(Ivy-leaved Maple )

The low, broad, cloud-like silhouette of this small deciduous tree from Japan makes a striking garden picture. Offering four seasons of interest, vineleaf maple bears long cylindrical clusters of relatively large greenish yellow flowers in spring, with male and female flowers occurring on separate trees. On female trees showy masses of pinkish winged fruits follow the flowers, persisting through summer. Shiny, bright green, three-parted leaves that resemble Boston ivy foliage expand shortly after...

(David's Maple)

One of a number of maples renowned for their handsome white-striped green bark, this small deciduous tree is native to central China. A variable plant, it has an arching or upright, dense or open habit, and small to large, toothed, sometimes shallowly lobed leaves. Fall color may be brilliant or dull. The dangling winged fruits are often red-tinged and may be borne in spectacular profusion. They are preceded by inconspicuous yellow-green flowers in spring. Look for named selections such as 'Serpentine',...

(Rock Maple, Rocky Mountain Maple)

Native to rocky slopes and moist ravines through much of western North America, this small, hardy, relatively drought tolerant maple makes a good choice for low-maintenance landscapes within its native range. An upright, typically multistemmed shrub or small tree, it has three- to five-lobed, shiny, medium-green leaves that sometimes are divided into three leaflets. Fall color is a yellow to orange. Although rather sparsely branched and rangy in shady sites, it forms a much denser plant in partial...

(Douglas's Rock Maple)

Native to rocky slopes and moist ravines in far western North America, this small, hardy, relatively drought tolerant maple makes a good choice for low-maintenance landscapes within its native range. An upright, typically multistemmed shrub or small tree, it has shallowly three-lobed, medium-green leaves that turn a good yellow in fall. Although rather sparsely branched and rangy in shady sites, it forms a much denser plant in partial sun. Its greenish yellow flowers appear in early spring, followed...

(Bigtooth Maple)

Bigtooth or canyon maple boasts great fall foliage color while being better suited to colder, drier regions than the sugar maple. This impressive native of the intermountain West of the United States and extreme northern Mexico usually grows along stream banks. The large leaves are three to five lobed and have blunt tips. Fall coloring is typically reddish, but tones of yellow or pinkish red are not out of the realm of possibility.

Bigtooth maple is a hardy tree, tolerant of high soil alkalinity...

(Paperbark Maple)

Paperbark maple is a small, oval to rounded deciduous tree native to central China. It has distinctive three-parted leaves of dark green that turn orange-red and bronze tones in fall. This tree is best known for its beautiful, peeling coppery cinnamon bark, which looks lovely year-round.

Paperbark maple does best in sites with moist, well-drained soil and full sun to partial shade. The winged fruits of this maple are usually sterile, so it is not weedy. Though slow growing, this highly attractive...

(Henry's Maple)

Henry's maple is a somewhat small deciduous shade tree that has wonderful fall color and a very attractive disply of seeds. This native of central China has compound leaves with three leaflets that emerge pink or bronzed before deepening to dark green. Small, unremarkable green flowers appear in mid spring. By late summer, the long, pendent strings of light green seeds dangle from the branches, creating a look much like Spanish moss draping on live oaks. In autumn, the leaves change to shades of...

(Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple)

Fullmoon maple is a small, often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree native to Northeast Asia. It has an elegant broad spreading canopy covered with rounded, lobed leaves of medium green that turn bright red, orange or yellow in the fall. Attractive red flowers appear with the emerging leaves; red winged fruits follow. This maple is most frequently grown in the form of its cultivar 'Aconitifolium', which has handsome, deeply incised foliage. Also noteworthy is 'Vitifolium', with large leaves and especially...

(Aconite-leaved Fullmoon Maple, Fullmoon Maple)

Fullmoon maple is a small, often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree native to Northeast Asia. The elegant, broad-spreading branches of the cultivar 'Aconitifolium' are clothed with handsome, deeply incised foliage that turns blood-red in fall. Attractive red flowers appear with the emerging leaves, followed by winged red fruits. The smooth gray bark provides winter interest.

Tolerant of most soils and sun or partial shade, fullmoon maple is a good tree for the lawn, shade garden, or mixed border,...

(Fullmoon Maple)

Fullmoon maple is a small, often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree native to Northeast Asia. It has an elegant broad spreading canopy covered with rounded, lobed leaves of medium green that turn bright red, orange or yellow in the fall. Attractive red flowers appear with the emerging leaves; red winged fruits follow. This maple is most frequently grown in the form of its cultivar 'Aconitifolium', which has handsome, deeply incised foliage. Also noteworthy is 'Vitifolium', with large leaves and especially...