(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...

(Fullmoon Maple, Green Cascade Fullmoon Maple)

The beautiful 'Green Cascade' is an elegant, weeping, deciduous shrub with finely lobed leaves and a compact, domed habit. This cultivar of Acer japonicum resembles the dissectum forms of another Northeast Asian species — Acer palmatum. In autumn, its foliage turns shades of red. The naked gray pendulous branches are beautiful in winter, particularly when outlined with snow.

Tolerant of most soils and sun or partial shade, this cultivar makes a lovely specimen plant for a lawn,...

(Fullmoon Maple, Lion's Headdress Fullmoon Maple, Shishigashira 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...

(Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Grape-leaved Downy Japanese Maple)

Fullmoon maple is a small, often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree native to Northeast Asia. The elegant, broad-spreading branches of the cultivar 'Vitifolium' are clothed with bold, lobed leaves that recall those of grape. They turn brilliant shades 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,...

(Manchurian Maple)

A beautiful but rarely grown maple, this large shrub or small tree from eastern Asia has three-parted leaves that are smooth, unlike those of the similar Nikko maple. Often multi-trunked and low-branched with a broad rounded crown, it is usually one of the first maples to come into growth in spring. The shiny dark green leaves are also early to color in fall, turning brilliant shades of red while most other maple are still green. The handsome pale brown bark offers winter interest. Inconspicuous...

(Miyabe Maple)

Attractive gray bark, a rounded upright habit, and handsome dark green foliage are among the worthy features of this medium-sized deciduous tree from Japan. Three- to five-lobed leaves that resemble those of hedge maple (Acer campestre) remain clean and healthy through the summer before turning dull yellow in fall. Clusters of inconspicuous yellow-green flowers in spring are followed by two-winged fruits that mature from green to brown. The bark is lustrous brown on young stems, and gray...

(Ash-Leaved Maple, Boxelder)

Box elder is a medium-sized to large, fast growing, short-lived deciduous tree native to many regions in North America. Typically low-branched with furrowed light gray to gray-brown bark, it bears bright green, compound leaves with three or sometimes five leaflets. Inconspicuous greenish yellow flowers emerge with the leaves. Male and female flowers occur on separate trees. Box elder is rarely grown as a landscape tree due to its weedy, weak-wooded nature, but a few cultivars with unique ornamental...

(Ash-Leaved Maple, Boxelder)

Box elder is a short-lived deciduous tree native to many regions in North America. Although sometimes scorned as an ornamental plant because of its weak wood and its penchant for self-sowing, it has given rise to many attractive cultivars. Introduced in the late nineteenth century, 'Auratum' has three-parted, lemon-yellow leaves with contrasting red stems. The leaves hold their color through summer. Fall color is usually unremarkable. A female selection, it produces inconspicuous greenish yellow...

(Ash-Leaved Maple, Boxelder)

Box elder is a short-lived deciduous tree native to many regions in North America. Although sometimes scorned as an ornamental plant because of its weak wood and its penchant for self-sowing, it has given rise to many attractive cultivars. Introduced in the late nineteenth century, 'Aureomarginatum' has three-parted leaves with broad irregular margins that fade from gold to creamy yellow. Fall color is usually unremarkable. A male selection, it produces inconspicuous greenish yellow flowers in spring,...

(Boxelder, Crispum Variegatum Boxelder)

Box elder is a short-lived deciduous tree native to many regions in North America. Although sometimes scorned as an ornamental plant because of its weak wood and its penchant for self-sowing, it has given rise to many attractive cultivars. Introduced more than 100 years ago, 'Crispum Variegatum' has curled, three-parted leaves with creamy yellow margins. Fall color is usually unremarkable. A male selection, it produces inconspicuous greenish yellow flowers in spring, and does not fruit. Typically...