts, when maples bleed sap. Take out some of the oldest, greyest wood every couple of years to keep fresh coral stems coming, cutting back to a strong younger shoot rather than shearing the outline. Remove dead and crossing branches at the same time. Feed once in early spring with a slow release fertiliser for acid loving plants at label rate, because heavy nitrogen gives soft growth that scorches in the first hot wind and dulls the stem colour. Keep mowers away from the coral stems, since scarred bark does not recover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 8 sizes, from 250mm up to 100L, priced from $71.95 to $779.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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That is where Seiryu comes in, the odd one out among the dissectums: every other lace leaf maple mounds and weeps, while this one grows upward on a leading stem into a small tree with a rounded head, carrying the same finely cut, feathery foliage on a completely different frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaves open bright green with a faint red edge, hold green through summer, then turn gold, apricot and red in autumn, often with several colours on the tree at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose fine leaves are the weak point. Hot afternoon sun and dry wind will crisp the margins, and once burnt they stay burnt for the rest of the season. Plant it with morning sun and afternoon shelter, mulch well, and do not let the root zone dry out over summer. Prune in winter only, and only to take out crossing or crowded wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 16 sizes, from 250mm up to Bare root, priced from $71.95 to $4499.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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The frame builds slowly into an upright vase, so in time it gives you something to stand under rather than a low mound. Autumn runs through orange to red before the tree goes bare for winter. It is a courtyard and entry bed plant, at home in a sheltered part shaded position where the foliage can be read close up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShelter first, then soil\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShelter comes before everything else with this one. Find it a spot out of hot westerly afternoon sun and away from drying wind, because those large, deeply cut leaves crisp at the margins long before the rest of the plant shows any sign of stress, and a scorched canopy stays scorched until the following spring. That is the failure mode, and it is a siting problem rather than a plant problem. Courtyards, east facing beds, the sheltered side of a fence and the dappled edge of taller trees all work. Open paddock plantings and reflective north west walls do not. It suits cool and temperate districts through inland Victoria, the Adelaide Hills, the tablelands and the Southern Highlands, and sheltered cooler gardens further north. It is fully deciduous, so winter cold is not a concern, and a properly cold winter gives cleaner autumn colour than a mild coastal one. Give it deep, friable, free draining soil with organic matter and a slightly acidic pH, keep soil moisture even through summer, and mulch properly to hold the root zone cool.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eElegans against the weeping and coral barked forms\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowth is slow to moderate and the vase shape takes years to build, so buy the size you want to live with rather than expecting a fast fill. Against \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-inaba-shidare\"\u003eInaba Shidare\u003c\/a\u003e, Elegans is upright rather than cascading, and green through summer rather than purple red, which makes it the better choice where you want dappled shade over a seat or a path. Against \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-palmatum-sango-kaku\"\u003eSango Kaku\u003c\/a\u003e, it has no winter stem colour to offer but carries a much larger, more deeply divided leaf, so it does more through the growing season and less in July. In a large pot all three work, though Elegans holds its shape with the least intervention, since there is no cascade to keep clear of the rim and no stem colour to prune for. Browse the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-maple\"\u003eJapanese maple\u003c\/a\u003e range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWinter pruning and a light hand with fertiliser\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrune in late autumn or early winter when the plant is dormant and the branch structure is clear. Avoid cutting in late winter or early spring, when maples bleed sap freely from fresh wounds. On an upright form the aim is to lift and open the plant, so remove dead wood, take out crossing branches and thin congested growth until light and air move through the vase. Feed once in early spring with a controlled release fertiliser suited to acid loving plants, at label rate. Overfeeding pushes soft growth that burns in the first hot wind. 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