{"title":"Maples","description":"\u003cp\u003eSixty maples are listed here, and they are not one shopping decision. Thirty-one entries carry the Japanese Maple name, and the Full Moon Maple, Acer japonicum Vitifolium, belongs with them. That group sits on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-maple\"\u003eJapanese maples\u003c\/a\u003e page, with position, scorch and planting covered in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003eour maple guide\u003c\/a\u003e. What is left is the other half of the genus: shade, nature strip and avenue trees, chosen on soil and branch structure rather than leaf shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSix red maple titles, and soil picks between them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn limey ground Acer rubrum yellows between green veins and the autumn display never arrives, so test the pH before ordering a row. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/acer-rubrum-red-maple\"\u003eAcer rubrum\u003c\/a\u003e as the straight species is seed grown, and colour varies tree to tree, so an avenue will not match. Autumn Red is the tidier upright oval and takes a damp low spot. Fairview Flame is the narrow crown for a driveway, fussier about lime than the rest. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-rubrum-frank-jr-redpointe\"\u003eRedpointe\u003c\/a\u003e holds clean colour on higher pH ground, the sensible call where pH is unknown. October Glory colours late, once other trees have finished. Every red maple here stalls and scorches on a dry, compacted verge, so a nature strip row wants a generous pit and water through its first two or three summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAutumn Blaze and Jeffersred are one tree, Jeffersred the cultivar and Autumn Blaze the name it sells under, so the Freeman choice is Autumn Blaze against Scarlet Sentinel, both titled Maple rather than Red Maple. Both inherit shallow spreading surface roots from the silver maple parent, so keep them clear of slabs, sewer lines and paving. Autumn Blaze throws tight narrow forks when young, and those come out while the wood is still small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe ones for hot, hard and alkaline ground\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/acer-buergerianum-trident-maple\"\u003eTrident Maple\u003c\/a\u003e copes with reflected glare, compacted soil and restricted root space. Field maple takes clipping, wind and alkaline soil, though the straight species is disfigured by powdery mildew late in summer, which is why \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-campestre-elsrijk\"\u003eElsrijk\u003c\/a\u003e exists. Evelyn, sold in some catalogues as Queen Elizabeth, is the upright street form. Four Shantung hybrids cross Acer truncatum with Norway maple: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-truncatum-x-warrenred-pacific-sunset\"\u003ePacific Sunset\u003c\/a\u003e where a courtyard bakes under western sun, Urban Sunset narrower, Ruby Sunset broader, Crimson Sunset for purple that holds through summer heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNorway maples are bought for outline\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix titles, and the difference is shape. Columnare holds a tight column for a narrow verge. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-platanoides-globosum\"\u003eGlobosum\u003c\/a\u003e is top worked, so check the graft height before you order: the clear stem you buy is the clearance you keep. Crimson Sentry is the compact purple sport, and regularly what a buyer means when they ask for Crimson King, its broad crowned parent. All want a genuine cold winter, and a mature Norway maple casts heavy shade over greedy surface roots, so plan nothing underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eReading the size ladder\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 400mm pot turns up on forty-four of the sixty lines and 100L on thirty-eight. That 400mm is around thirty-five litres of rootball, smaller stock than the number suggests beside 100L. Bare root runs through the dormant months, sixteen lines as Bare Root Regular and thirteen as Bare Root Advanced. Set the Japanese maples aside and the large grades thin out fast: five lines at 400L, two at 500L, two at 600L, and Autumn Blaze on its own at 1000L. That 600L is as large as Trident Maple comes. The 750L and 2000L stock is all Japanese maple and sits on the other page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBuy from a different page instead\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrisbane, the Sunshine Coast and further north will not give the cold autumn nights the colour needs; sugar maple there goes dull brown and drops. Box elder carries a compound leaf closer to an ash, on soft wood that snaps in a storm. The seeding species has naturalised along watercourses, so keep it off creek lines; Sensation is a male clone and sets no seed.\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":"maple-acer-platanoides-columnare","title":"Norway Maple - Acer platanoides Columnare","description":"\u003cp\u003eNarrow verges, driveway avenues and side setbacks where a round headed tree would end up butchered by pruning: that is the job Columnare was selected for. It holds a tight upright column with branches that rise rather than spread, so the canopy stays close to the trunk instead of pushing out over a fence line or a road.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFoliage is the standard Norway maple leaf, broad and flat with a fine point on each lobe, mid green through summer and turning clear yellow to gold before it drops. Snap a leaf stalk and the sap runs milky white, which is the quickest way to tell a Norway maple from a sycamore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt does its best work in cool temperate gardens: Canberra, Victoria, the Adelaide Hills, the NSW tablelands. Worth knowing before you plant, the shade underneath is dense and the surface roots are greedy, so do not plan on lawn or fussy perennials at its feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 5 sizes, from 25L up to 150L, priced from $199.00 to $999.00 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 maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"25L","offer_id":64308224754033,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150L","offer_id":64308224786801,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64308224852337,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64308224885105,"sku":null,"price":649.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64308224917873,"sku":null,"price":269.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/TNEAM6SELRbimwHgZP-Ie_L8m63zhr.jpg?v=1787627028"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-platanoides-crimson-king","title":"Norway Maple - Acer platanoides Crimson King","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuyers regularly ask for Crimson King when the photo they have actually seen is Crimson Sentry. Sentry is the narrower, more compact sport; King is the full sized, broad crowned tree, and at maturity it casts a very large and very dark shadow. Order on that basis rather than on the size of the pot in front of you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe foliage is the reason anyone plants it: deep maroon to near black from the spring flush right through summer, holding colour far better than most purple leafed trees, which fade to a muddy green by January. Autumn is honestly its weakest season, with leaves turning a dull bronze maroon rather than lighting up. In spring, clusters of maroon and yellow flowers open on bare wood ahead of the leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it cool temperate conditions and room to spread. Under a mature tree the shade is heavy enough to thin out lawn, and the winged seeds germinate freely in garden beds, so stay on top of seedlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 4 sizes, from 400mm up to 100L, priced from $199.00 to $709.00 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 maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"430mm","offer_id":64308225048945,"sku":null,"price":269.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64308225114481,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64308225147249,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64308225180017,"sku":null,"price":709.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/aOnDW2E7IZVWz8b5dIfn_4pbs6SSO.jpg?v=1787627028"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-platanoides-fairview","title":"Norway Maple - Acer platanoides Fairview","description":"\u003cp\u003eThink of Fairview as the middle ground between the plain green Norway maples and the relentless purple of Crimson King. New growth flushes reddish bronze and then settles back towards a darker green as the season goes on, so you get colour contrast in the spring canopy without the whole tree reading as a black shape in the landscape all summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHabit is upright and oval rather than spreading, with reasonably even branch spacing that responds well to early formative pruning. That combination has made it a common street and nature strip choice through the cooler parts of the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike every Norway maple it wants a cool temperate climate, deep soil and a decent drink through a dry summer. It resents having its root zone compacted or paved over late in life, so decide where the paths and driveway go before the tree goes in. We deliver to 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 2 sizes, from 90L up to 100L, priced from $549.00 to $709.00 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 maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"90L","offer_id":64308225802609,"sku":null,"price":549.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64308225835377,"sku":null,"price":709.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64446144741745,"sku":null,"price":259.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/0MoGQDAv0iBjODwCghgxX_fe5dWYDS.jpg?v=1787627028"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-platanoides-globosum","title":"Norway Maple - Acer platanoides Globosum","description":"\u003cp\u003eCheck the graft height before you order this one. Globosum is top worked, meaning the round head is budded onto a straight stem at a set height and the trunk does not grow any taller afterwards. Whatever the clear stem measures in the pot is roughly the clearance you will have under the canopy for the life of the tree, so a low graft over a footpath is a problem pruning cannot fix.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbove the graft it builds a dense, naturally rounded head with almost no shaping required, which is why it turns up in formal avenues, carpark islands and small courtyards where a symmetrical shape is wanted. Leaves are typical Norway maple, mid green in summer and yellowing in autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe one ongoing job is rubbing off the shoots that appear on the clear stem below the graft union. Do it early while they are still soft and the trunk stays clean for good.\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 430mm, priced from $199.00 to $379.00 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 maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64308225933681,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"430mm","offer_id":64308225999217,"sku":null,"price":379.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64446144774513,"sku":null,"price":719.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/jzD74r-3QqGevymcKIES0_a1ZInIr1.jpg?v=1787627029"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-rubescens-summer-surprise","title":"Maple - Acer rubescens Summer Surprise","description":"\u003cp\u003eSnakebark maples are a distinct group within the genus, and Acer rubescens is the Taiwanese member of it. The young bark is streaked and striped in pale green and white, which is the main reason to grow one: in winter with the leaves gone, a well grown trunk is the feature. The leaves are broad and shallowly lobed with a drawn out point, quite unlike the fine hands of a Japanese maple, and they colour yellow to orange in autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer Surprise is a named selection of the species, offered here in 20L. Grow it as you would any snakebark: a sheltered position with morning sun, protection from hot dry afternoon wind, a cool mulched root run and steady moisture through summer. These maples dislike drought and reflected heat off paving and light coloured walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep the trunk clear of tight ties and mower damage. 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The three to five lobed leaves turn orange through to red as nights cool, and colour is noticeably better in cool temperate districts than in warm coastal ones. Spring brings small red flower clusters on bare wood ahead of the leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcer rubrum has two habits worth knowing about. It wants moisture and will not tolerate long dry spells on a hot exposed nature strip without irrigation, and it yellows between the leaf veins on alkaline or limey soils, so test your pH before committing to a whole row. Available as 50L advanced stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 140mm, at $21.95 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? 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The result holds deep purple leaf colour through summer heat far better than its Norway parent, which is the standard complaint about purple maples in Australian conditions, and it finishes with bronzed red autumn tones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe habit is upright and oval with fairly even branching, so it suits street planting, driveways and formal avenues where uniform shape is wanted. Leaves are glossy and moderately sized, and the crown casts genuinely dense shade, worth knowing if you intend to grow anything underneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt copes with heat, reflected warmth from paving and drier conditions better than most maples, but it still wants free draining soil and regular water while establishing. Stock runs from 250mm through to 45L advanced trees, so a single specimen and a matched avenue can both be filled from the one line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 250mm up to 45L, priced from $87.95 to $289.00 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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Ruby Sunset crosses Shantung maple with Norway maple, and the Shantung side brings genuine heat and dry tolerance to a group of trees that often sulks once summers get long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe leaves are smaller and glossier than a straight Norway maple, dark green and clean through summer, then turning red in autumn rather than the yellow most of its relatives manage. Habit is upright and oval with a single dominant leader and tidy branching, which is why it gets specified for street plantings and driveway lines where a broad spreading crown would be in the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt still needs a real winter to colour properly, so treat it as a cool to warm temperate tree rather than a subtropical one. Water it properly through the first few summers while the root system gets down; after that it asks for far less than most maples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 4 sizes, from 400mm up to 150L, priced from $269.00 to $759.00 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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Where Ruby Sunset builds a broad oval crown, Urban Sunset stays narrower and more upright, which is the whole reason it was selected. If you are lining a footpath, a median strip or a driveway with a fence close on one side, that narrower profile means fewer pruning cuts over the tree's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFoliage is the small, glossy, dark green leaf that comes from the Shantung side of the cross, carried on a strong central leader with well spaced branch attachments. Autumn runs orange through to red, and the leaves tend to hang on a little longer than a straight Norway maple before they drop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeat and dry tolerance is better than most maples once the tree is established, but the first two summers still decide the outcome. Deep, infrequent watering beats a light daily sprinkle every time. Advanced stock ships flat rate $99 to 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 4 sizes, from 330mm up to 100L, priced from $169.00 to $649.00 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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Acer x freemanii carries silver maple in its parentage, and left to its own devices it sends up several competing upright leaders with tight, narrow crotch angles that trap bark and split out in a storm ten or fifteen years down the track. Formative pruning in the first few seasons, taking out rival leaders and opening up the branch spacing, is not optional on this tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo that work and you have one of the better performers in the group: deeply cut five lobed leaves, pale grey stems, and autumn colour running orange to scarlet that holds for weeks rather than days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt prefers slightly acidic, moisture retentive soil. On limey or strongly alkaline ground the leaves go pale between the veins and the tree never really settles, so check your soil before you commit to an avenue of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 8 sizes, from 200mm up to 100L, priced from $43.95 to $649.00 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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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. 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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. Available up to 300L.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 4 sizes, from 330mm up to 300L, priced from $159.00 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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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 whole canopy turns together, deep orange through to scarlet, and holds for weeks rather than colouring in patches the way seedling grown maples do. The crown builds into a broad upright oval with a clear outline, and the leaves are more deeply cut than a typical red maple, with a paler underside from the silver maple side. It is a shade and avenue tree for cool districts and larger blocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCool districts, deep soil and formative pruning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eColour is far more reliable in cooler districts such as the Southern Highlands, the Adelaide Hills, inland Victoria and the tablelands than it is in humid coastal gardens, where the display runs shorter and duller. Part shade through full sun both work, and growth here is steady rather than rapid. It is fully deciduous and handles cold winters without trouble, so the limits are heat, drought and shallow ground rather than frost. It wants deep soil that does not go bone dry through summer, on the slightly acidic side, and it sulks on shallow limestone country. The failure mode is structural and it starts young. The silver maple parent shows in the branching, because young trees throw narrow upright forks with tight included unions, and left alone the tree can split in a storm many years later, usually over a driveway. Formative pruning in the first few seasons to leave one clear central leader is the fix. Surface rooting is the other habit to plan around, so keep it out of narrow strips beside paving and away from drainage lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAutumn Blaze against the red maple selections\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll three large maples here give reliable autumn colour, and the difference is structure and soil. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-rubrum-frank-jr-redpointe\"\u003eRedpointe\u003c\/a\u003e is the better behaved tree in the ground, with a strong central leader, wide angled branches and much greater tolerance of higher pH soils, so it needs less corrective pruning as a young street tree. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-rubrum-fairview-flame\"\u003eFairview Flame\u003c\/a\u003e is narrower and more upright, which is what you want in a tight front garden or a driveway line. 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October Glory holds its leaves later than most Red Maples and colours late in the season, so in southern Australia the display lands well into autumn once other trees have finished. The colour runs deep red to crimson and stays on the tree for a decent stretch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough summer it is a clean upright oval of mid green leaves with pale undersides that flicker in any breeze. Growth is slow to moderate, and the frame is dense enough to throw useful shade over a lawn or a seating area without taking over a suburban block.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed Maples want moisture. The species evolved in damp ground, and the standard failure in Australian gardens is a hot, dry, limey site, where the leaves go pale between the veins and the tree limps along for years. Pick a spot with soil depth, keep the water up through summer, mulch out to the drip line, and keep builders rubble and lime away from the root zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 14 sizes, from 200mm up to 400L, priced from $48.95 to $3639.00 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 maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400L","offer_id":64311376806257,"sku":null,"price":3639.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90L","offer_id":64311376839025,"sku":null,"price":549.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311376871793,"sku":null,"price":249.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64311376904561,"sku":null,"price":649.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250mm","offer_id":64311376937329,"sku":null,"price":89.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"350L","offer_id":64311376970097,"sku":null,"price":1909.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75L","offer_id":64311377002865,"sku":null,"price":449.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"230L","offer_id":64311377035633,"sku":null,"price":1099.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64311377068401,"sku":null,"price":149.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64311377101169,"sku":null,"price":48.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":64311377166705,"sku":null,"price":1879.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64311377199473,"sku":null,"price":459.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64311377232241,"sku":null,"price":269.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"430mm","offer_id":64311377265009,"sku":null,"price":249.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/oQvHFGt219QCmc2TlOLBt_sOgi7SVJ.jpg?v=1787629278"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-rubrum-frank-jr-redpointe","title":"Red Maple - Acer rubrum Frank Jr Redpointe","description":"\u003cp\u003eRedpointe is a red maple selected for structure. It builds a strong central leader with well spaced, wide angled branches and a broad pyramidal head, so it needs less corrective pruning as a young street tree than most of the species does. Autumn colour comes on earlier than the older selections and runs bright red across the whole canopy at much the same time rather than in patches. Summer foliage is clean dark green. It goes in as an avenue and street tree, as a lawn shade tree, and as a feature planted for the autumn colour where a block has room for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe red maple that copes with harder ground\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart shade through to full sun, moderate water with regular watering through summer, and slow to moderate growth. It suits cool and temperate districts where autumn nights drop away, from inland Victoria and the tablelands to the Adelaide Hills and cooler coastal gardens, and it is fully deciduous and handles cold winters without fuss. What sets it apart in Australian conditions is soil tolerance, since it holds green foliage and clean autumn colour on soils with a higher pH, where other Acer rubrum lock up iron and manganese and yellow between the veins. That does not make it immune to trouble. The failure mode for any red maple is a dry, shallow, compacted root zone, and this one is no exception. Planted into a narrow verge over compacted subsoil with no irrigation, it will stall, scorch at the leaf margins and colour poorly for years. Give it a generous planting pit, break up compaction, mulch a wide ring and keep water up through the first two or three summers. Bare root stock lifts and transplants cleanly in the dormant season, which is the practical way to plant a long row.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRedpointe, Fairview Flame or Autumn Blaze\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake Redpointe when the site is a street, a car park surround or a driveway avenue and you want a tree that grows into good structure without annual corrective work, particularly where soil pH is high or unknown. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/maple-acer-rubrum-fairview-flame\"\u003eFairview Flame\u003c\/a\u003e is the narrower crowned option for tight spaces, but it is fussier about alkaline ground. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/autumn-blaze-freeman-maple-tree-acer-freemanii-autumn-blaze\"\u003eAutumn Blaze\u003c\/a\u003e gives a longer and more even autumn display and makes a larger tree, but it inherits tight branch unions from its silver maple parent and needs formative pruning to stay safe. Redpointe is the low maintenance middle ground. All three are budded or grafted selections, so remove any shoots from below the union before they take over. Larger stock sits with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/advanced-trees\"\u003eadvanced trees\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePruning young rows and feeding for colour\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrune in late autumn or winter while the tree is dormant, since late winter and early spring cuts bleed sap. Because the branch structure comes naturally, the work is light, so keep one leader, remove any competing shoot, take off damaged wood and lift the crown gradually over several seasons to whatever clearance a footpath needs. Feed in early spring with a complete slow release fertiliser through the establishment years, and avoid heavy nitrogen in late summer, which pushes soft growth and delays autumn colour. Remove stakes and ties by the end of the second season so the trunk can build taper.\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 $48.95 to $1449.00 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 maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64311383884145,"sku":null,"price":48.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bare Root Regular","offer_id":64311383916913,"sku":null,"price":75.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":64311383949681,"sku":null,"price":1449.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75L","offer_id":64311383982449,"sku":null,"price":449.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64311384015217,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150L","offer_id":64311384047985,"sku":null,"price":759.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bare Root Advanced","offer_id":64311384080753,"sku":null,"price":84.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"430mm","offer_id":64311384113521,"sku":null,"price":269.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50L","offer_id":64311384146289,"sku":null,"price":379.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64311384179057,"sku":null,"price":709.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311384211825,"sku":null,"price":249.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64311384244593,"sku":null,"price":169.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/plantdrop-frank-jr-japanese-maple-acer-rubrum-frank-jr-redpointe_a61a818b-fe2f-4830-83d4-3cd1c0da15a4.png?v=1785551701"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-viridis","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Viridis","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mound of finely cut green leaves on branches that arch out and down, usually grafted at about waist height so the canopy cascades from a short standard. 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? 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":64311386046833,"sku":null,"price":1879.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bare Root Regular","offer_id":64311386112369,"sku":null,"price":179.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64311386210673,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70L","offer_id":64311386243441,"sku":null,"price":829.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311386276209,"sku":null,"price":409.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150L","offer_id":64311386308977,"sku":null,"price":1099.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"580mm","offer_id":64311386341745,"sku":null,"price":609.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400L","offer_id":64311386374513,"sku":null,"price":3969.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64311386407281,"sku":null,"price":609.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bare Root Small","offer_id":64311386440049,"sku":null,"price":149.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64446160437617,"sku":null,"price":389.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64446160470385,"sku":null,"price":779.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"50L","offer_id":64446160503153,"sku":null,"price":379.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/iyak7LVGJTGmLVAEswFNE_ruJnnOhF.jpg?v=1787629354"},{"product_id":"acer-platanoides-norway-maple","title":"Norway Maple - Acer platanoides","description":"\u003cp\u003eBe honest about your climate before you buy this one. Norway maple is a cool climate tree, and through a hot dry summer with wind it scorches around the leaf margins and sulks. In the tablelands, cool Victorian districts and the Adelaide Hills it is a completely different plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe leaves are broad and five lobed with long pointed teeth, and snapping a leaf stalk releases a bead of milky white sap, which is the quickest way to separate it from a sycamore. Autumn colour is gold to butter yellow rather than the scarlet people expect from a Japanese maple, and the greenish yellow flower clusters that open ahead of the leaves in spring are worth a closer look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts dense crown casts heavy shade over greedy surface roots, so plan on very little growing underneath it. A sheltered courtyard away from hot wind suits it, with moderate water and regular deep soakings through summer. Bare root stock plants well while dormant in winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 6 sizes, from 400mm up to Bare Root Regular, priced from $41.95 to $649.00 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? 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":64311412326769,"sku":null,"price":1089.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64311412359537,"sku":null,"price":179.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":64311412392305,"sku":null,"price":1879.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300L","offer_id":64311412425073,"sku":null,"price":5499.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70L","offer_id":64311412457841,"sku":null,"price":829.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311412490609,"sku":null,"price":359.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64311412556145,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"110L","offer_id":64311412588913,"sku":null,"price":1099.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75L","offer_id":64311412621681,"sku":null,"price":779.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90L","offer_id":64311412687217,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150L","offer_id":64311412719985,"sku":null,"price":1599.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64311412785521,"sku":null,"price":549.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50L","offer_id":64446162731377,"sku":null,"price":379.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64446162764145,"sku":null,"price":389.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/pd17-161-inaba-shidare-japanese-maple-tree-acer-pal_ca425234-6d2c-4add-9f65-62de8380e91f.png?v=1785551753"},{"product_id":"acer-japonicum-vitifolium-full-moon-maple","title":"Full Moon Maple - Acer japonicum Vitifolium","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you have been comparing this against the usual Japanese maples, the leaf is where they part company. 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. 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